THE rate of growth in the sales of alternative fuelled vehicles may be under threat, as the Office for Low Emission Vehicles is currently reviewing the plug-in car grant.

The plug-in car grant currently contributes £5,000 towards the purchase of electric vehicles and whilst the overall sales in the grant eligible vehicles since 2011 is relatively small, a third of them have been registered in the first five months of 2015.

Should the level of plug-in car grant be changed, or removed, buyers may be tempted back to the traditionally fuelled alternatives, as fuel efficiency continues to improve across both petrol and diesel fuelled cars.