So will the UK from April 2025. £190 for my Tesla.
Still cheap, my 1997 2 litre weekend car’s tax is £345
Dont know what my id4 will be but its a company car so I care not.
When using route guidance ours builds in charging stops for long journeys such as Liverpool. You just need to trust them. On the m40 an instavolt battery park near banbury with a Costa rather than a service station is usually selected.
Now or in April?Still cheap, my 1997 2 litre weekend car’s tax is £375
Now, anything pre 2001, not over 40 years old, over 1500cc or maybe 1600cc is £345. I will not be vaguely surprised if it gets a big hike again next year though. We have money grabbing car haters at the helm.Now or in April?
My 5L V8 (1998) is currently £345 but I typically SORN it over Winter so I actually only pay about £150 for using it over the course of the great British Summer
Why did you write £375? Apologies but I'm confused.
Still cheap, my 1997 2 litre weekend car’s tax is £375
Sorry typo, it is £345
If you've got off-street parking at the property, just plug it into the mains. Depends how far you'll be venturing, but a trickle charge overnight/when you get back will add more miles than you might think.
Thank you for your reply. I fear our problem may be that a typical break for us would be to leave Sussex, drive up to say Lake District with just one stop. Stay in some quite remote cottage and each day go off out for a drive exploring as many off the track hamlets and scenic stops as we can find. Doing this each day I just can’t imagine would be conducive to EV driving and infrastructure without spoiling your days with charging headaches. Are the same type holidays around North Norfolk or Cornwall as example.
Company car benefit % is also going up year on year from April 2025...
Gotcha. It's doable with an EV but, to a lot of people, that sort of break would be enough to put people off. I guess I've learned to use the network over the past three years in a number of different vehicles and locations (with chargers of varying speeds and quality!) When it works, it's seamless – but the trouble is that there are many gaps and teething problems along the way.
Drive smug
Since I’ve had my EV we have been away five times on short breaks – caravan park, lodge, cottage, B&B and an hotel. All had working chargers at reasonable prices, but they all had different payment methods! The smaller businesses had their own payment mechanism (adding it to the bill and using a standard 3 pin charger), the others utilised services which could be paid for via the Electroverse app. None had 'turn up and pay' contactless options. You do have to do a little bit of research first (apps like Zapmap, Electroverse, etc. help) but I’ve found it pretty straightforward. At all those places we had dog free rooms which we prefer.
aside from my Mrs allergies to dogs, the amount of times you hear of people allowing their dogs to sleep in beds with them quite frankly is enough to stop me wanting to use a bed after them, sheets changed or not ….
Not neccesarily, They price electric cars factoring in the monthly running costs, thats why they are more expensive than ICE equivalentsStill cheap, my 1997 2 litre weekend car’s tax is £345
My 2006 5.2L V10 S8 is now over £800...Now or in April?
My 5L V8 (1998) is currently £345 but I typically SORN it over Winter so I actually only pay about £150 for using it over the course of the great British Summer
