Labour urged to stop 'punishing' millions as EV charging tax and high prices send mixed messages

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Labour has come under fire for "punishing people who haven't got off-street parking" by charging five times more VAT on public electric vehicle charging than for charging at home.

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Guy Bartlett, chief executive of charge point operator Believ, said the current system unfairly penalises millions of motorists who rely on public chargers because they cannot install one outside their home.Speaking to GB News after Believ secured a record contract to install thousands of EV charge points across Hampshire, Mr Bartlett said ministers were sending "mixed messages" as they push drivers towards electric vehicles while making public charging more expensive.

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They're trying to, on one hand, encourage it, and on the other hand they put this other message out, which is really confusing for people," he said.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Public EV charging is currently subject to 20 per cent VAT, while electricity used to charge a vehicle at home is taxed at just five per cent.

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