AFP backs calls for eVED delay
The Association of Fleet Professionals has joined those calling for a delay to the introduction of the eVED pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles.
The government is planning to introduce the tax, which would impose a 3p-per-mile tariff on electric vehicles and a 1.5p-per-mile tariff on plug-in hybrids, in 2028.
However, the AFP has urged a delay until 2030 to coincide with the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.
It believes introducing the tax in 2028 would impact the adoption of electric vehicles, with fleets facing extra challenges around estimating mileage, splitting company and private mileage, and attributing miles driven in a single company car to multiple drivers.
Delay eVED proposal
Paul Hollick, chair at the AFP, said: “We strongly believe the government should look at ways of delaying and simplifying this proposal while reducing the burden on fleet operators.
“The electric car market is still stabilising and fleets remain negatively affected by residual value issues, ZEV Mandate volumes and charging difficulties. Introducing eVED in 2028 is likely to slow adoption and increase costs. We believe moving its implementation to 2030 better aligns with fleet cycles and avoids destabilising both the new and used markets.
“There are also a wide range of what appear to us largely unnecessary complexities in the current proposals likely to generate huge amounts of administration work. They place a burden on drivers, fleet teams and leasing companies which seems disproportionate.”
