It has been announced by the Government that with immediate effect, there are changes to the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG), the Plug-In Van Grant (PIVG) and the Plug-In Truck Grant (PITrG) rates and eligibility.

The change to the grants come as the Government confirms they are to re-focus the grants to more affordable zero emission vehicles. The new terms apply from 07:00 Thursday 18 March 2021.

OZEV is allowing dealers and manufacturers to claim orders that have been placed in the 28 days before the grant rate change which had not been logged on the portal. Evidence will need to be provided that the vehicle order was placed within the last 28 days.

Below you can find details of the changes to the plug in grants:

 

Plug in Car Grant Price Cap definition

To be eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant, eligible cars must be priced below £35,000 RRP. The definition includes:

• VAT, including VAT reclaimable by a business
• vehicle manufacturer or dealer’s mandatory extras including delivery charges or administration fees
• the battery cost (including where the battery is leased)
• any non-standard option fitted by the manufacturer or dealer affecting the capacity of the battery, drive train configuration or maximum net power.

and excludes:

• any non-standard option fitted by the manufacturer or dealer which does not affect the capacity of the battery, drivetrain configuration or maximum net power.
• modifications such as ‘police packs’, ambulance/fire engine modifications
• modifications for disabled users
• warranty/insurance and service packages etc
• first registration fee and cost of first licence
• discounts (including rebates).

Where a vehicle model has a price range which straddles the cap only those variants or trim levels priced below the cap will be eligible for the grant. Variants or trim levels of eligible vehicles which are priced above the price cap are not eligible for the grant.