Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Reduce the 20% VAT rate on Public Electric Vehicle charging to 5%.
Closed
2,716 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently the VAT rate on domestic electricity is 5%. Public EV chargers attract VAT at 20%. We want Government to reduce the VAT rate on public EV chargers to 5% in line with domestic electricity.
Government policy is to move all drivers to EVs in the long term, those without home charging capacity are being forced to pay 4 times the VAT of those able to charge at home.
In order that people find EVs more attractive than fossil fuel cars Government taxation policy should look favourably towards EVs. Reducing the VAT on public charging to 5% in line with domestic charging would show joined up Government policy regarding EVs.
In order that people find EVs more attractive than fossil fuel cars Government taxation policy should look favourably towards EVs. Reducing the VAT on public charging to 5% in line with domestic charging would show joined up Government policy regarding EVs.
Timeline
| 21 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Aug 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,716
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
21 Feb 2022
Closed
21 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.