Workplace Charging Scheme
A complete guide illustrating what the Workplace Charging Scheme is, how it works and how you can claim £350 for an electric car charging station for your business.
What is the Workplace Charging Scheme?
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a government scheme for electric vehicles offered by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). The scheme is open to businesses, charities and small accommodation businesses.
The Workplace Charging Scheme provides £350 off the cost of the purchase & installation of a new charging station (single socket).
**Small accommodation businesses - an accommodation business categorised as having 249 employees (staff) or less. Using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, this includes:**
5510: hotels and similar accommodation
5520: holiday and other short-stay accommodation
5530: camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
You can claim up to a maximum of 40 charging sockets across all sites per applicant - for instance, if you would like to install them in 40 sites, you will have 1 socket available per site.
You cannot submit back dated claims.
How do I qualify for the Workplace Charging Scheme?
The Workplace Charging Scheme is available from the 29th March 2022 onwards to any business, charity or public authority.
You must have off-street parking.
No electric vehicle (EV) proof is required, but you will need to clarify/identify a need for the business.
You must have the charging station installed by an OZEV-approved workplace charging station installer i.e. EV Connextions Ltd
How does the Workplace Charging Scheme work?
The Workplace Charging Scheme is a voucher-based system.
Fill in an online application form
If successful you will be emailed a voucher code which you can then present to your OLEV-approved installer.
The voucher code is valid for 4 months.
What are the benefits of electric car charging stations for business?
30% of electric vehicle drivers do their charging at the workplace.
Interesting facts
Your employees can save nearly £1,000 a year in fuel costs.
You can offer electric vehicle charging to your visitors.
You can reduce employee benefit in kind tax by up to 86% for company cars. *
A green fleet can help reduce CO2 emissions and reach sustainability goals.
How do I claim the Workplace Charging Scheme with EV Connextions Ltd?
EV Connextions is an OZEV-approved installer.
To claim £350 off the cost of you new workplace chargepoint, all you need to do is fill in this simple workplace charging point form and the EV Connextions Ltd team of experts will do the rest!
Capital costs of procuring and installing the chargepoint and an associated dedicated parking bay.
The local authority must match fund 25% or find a partner to do so.