The UK Government have announced changes to the plug-in grant (PiG) amounts and eligibility criteria effective from 7:00hrs on 18/03/21.
Changes
- Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) has been reduced by £500 to £2,500 and now excludes models that cost more than £35,000.
- Plug-in Van Grant (PiVG) has been reduced to a maximum of £3,000 for small vans and £6,000 for large vans (2.5t-3.5t GVW).
- Plug-in Truck Grant (PiTG), has been reduced to £16,000 for trucks up to 12.5t GVW, and increased to £25,000 for trucks over 12.5t.
A summary of all the changes are below:
Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG)
| Was (before 17/3/21 11:59hrs) | Now (from 07:00hrs 18/3/21) | |
| Grant Rate | 35% of purchase price (up to £3,000) | 35% of purchase price (up to £2,500) |
| Eligibility Criteria | Cars must cost less than £50,000. This is the recommended retail price (RRP), and includes VAT and delivery fees. | Cars must cost less than £35,000. This is the recommended retail price (RRP), and includes VAT and delivery fees (see full definition below) |
Plug-in Van Grant (N1/Light Commercial Vehicles) (PiVG)
| Was (before 17/3/21 11:59hrs) | Now (from 07:00hrs 18/3/21) | |
| Grant Rate | 20% of purchase price up to £8000 | 35% of purchase price up to £3,000 for small vans < 2.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (t GVW) |
| 35% of purchase price up to £6,000 for large vans 2.5-3.5t GVW | ||
| Eligibility Criteria | Vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 75g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all.
Zero emission vans can travel at least 60 miles without any emissions at all |
Eligible vans have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km
Eligible vans and trucks can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all. |
Plug-in Truck Grant (N2 and N3 Trucks) (PiTG)
| Was (before 17/3/21 11:59hrs) | Now (from 07:00hrs 18/3/21) | |
| Grant Rate | 20% of purchase price, up to £20,000 for N2 and N3 trucks (first 200 ordered, limited to 10 per customer) | 20% of purchase price, up to £16,000 for small trucks (N2, >3.5t-12t GVW). For the first 250 ordered per Financial Year, limited to 10 per customer. |
| 20% of purchase price, up to £25,000 for large trucks (N3, >12t GVW). For the first 100 ordered per Financial Year, limited to 5 per customer. | ||
| Eligibility Criteria | Trucks can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all.
Zero emission trucks can travel at least 60 miles without any emissions at all |
Trucks can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all. |
Vehicles available
An up to date list of available vehicles eligible for plug-in grants are available on the Gov.uk website here.
Further information
Read the full press release here from the Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
