Top Alternatives to WeVee: Salary Sacrifice Schemes You Can Trust
Source: Gemini
The UK's electric vehicle salary sacrifice market has experienced another significant disruption. In September 2025, We Are Electric Limited, trading as WeVee, entered administration with Joint Administrators appointed from Oury Clark. The company has ceased trading, leaving businesses and employees seeking alternative providers for their electric car scheme UK needs.
This marks the second notable closure in the sector within a year, following LV= General Insurance's shutdown of its ElectriX division earlier in 2025. Despite these market exits, the electric vehicle sector continues its robust growth trajectory, with 2025 posting record adoption rates and unprecedented demand for salary sacrifice electric car schemes.
For businesses affected by WeVee's administration, understanding what to look for in a replacement provider has become essential. In this guide, we'll examine critical features to seek in alternative providers and explain why The Electric Car Scheme represents a robust replacement option.
Key Features to Look for in a Salary Sacrifice Provider
Following WeVee's administration, businesses must carefully evaluate replacement providers to ensure long-term reliability and comprehensive protection.
Financial Stability and Employer Protection
The most critical consideration is provider stability and robust employer protection. Look for:
Complete Employer Protection from day one – covering early termination scenarios including redundancy, resignation, or dismissal without exclusion periods or excess payments. The Electric Car Scheme offers Complete Employer Protection from day one, safeguarding businesses from unexpected costs if a leased car needs to be returned early.
Zero upfront costs – reputable providers structure schemes with no setup costs or ongoing administration fees for businesses, removing financial barriers to implementation.
Vehicle Selection and Availability
A diverse vehicle range ensures employees can find suitable options:
New electric vehicles – access to the latest EV models including the Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen ID.3, and Hyundai IONIQ models.
Used and nearly-new options – providers offering used electric cars reduce lease costs and can deliver vehicles within 14 days, addressing the growing used EV market that saw 57% year-on-year growth in 2024.
Range of price points – from the affordable Dacia Spring (from £128 monthly through salary sacrifice) to premium BMW, Mercedes, and Polestar vehicles.
Comprehensive Coverage and Flexibility
Flexible lease durations – typically 2-4 years, allowing employees to select terms matching their circumstances. Understanding how salary sacrifice works helps employees choose appropriate terms.
Comprehensive maintenance packages – standard inclusion of maintenance, servicing, tyres, MOTs, and breakdown assistance reduces hassle and ensures vehicles remain well-maintained.
Charging solutions – inclusion of home charger installation options bundled into the salary sacrifice arrangement. Innovative providers now offer salary sacrifice for EV charging through solutions like The Charge Scheme.
Simplicity and Customer Service
Transparent pricing – employees should easily understand monthly costs, including how the 3% BiK rate affects take-home pay, with clear projections showing tax and National Insurance savings.
Proven track record – check customer satisfaction ratings on Trustpilot, seeking providers with consistently high ratings (4.5+ stars) demonstrating genuine customer feedback.
Straightforward reporting – simple tools for HR and Finance teams, with clear monthly statements showing salary sacrifice deductions and BiK values.
Why Choose The Electric Car Scheme?
As a leading provider of company electric car schemes, The Electric Car Scheme combines financial stability, comprehensive protection, and exceptional service to deliver reliable partnerships with UK businesses.
Benefits for Employers
Zero Cost Implementation – No net cost to set up and run the scheme. We cover all implementation costs, ongoing administration, and customer support without charging setup fees or subscription costs.
Complete Employer Protection – Unlike providers that left businesses exposed during their exits, we provide market-leading protection from day one with no exclusion periods, no excess payments, and coverage including maternity underpayment and damage protection.
Straightforward Reporting – Simple reporting tools integrate with existing payroll systems, minimising administrative burden whilst maintaining complete transparency and compliance.
Environmental Benefits – Supporting corporate sustainability goals and helping businesses reduce Scope 3 emissions whilst demonstrating commitment to green initiatives.
Benefits for Employees
Substantial Savings – Employees save 20-50% compared to personal leasing through combined tax savings and the low 3% BiK rate. For a typical electric vehicle costing £584 monthly, salary sacrifice reduces the net cost to approximately £393 for a 40% taxpayer.
Best Prices Available – Access to the best market prices for new and used electric cars, with maintenance, servicing, tyres, and breakdown cover included as standard. Fully comprehensive insurance and home charger installation available as add-ons.
Quick Delivery – Most vehicles available within 14 days, spanning from the Dacia Spring to premium models including the Polestar 3 and Porsche Taycan.
The Charge Scheme – Industry-first innovation allowing employees to salary sacrifice EV charging costs, saving 20-50% on charging at home, at work, or using public networks. This addresses one of the biggest running costs of EV ownership.
Trusted Five-Star Service – Rated "Excellent – 5 stars" on Trustpilot with hundreds of genuine reviews, demonstrating proven reliability and exceptional customer satisfaction.
Market Recognition
The Electric Car Scheme has been crowned Best Salary Sacrifice Provider 2025 by Car Sloth, recognising competitive pricing, broad EV range, exceptional customer satisfaction, and industry-leading benefits.
Making a Smooth Transition from WeVee
Switching providers following WeVee's administration requires careful planning but shouldn't disrupt existing arrangements.
Transition Process
Step 1: Initial Consultation – Contact our Product Specialists to discuss your current situation and identify your requirements following WeVee's closure.
Step 2: Scheme Setup – Our team handles all setup activities, coordinating with WeVee's administrators if necessary to ensure proper handover.
Step 3: Scheme Launch – We assign a dedicated Customer Success Manager to support launch activities, including employee webinars, demonstration days, and promotional materials.
Step 4: Ongoing Support – Regular contact from our EV Specialist and Customer Success Teams ensures your scheme delivers maximum value.
Handling Existing WeVee Agreements
Current leases – Existing agreements continue under administrators' supervision until natural completion. Employees should direct queries to IR@ouryclark.com (addressed to Katrina Chia) as specified in WeVee's administration notice.
Lease renewals – As WeVee leases approach end dates, we facilitate seamless transitions into new vehicles through our scheme.
New participants – Employees not currently in WeVee leases can immediately begin applications through The Electric Car Scheme once your scheme launches.
Why Act Now?
Despite provider exits, multiple compelling reasons make now optimal to establish or switch to a robust provider:
Market momentum continues – 2025 has recorded the strongest start for electric vehicle adoption, with government mandates ensuring 22% of sales must be zero-emission in 2025, rising to 80% by 2030.
Tax advantages remain exceptional – The 3% BiK rate creates unprecedented tax efficiency, with employees saving 20-50% compared to personal leasing. Low BiK is guaranteed until 2030 - making EV salary sacrifice a safe investment.
Environmental commitments – Electric vehicles produce significantly fewer emissions than petrol alternatives, supporting the UK's Net Zero targets.
Competitive advantage – Green benefits increasingly influence attraction and retention, with salary sacrifice schemes representing high-value, zero-cost benefits.
WeVee's administration represents another challenge for the market, but the fundamental case for salary sacrifice electric car schemes remains compelling. Success lies in selecting providers with proven stability, comprehensive protection, and exceptional service.
The Electric Car Scheme combines all these elements with Complete Employer Protection from day one, best market prices, quick delivery, The Charge Scheme for reduced charging costs, and five-star customer service.
Are you looking to switch to The Electric Car Scheme following WeVee's administration? Get in touch with our team to discuss how we can support your transition.
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Last updated: 06/10/2025
Our pricing is based on data collected from The Electric Car Scheme quote tool. All final pricing is inclusive of VAT. All prices above are based on the following lease terms; 10,000 miles pa, 36 months, and are inclusive of Maintenance and Breakdown Cover. The Electric Car Scheme’s terms and conditions apply. All deals are subject to credit approval and availability. All deals are subject to excess mileage and damage charges. Prices are calculated based on the following tax saving assumptions; England & Wales, 40% tax rate. The above prices were calculated using a flat payment profile. The Electric Car Scheme Limited provides services for the administration of your salary sacrifice employee benefits. The Electric Car Scheme Holdings Limited is a member of the BVRLA (10608), is authorised and regulated by the FCA under FRN 968270, is an Appointed Representative of Marshall Management Services Ltd under FRN 667174, and is a credit broker and not a lender or insurance provider.
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