Salary Sacrifice for Electric
Cars, Simplified
Give your employees a salary sacrifice benefit they’ll actually use, at no cost to your business and with no financial risk from day one.
Trusted by thousands of UK employers
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A benefit that works for everyone
Most employee benefits cost the business something.
The Electric Car Scheme doesn't.Salary sacrifice is an HMRC-approved arrangement where employees pay for their car from gross salary, before Income Tax and National Insurance
That saves employees 20-50% compared to leasing privately, and reduces your Employer NI contributions
The scheme runs at zero net cost to the business, with no setup fees and no ongoing charges
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From sign-up to go-live, here's how it works
1. We set everything up Your dedicated Customer Success Manager handles onboarding, payroll integration and Single Sign-On setup. Most employers are live within two weeks.
2. Your employees order their car Every employee gets access to the UK's widest range of new, used and hybrid electric vehicles, with an instant quote in minutes.
3. Salary sacrifice does the work The monthly amount is deducted from each employee's gross salary before tax. Your payroll team receives clear monthly instructions with no manual uploads.
4. We stay with you Your Customer Success Manager supports engagement, optimises uptake and handles anything that needs attention. Long after launch.
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Market-leading prices
Most employee benefits cost the business something.
The Electric Car Scheme doesn't.Salary sacrifice is an HMRC-approved arrangement where employees pay for their car from gross salary, before Income Tax and National Insurance
That saves employees 20-50% compared to leasing privately, and reduces your Employer NI contributions
The scheme runs at zero net cost to the business, with no setup fees and no ongoing charges
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One monthly cost. Everything included.
Every employee's all-inclusive package covers everything they need to drive, from day one.
Comprehensive car insurance, underwritten by Aviva
Maintenance, servicing, MOTs and tyre replacement
Breakdown cover included as standard
Optional home charger installation.
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Complete Employer Protection from day one
What happens if an employee leaves mid-agreement? Redundancy, long-term sickness, dismissal. With Complete Employer Protection, it doesn't matter.
Your business is fully protected from the moment each employee takes delivery
Covers redundancy, long-term sickness and dismissal with no excesses, no caps and no exceptions
No other provider offers the same level of protection
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Designed for large organisations
Whether you run payroll for 50 or 50,000 people, The Electric Car Scheme is built to work at your scale.
ISO-certified processes and secure payroll integrations meet enterprise governance standards
New employees can join at any time and the portal adapts to your team structure
Your employer portal gives you real-time visibility across approvals, payroll reporting and scheme impact
Salary sacrifice lets an employee swap part of their gross salary for the car, before tax and National Insurance. Salary sacrifice lets an employee swap part of their gross salary for the car, before tax and National Insurance. That is where the savings come from: the £439 lease comes out of pay pre-tax, saving £88 income tax and £35 NI, while EVs carry only a small Benefit-in-Kind tax (just 4% in 2026/27, rising to 9% by 2030, against 20 to 37% for petrol and diesel). The result is a new Hyundai Kona Electric for a net £355 a month.
The same maths works on any electric car, from a Kona to a Tesla, every lease backed by our best prices in the market.
Figures shown are for a basic-rate (20%) taxpayer. Actual savings depend on the employee's income tax band.
How does EV salary sacrifice work?
Save up to 50% on charging too
Employees save up to 50% on every charge
No additional admin and no cost to the business
The Charge Scheme is one of our Net Zero Benefits. More value for your employees over time.
Frequently asked questions
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Salary sacrifice lets an employee give up part of their gross salary in exchange for the car, before any income tax or National Insurance is deducted, and that is where the savings come from. Take a Hyundai Kona Electric at £439 a month on a four-year lease for someone earning £45,000. Because the £439 is taken from pay before tax, the employee no longer pays income tax (£88) or National Insurance (£35) on that slice of salary. HMRC still treats the car as a taxable benefit, so a small Benefit-in-Kind tax applies, but electric cars sit in the lowest band, just 4% in 2026/27 and rising on a government-confirmed path to 9% by 2030, against 20 to 37% for petrol and diesel. The £39 shown is the average across the lease, so that rise is already built in. Put together, the employee drives a brand new Kona Electric for a net £355 a month. The same maths works on any electric car on the market, from a compact Kona to a Tesla or Polestar, with every lease backed by our price match guarantee. Figures shown are for a basic-rate (20%) taxpayer; actual savings depend on the employee's income tax band.
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Nothing. The scheme is funded through employee salary sacrifice and offset by Employer NI savings. Our fee is covered by those savings, so the net cost to your business is zero.
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Most employers are live within two weeks. Your dedicated Customer Success Manager handles onboarding, payroll integration and employee communications from day one.
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Complete Employer Protection covers your business from day one, including redundancy, long-term sickness and dismissal. There are no excesses, caps or exceptions.
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No. Employees can choose from new, used and hybrid vehicles, as well as flexible monthly subscriptions. More than half of drivers on The Electric Car Scheme choose a used electric car.
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Employees typically save 20-50% compared to leasing a car privately. Savings depend on salary and tax band. We recommend speaking with a tax advisor for advice specific to individual circumstances.
Ready to get started?
Book a discovery call and we'll show you exactly how the scheme works for your business, including your potential NI savings, integration options and a realistic timeline to go-live.