Grant or payment · England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Workplace Charging Scheme (EV chargepoints)
A voucher towards buying and fitting electric vehicle chargepoints for staff or farm fleet vehicles. You get a voucher code and give it to an authorised installer, who claims the money.
- From
- Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), run by DVLA
- How much
- Up to £500 per socket (for installs finished from 1 April 2026), capped at 75% of the cost including VAT, for up to 40 sockets across all your sites.
- Who can apply
- Businesses (including farm businesses), charities, public bodies and small accommodation businesses such as campsites. Chargepoints must be for staff or fleet use.
- Closes
- 31 March 2027
What you’ll need
- Business details (Companies House or VAT number, or other proof you trade)
- Address of the site and off-street parking for the chargepoints
- A quote from an OZEV-authorised installer
How to apply
- Check you are eligible on the scheme page
- Apply online for a voucher (the form is on Find a Grant)
- Get the voucher code by email within about 5 working days
- Give it to an authorised installer within 180 days; they fit the chargepoints and claim the grant
This is the scheme's final year; it closes at 11:59pm on 31 March 2027. Chargepoint equipment bought new before April 2027 can also get a 100% first-year capital allowance.
Similar schemes
- Growth Guarantee Scheme (government-backed business lending) OpenBritish Business Bank, through accredited lendersThe government guarantees part of a loan, overdraft, asset finance or invoice finance from an accredited lender, which can help a farm business borrow when it might not otherwise get finance.
- Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme OpenScottish Government (R100 programme) · Closes 20 November 2026A voucher towards getting a faster broadband connection installed at a home or business with slow broadband and no faster connection planned.
- Sustainable Agriculture Loan Scheme OpenDevelopment Bank of Wales, for the Welsh GovernmentLow-interest loans for on-farm renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage, slurry and nutrient management, and farm infrastructure and equipment.
- 40% first-year allowance Open all yearHMRCDeduct 40% of the cost of new main-rate plant and machinery from profits in the first year, with the rest claimed over later years.
- Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Open all yearHMRCDeduct the full cost of most machinery and equipment (tractors, kit, many fixtures) from your profits in the year you buy it, so you pay less tax.
- Farmers' averaging of profits Open all yearHMRCSole-trader and partnership farmers can average taxable profits over 2 or 5 years, which smooths out good and bad years and can cut the tax bill.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2. Always read the official page before you apply.