Revealed: the 10 fleet priorities for the next government to focus on following the General Election

Reassessment of the annual fuel rates, a national vehicle scrappage scheme and greater investment in ultra-fast chargers for electric HGVs are among a list of 10 demands made by fleet decision makers of the Government.

They were shared at the recent Fleet200 Strategy Network meeting in Barnsley.

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Fleets would like the next Government to reassess its calculations for the AER because it is not sufficient to reimburse drivers doing business mileage in full electric cars, particularly if they need to recharge on the public network.

One said: “Yes, we can implement our own reimbursement to increase the payments, but why should we have to – the official rate should be sufficient.”

In response to the Government’s justification on the rate being that 80% of drivers charge at home, one fleet said: “The issue is they are asking the people who already have electric cars and home chargers – they aren’t asking the people who haven’t switched to find out whether they can change.”

Fleets would like the next Government to invest more heavily into a national network of ultra-fast chargers for HGVs and mandate that new sites must be able to accommodate vans and vehicles towing trailers/equipment. They would also like greater transparency over the charging price in advance.