Adding charging to an existing car scheme without changing provider

The most common objection we hear is not about the saving. It is about disruption: "we have just tendered our car scheme, we are not doing that again."

You do not have to. Charging is a bolt-on, not a replacement.

What stays exactly as it is

• Your existing lease provider and contracts
• Your existing car scheme terms and vehicle choices
• Your current provider relationships and renewal dates
• The employee's car, order and delivery date

What is added

A charging benefit that sits alongside the car. Employees pay for their charging from gross pay, before tax and National Insurance, and save 20-50% on what they spend. It covers home, workplace and public charging, so drivers without a driveway are included.

Why it is separate for a reason

Cars and charging behave differently. A car is a fixed monthly commitment agreed once. Charging is variable, monthly, and depends on where and how much someone drives. Keeping them separate means you can add charging at any point in the car scheme lifecycle, including mid-contract.

What implementation actually involves

1. Agree the payroll deduction line and monthly cut-off.
2. Confirm which employee groups are eligible.
3. Employees create an account and add their vehicle.
4. Charging is captured across home, work and public, and summarised monthly.
5. One figure per employee goes to payroll.

Most employers are live in weeks rather than months, because there is no procurement of vehicles involved.

Where it fits with mileage

If you also reimburse business mileage, Reimburse handles that side using actual charging cost per driver, rather than a flat pence-per-mile rate.

Next steps

Read the full how it works breakdown, or book a demo to talk through your current scheme.