VW throws support behind EVs in Feb with additional £1k discount

Volkswagen is putting an additional £1,000 incentive behind its electric vehicle range in February to boost sales ahead of the plate change in March.

The extra £1,000 discount is in addition to deposit contributions that are already in place and all new VW EV customers will get a free home charger as part of the package.

The saving is available to anyone ordering a new ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.7, ID.7 Tourer or ID. Buzz, and applies whether they are paying cash or using finance from Volkswagen Financial Services.

People choosing to buy an electric Volkswagen with a personal contract plan (PCP) from Volkswagen Financial Services currently receive generous deposit contributions.

These range from £1,700 for an ID.7 or ID.7 Tourer to £8,900 for an ID.5 – so customers ordering a new ID.5 on a PCP by 3 March, for example, save themselves almost £10,000 in total.

David Hanna, head of network sales at Volkswagen UK, said: “We know lots of people are thinking hard about swapping their petrol and diesel cars for an electric alternative.

“We hope this offer helps to dispel any concerns they might have about affordability and persuades them that an award-winning electric Volkswagen is the best possible choice.”

Free Ohme charger or public charge point credits

Customers ordering any of Volkswagen’s fully electric ID. models can choose between a free Ohme car charger for their homes or £500 of We Charge credit for use at public charge points.

There’s also a money-saving tariff add-on and free charging offer from OVO, Volkswagen UK’s official energy partner.

OVO’s Charge Anytime can be added to any of its tariffs and lets people charge their electric cars at home for 7p per KwH at any time, day or night.

Alongside this, OVO is offering credit worth up to 10,000 free miles to anyone ordering a new electric Volkswagen by March 31, plus credit worth up to 1,000 free miles on their contract anniversaries for three years.