Evri delivers electric vehicle benefits to employees with great impact
In collaboration with Tusker, Evri launched an electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme in February 2025, designed to make sustainable driving affordable and accessible to every employee.
More than 1,000 colleagues have enrolled on the scheme with over 300 ordering cars, benefiting from tax and NI savings while receiving a sought-after benefit.
In many ways, UK businesses are in a tight spot. Economic uncertainty, skills shortages, intermittent supply chain disruptions and higher taxes have all led to increased business costs and squeezed profit margins. While it’s fair to say that some sectors are more vulnerable to market volatility than others, employers are having to adapt and adjust.
Some businesses, like Evri, the UK’s premier parcel delivery company, know that their people are the key to success.
Supporting financial wellbeing
Recognising the value their people bring, it became necessary for Evri to expand its benefit offering, not just as a recruitment and retention tool but as a way to support its people and boost inclusion. It needed to add genuine value to the workplace, to add financial security beyond the pay cheque.
In essence, Evri needed a benefit which addressed three critical workplace priorities: alleviate the financial impact of the cost of living crisis, elevate employee engagement and reduce tailpipe emissions.
Reducing carbon emissions
Tusker’s EV salary sacrifice scheme ticked every box and more. Its commitment to simplicity, inclusivity and sustainability resonated with Evri’s own ESG values.
The scheme directly contributes to the reduction of tailpipe carbon emissions by encouraging employees to switch their vehicles to electric and its carbon reduction programme covers charging and hybrid emissions.
Removing barriers to inclusion
Inclusivity was central to the scheme's design and implementation. Evri wanted to make sure the scheme could be accessed by employees, regardless of role or location. This was done in three ways:
- Offering new vehicles, stock vehicles, as well as pre-loved vehicles to help vary price points - enhancing affordability while also shortening delivery times.
- The scheme was chosen to ensure equal access - by shifting away from traditional company cars, Evri made vehicle adoption a workforce-wide option, giving employees the same opportunity as executives.
- Introducing four-weekly payroll integration by using Tusker’s new Lunar technology, allowed employees paid on a four-weekly cycle to easily participate. The system automatically aligns deductions with HMRC frameworks, removing previous barriers to inclusion - meaning every employee, no matter their pay structure, is included.
Tax and NI savings
Under the scheme, employees ‘swap’ a portion of their gross salary for an EV which reduces tax liabilities and leads to income tax and NI savings.
Unlike a privately-owned vehicle where individuals are liable for every car-related expense throughout the year including unplanned for costs, the scheme has just one fixed monthly cost which includes tax, insurance, MOT and servicing.
Employers are also fully covered by Tusker’s Lifestyle Protection which includes life events such as parental leave or redundancy.
Impressive annual savings and aligned ESG goals
The Evri scheme delivered outstanding results just four months after the launch, massively exceeding expectations with more than 300 cars already delivered in the first year.
It has generated savings in tax and National Insurance for those taking part in the scheme, contributing to the improved financial wellbeing and engagement of a wider group than a conventional company car scheme.
As a result, the collaboration is also supporting Evri’s ESG goals. Indeed, growing EV adoption by employees is expected to significantly reduce commuting-related carbon emissions.
Evri’s salary sacrifice scheme highlights how a well-designed electric vehicle employee benefit - one that is continuously reviewed, measured and improved - can deliver significant, sustainable impact for employees, organisations and the environment.
Supplied by REBA Associate Member, Tusker
Tusker is the UK’s leader in salary sacrifice cars. Part of Lloyds Banking Group, it has more than 15 years’ experience in offering an affordable way for employees to drive a new, fully insured, and maintained car. Its scheme, which is available to over 1.8 million UK employees, offers a range of options, from pure electric cars to hybrids and even traditional petrol and diesel vehicles. It provides a tailored scheme for organisations’ individual needs.
