Recommendation 22

We questioned the Departments about issues we had heard about businesses not able to charge vehicles indoors overnight due to their insurance policies. The Departments did not seem aware of this issue and when the Departments wrote to us, they stated the government does not intend to intervene in commercial decisions by insurers as this could damage competition in the market.50 We also asked how other types of vehicles, such as motorhomes, are being considered in terms of the transition. The Departments wrote to us after the evidence session and reported that the 2020 budget had reduced Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) liabilities for new motorhomes depending on the dates when they were first registered.51