2025 has proved to be another defining year for salary sacrifice car schemes with the growing role of used electric vehicles accelerating mass EV adoption, according to Tusker, one of the transport businesses owned by Lloyds Banking Group.

 The UK’s largest salary sacrifice car provider closed the year with more than 2.2 million employees able to access its scheme and managing and maintaining a fleet of 85,000 vehicles - having delivered more than 40,000 salary sacrifice cars during 2025 alone.

Growth has been driven by the Lloyds Banking Group ownership, new employer partnerships, wider EV choice and increasing confidence in salary sacrifice as a long-term employee benefit.

Tusker forecast that this momentum and demand for salary sacrifice will increase well into 2026, “Salary sacrifice has moved beyond being a ‘nice to have’ benefit. It’s now one of the most effective tools employers have to improve affordability, support sustainability goals and offer something genuinely valuable to employees — particularly as used EVs bring electric driving within reach of more people,” says Tusker Managing Director, Kit Wisdom.

Accounting for 80% of Tusker’s fleet, electric vehicles continue to be the fuel type of choice through salary sacrifice, followed by plug-in hybrids which are a further 15% of their cars.

One of the most notable developments during the year has been the rapid rise in demand for used electric cars, not just within Tusker but also within the industry as a whole. Since fully launching their pre-loved car offering at the beginning of 2025, Tusker is now seeing used car orders make up around 12% of new orders, with demand continuing to grow. Vehicles are chosen on average, within just 2 weeks of being listed on Tusker’s site.

Used EVs are increasingly seen as a practical solution for employers looking to broaden accessibility to cleaner motoring. On average, drivers opting for a used EV through Tusker find used cars to be around £130 cheaper per month, compared to upgrading to a brand-new equivalent, helping make EVs accessible to employees previously priced out of the market.

Following the Autumn Budget, Tusker welcomed the Government’s continued support for salary sacrifice car schemes and the investment in EVs enabling employers and drivers to commit to electric vehicles with confidence.

Commenting on the year Kit Wisdom said:

“2025 has been a fantastic year for Tusker with numerous award wins and growth but has also marked a clear shift from early adoption to mass participation in electric vehicles. Used EVs are now a critical enabler — lowering costs, increasing confidence and helping more employees transition to electric sooner.”

“As we move into 2026, the focus will increasingly be on speed and scale. The question for employers is no longer ‘should we offer electric cars?’ - it’s ‘how quickly can we make them accessible to everyone? Used EVs will play a central role in that journey. The EV market will really start to mature, with new vehicle manufacturers establishing in the UK, driving competition, innovation and making electric driving accessible to an even wider audience.”

 

 

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