Our Guide to Driving Safely for Work will help you understand how both employers and employees have responsibilities under current road traffic legislation when driving for work as to the hours and policies they adhere to, and how this leads to safer roads and less accidents (and risk of accidents).
Transit insurance is important as it protects against loss or damage to your items whilst they are being couriered from the pick-up location to the drop off. For further information on the transit insurance we offer, please visit our website
Items that need to be delivered on the same day tend to be of either a sensitive or urgent nature, and as such the most common industries to employ the services of a same day courier include local government, solicitors and manufacturers
The UK government had provided electric car owners with road tax exemption for years until April 1st 2025, when new Vehicle Excise Duty rates became effective for electric vehicles.
People who already own electric vehicles or plan to purchase one should expect these new changes to affect their financial situation. Electric vehicles have lost their tax exemption since the government implemented new Vehicle Excise Duty charges, which now subject them to the same tax requirements as petrol and diesel vehicles.
Electric vehicles registered from April 1st 2025, will need to pay £10 as their first-year tax before moving to £195 for subsequent years. The new tax system applies to every new electric vehicle regardless of its price point and size.
The government established a temporary low £10 tax rate for the initial year to help owners transition, but owners will face the standard annual rate of £195 beginning with their second year.
Electric car buyers will face substantial costs from the current tax system. Owners of brand-new electric vehicles priced at £40,000 or more will need to pay an additional £425 annually, in addition to the standard tax rate. The expensive car supplement will apply to your vehicle during the first five years of ownership, starting from the end of your first year.
The initial year tax for new electric cars priced above £40,000 costs £10 while owners must pay £620 annually for the following five years before the rate drops to £195 starting from year seven.
The expensive car supplement affects 70% of new electric vehicle buyers because most new electric cars fall into this higher price category.
The tax changes for existing electric car owners depend on when they purchased their vehicle before April 1st 2025. All electric cars registered from April 2017 to March 2025 pay the annual rate of £195 without any extra charge, even though their original price exceeded £40,000.
Existing owners will benefit from substantial savings because of this change. The road tax savings for pre-April 2025 registrations will exceed £2,000 during the first six years when compared to identical vehicles registered under the new regulations.
The new regulations extend beyond cars to include all vehicles. Owners of electric vans and light commercial vehicles will need to pay £335 per year for road tax starting from April 2025.
Electric cars continue to attract company car users despite the rise in road tax costs. The 3% benefit-in-kind tax rate for electric cars after April represents a substantial advantage to users of salary sacrifice schemes, even though it increased from 2%.
The government predicts that removing tax exemptions will have a minimal impact on electric vehicle adoption, as road tax expenses are relatively small compared to total car ownership costs. Electric cars maintain their running cost advantages, especially when home charging is available, and they keep their fuel duty exemption and city congestion charge exemptions.
The tax reform brings electric vehicles under the same taxation framework as other vehicles while ending a temporary incentive that was meant to boost early electric vehicle adoption. The government supports electric car sales growth while aiming to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030, so they no longer need tax incentives to boost adoption.
The timing of your electric car purchase has become essential for anyone who wants to buy an electric vehicle. The tax implications of the March and April 2025 registration will result in substantial additional tax expenses for vehicles throughout their lifespan, especially for high-end models.
Electric cars no longer receive complete tax exemptions under the new system, yet they maintain various financial benefits which appeal to numerous drivers.
Understanding these costs at the beginning allows you to determine if an electric car suits your financial situation and driving requirements.
The United Kingdom will enforce updated standards for all public electric vehicle (EV) chargers starting from June 2025 to achieve standardisation and increase transparency. The significant updates include:
The practice of needing to download various applications to charge your car has become obsolete. The installation of new public chargers requires the acceptance of standard debit and credit card payments. The existing charging infrastructure must incorporate card readers and contactless payment systems before December 2025.
The change brings significant advantages to drivers who manage multiple charging apps and accounts during their journeys. People who occasionally need to travel outside their normal charging range will find this system particularly beneficial.
Charging stations now provide complete billing transparency, eliminating sudden, unexpected fees and payment misunderstandings. Session fees and additional hidden costs will soon become a thing of the past.
The operators will face penalties if their charging stations fail to reach the minimum uptime requirements:
The new regulatory requirements will change all current pricing structures at charging stations.
Potential Price Increases
Network operators have begun notifying customers about slight rate increases due to necessary compliance expenses. Early indicators suggest:
As these changes take place, we will revisit this article and keep you updated.
Sending important paperwork via courier is extremely common and a practical way for businesses to deliver files to both clients and other firms quickly and securely, so it’s important to choose the right document courier first time!
We are still waiting for the government to release UK recycling stats for 2017 but the data we do have up to 2016 indicates that, overall, there has been a marked increase in recycling. We’re keen to capitalise on this and keep our services as eco-friendly as possible.
We see a lot of pallets in our job; it’s to be expected really, but we probably overlook them these days and don’t put a lot of thought into where pallets come from and how they can be recycled and/or reused moving forward. Do you put a lot of thought into any pallets you encounter?
“Fragile goods” is the term used to describe items that can be easily broken or damaged, including (but not limited to) glass, marble, tiles, porcelain and electricals such as TV screens. While we at GOfers ship fragile goods, anything classed as fragile must be correctly packaged to go into the courier network.
We do have a comprehensive guide available for packaging fragile or awkward items; read more here: – but it is essential to understand how different types of items need to be packaged. Take glass, for example. Packaging glass requires a lot of care, cushioning and consideration to prevent breakages, whereas liquids (another type of fragile item) require perhaps less cushioning but a lot more consideration in terms of its own packaging as well as the outer packaging used for delivery.
As above, there are a range of different types of fragile goods; these include:
There are various ways that people choose to label their fragile goods. This rages from simply writing “fragile” on the outside to using specific “fragile goods” boxes that are very clearly labelled from the start. You can also buy FRAGILE stickers that can be used to label the outer packaging.
Whichever way you choose to make people aware that the contents are fragile, you also need to remember to add a return address. This ensures that the box and its contents can be returned in the event of not reaching their final destination, as well as giving the recipient an address if they do need to return anything in case of breakages (or indeed, for any other reason).
If you need to ship something fragile, don’t forget to insure both items and add courier insurance. All of our same day deliveries include up to £50,000 of goods in transit insurance and we can increase your insurance cover for more valuable items.
Is offering a same day delivery service really worth it? It’s a question we face from time to time – but the real question you should be asking is, “can I afford not to offer a same day delivery option in my business”?
