How to Get £5000 from the Government - Buy A Porsche

The government wants us to buy an environmentally friendly 'plug-in' car and are giving grants to car buyers who opt for a car that uses energy more efficiently. The windfall even awaits buyers of the 167mph Porsche Panamera S-E Hybrid. 

£5000 Saving - Buy A Porsche

Cars with a government grant

Qualifying cars for the 'plug-in' grant have more reasonable prices and include the following makes and models.  The maximum grant is £5000 or up to 20% of the list price.

• BMW i3
• Chevrolet Volt
• Citroen CZero
• Ford Focus Electric
  
• Mia Electric 
• Mitsubishi iMiEV
• Nissan Leaf
• Peugeot iON
• Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid
• Renault Fluence
• Renault ZOE
• Smart fortwo electric drive
• Tesla Model S
• Toyota Prius Plug-in
• Vauxhall Ampera
• Volkswagen e-up!
• Volvo V60

New plug-in cars are being released. Click on the above to find out about specific models or click here to find all plug-in and electric cars being sold in the UK.

Savings made simple - Ask your dealer

The Government has published a guide to claiming the grant and is at pains to stress how easy it is to make a claim of 20% off the price of qualifying cars. All you have to do is ask the dealer, who sorts out all the paperwork. 

We constantly update all new car listings with full technical specifications and prices, visit our new car search facility.

Fuel economy - fact or fiction?

How many miles per gallon does a car really achieve?  Often it is less than claimed.  

The best way to get an idea of how a car really performs is to ask other car owners.  Over 540,000 reviews and views are recorded on our car review site. All cars are rated for economy so click here and read up on any car you are thinking of buying.