Nottingham City Council launches car salary sacrifice scheme with Tusker

Nottingham City Council has launched a new car salary sacrifice scheme with Tusker, giving around 7,000 eligible employees access to brand new electric or ultra-low emission vehicles. 

The scheme aims to support staff with cost-effective motoring, while backing greener travel options. 

The Tusker scheme lets staff get an electric or ultra-low emission vehicle, paid directly from their salary. 

It covers insurance, servicing, maintenance and breakdown cover, offering a fixed cost for employees. 

Lynn Griffin-Pearce, HR Reward Consultant at Nottingham City Council, said: “Our new benefit provides a cost-efficient and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional vehicle ownership, and is supported by competitive Benefit in Kind rates and optional access to a nationwide public charging network.

“Providing a car salary sacrifice scheme as part of our Works Perks programme was fully supported by our HR Director. 

“We considered two key elements: how much a scheme could financially benefit our employees, as well as how it generates National Insurance savings for the Council.”

Griffin-Pearce added: “Officially, this is a re-introduction of the Tusker benefit – we had a car scheme 10 years ago with the Tusker team.”