Salary Sacrifice Car Schemes with Fleet Intelligence
A salary sacrifice car scheme lets your employees drive a brand new car — typically an EV or ultra-low emission vehicle — while saving up to 40% compared to personal leasing. With Olaris, every scheme includes Orbis fleet intelligence.
How a Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme Works
Your employee chooses a car. The cost is deducted from their gross salary before tax and National Insurance are calculated. The employee pays less tax and NI. The employer pays less employer NI. The vehicle is insured, maintained, and covered for breakdown — all included in the monthly deduction.
For electric vehicles, the benefit-in-kind (BIK) rate makes salary sacrifice particularly attractive. At the current 2% BIK rate for zero-emission vehicles, an employee can drive a brand new EV for significantly less than they'd pay on a personal contract.
What the employee gets
- Brand new car of their choice (EV, PHEV, or ULEV)
- Insurance, maintenance, breakdown cover, and road tax included
- Savings of 30–40% compared to personal leasing
- No deposit required
What the employer gets
- Revenue-neutral benefit — funded through gross salary deduction
- Employer NI savings on the sacrificed salary
- Attraction and retention tool for talent
- Full fleet visibility through Orbis — every scheme vehicle, in real time
Why Salary Sacrifice with Olaris Is Different
Most salary sacrifice providers set up the scheme, deliver the vehicles, and give you an admin portal. That's where it ends. With Olaris, every vehicle in the salary sacrifice fleet is connected to Orbis from day one.
Charging cost reconciliation
Orbis tracks every charging session by location and tariff, compares actual cost against HMRC advisory rates, and produces a reconciled figure ready for payroll. No more spreadsheet gymnastics.
Real-world range and efficiency
The brochure says 300 miles. Your employees are getting 190 in January. Orbis shows actual energy consumption and range per vehicle — not manufacturer estimates.
Compliance and duty of care
DVLA licence status, MOT dates, insurance validity — all checked automatically. You meet your employer duty of care obligations without manual processes.
Total scheme cost
Not the projected cost from the provider's quote — the actual, real-time cost of running the scheme. Charging reimbursement, maintenance, insurance, and administration in one view.
Simple to Set Up, Easy to Run
Setting up a salary sacrifice scheme with Olaris is straightforward:
Scheme design
We work with you to define the eligible vehicles, employee criteria, and scheme rules. We handle the salary sacrifice agreement template and employer documentation.
Employee ordering
Employees choose their vehicle from an approved list. We handle the order, the funder, and the delivery.
Payroll integration
We provide the deduction schedule. Your payroll team applies the gross salary deduction each month.
Orbis goes live
Every vehicle is automatically connected. You see the entire scheme fleet in real time — no setup, no integration, no IT project.
Common Questions
Is salary sacrifice suitable for all employees?
Salary sacrifice is available to employees whose post-sacrifice salary remains above the National Minimum Wage. We'll help you identify eligible employees during scheme design.
What happens if an employee leaves?
Early termination provisions are built into every scheme. Options typically include the employee taking over the lease personally, a settlement figure, or transfer to another employee.
Is the scheme really revenue neutral for the employer?
Yes. The vehicle cost is funded entirely through the employee's gross salary deduction. The employer actually saves money through reduced employer NI contributions on the sacrificed amount.
Which vehicles are available?
All makes and models, though the strongest savings are on electric and ultra-low emission vehicles due to the favourable BIK rates. We'll recommend an approved vehicle list based on your employee demographics and budget.
Do we need to manage the fleet ourselves?
No. Orbis handles the intelligence automatically. Maintenance, insurance, and breakdown are included in the monthly deduction. Your involvement is limited to payroll deductions and the occasional HR query.
Offer Your Employees a Better Deal
A salary sacrifice car scheme is one of the most popular employee benefits available — and with Orbis intelligence built in, it's one of the most visible too. Talk to us about setting up a scheme for your organisation.
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