Drive electric for less
More charging, less tax!
£100 of public charging may cost you as little as £38 (depending on salary) if you opt for a Paua charge card as part of your salary sacrifice bundle thanks to income tax and NI savings.
Designed for everyone
Whether you’ll charge on the go every day or you’re planning one big road trip every year, we’ve got a package for you. Simply choose from £25 / £50 / £75 or £100 per month and we’ll take care of the rest.
Tools to keep you moving
You’ll receive a Paua RFID card and access to the Paua Solo mobile app which is packed with all the tools you need to find chargers, plan routes and track your costs.
No pre-auth charges. Ever.
Fed up of £50 holds being placed on your bank account each time you charge? Not with Paua - simply charge and pay as you go.
Choose your ideal monthly top-up amount
Not sure how much you’ll spend on public charging? Our handy calculator helps you see how much you might need and how much you could save on public charging by including Paua in your salary sacrifice.
Try our calculator
How it works
Choose Paua with your new EV
Order your Paua card
Monthly top-ups
Get charging!
Choose your electric vehicle
Opt into Paua Solo and specify your monthly amount to your scheme provider when you choose your EV.
Pay through your gross salary
You’ll receive a personalised invitation to set up your Paua account and order your RFID card.
Charge it easily with Paua
Each month your Paua account will be topped up by your chosen monthly amount. This will be deducted from your gross salary as per your EV costs.
Save while you drive
Power up instantly with Paua Solo
Every driver gets access to the Paua Solo mobile app and receives a Paua Solo charge card. Your monthly balance is added right from the start so you can find, charge and pay without delay.
How Paua connects drivers, employers & providers
EV Driver (employee)
Receives a brand new EV with no upfront cost. Pays for EV, maintenance, insurance and Paua public charging from gross salary for an agreed term (before tax & NI).
Employer
Offers EV benefits to employees while reducing NI costs and meeting ESG goals. Manages salary deductions per employee through payroll.
Sal Sac Provider
Manages the EV salary sacrifice scheme overall for employers and employees. Integrates with Paua to offer public EV charging within salary sacrifice plans.
Paua
Partners with public charging networks to offer easy access and payment for charging throughout the UK. Integrates with Scheme Providers to offer tax free charging to employees!
Meet Paua
Paua is a tech company that provides access to the UK’s largest EV roaming network.
We are electric first, and live and breathe charging technology.
Frequently asked questions
Paua Solo is the name of our service for employees with Salary Sacrifice EVs. Our other products are generally targeted at business vehicles and charging.
We offer £25/£50/£75/£100 per month options to suit aa wide range of driver types.
The right amount for you will depend mainly on your annual mileage and how much public charging you expect to do.
An average driver doing 7,000 miles a year and charging 20% in public will use around £25/month on Paua. This is our recommendation for those with home chargers.
The £100/month option is for high mileage drivers or those who rely on public charging for most of their charges.
Try out our salary sacrifice calculator to find the best amount for you.
Yes! Paua Solo is for anyone who expects to charge in public and wants to make savings.
This depends mainly which monthly amount you choose and which income tax/NI band you are in. Please see our salary sacrifice calculator to get a rough estimate.
Your scheme provider will provide a detailed saving calculation that takes into account your whole EV salary sacrifice plan.
We have over 45 public network partners in the UK, covering over 65,000 charging connectors. Take a look at our network map for full details.
If you use all of your Paua account balance you can continue to charge and we will take payment from your backup debit/credit card. You won't benefit from any tax savings for charging you do with your credit/debit card.
Any unused balance will roll over for use in future months. The exception to this is the very end of your salary sacrifice plan when any unused account balance will be lost.
The Paua solo mobile app is packed full of features to make public charging as easy as possible It has all the great features of our Paua Business app - Map, routing, past charges…
Yes - on most networks it’s possible to start a charge via the mobile app (without an RFID card).
All users must register a debit/credit card when they sign up to Paua so we can take payment for any charging that exceeds your Salary Sacrifice balance. Driver accounts are automatically blocked if we can't take payment in full for any charges.
Not easily, but yes if absolutely necessary or you’ve had a significant lifestyle event (e.g. move home, family changes etc.). This must be done via your scheme provider.
Any unused balance at the end of your EV salary sacrifice plan will be lost. It is not possible to convert this to cash or extend your account due to strict tax regulations around salary sacrifice.
We will do our best to inform you of excess account balance as you approach the end of your plan to help you make the most of it.
Employees don't usually have to pay any fees to include Paua in their salary sacrifice plan.
These changes usually have to be made via your EV scheme provider. Please contact support@pauatech.com if you need any help with this.
No - Paua Solo with Salary Sacrifice is for personal use only so only 1 card is allowed per account.
You should "freeze" your card in the app immediately - it can be unfrozen if/when you find it again. If is permanently lost or damaged you can order a replacement within the mobile app / Menu / Cards for a small fee.
If you cancel your salary sacrifice EV your scheme provider will notify us and we will close your account down on the agreed date. We usually need at least 6 weeks notice, which will also give you time to spend any account balance you have accrued (which will be lost if not used during your contract term).