Logistics UK has announced that, on 25 February, 2025, The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) announced that standard category B licence holders will be able to drive electric vans without additional training.

Currently, the additional weight of batteries in electric vans means they face additional regulations because they are classified as 4.25 tonne vehicles despite them being the same size, and being used in the same way, as ‘standard’ 3.5 tonne vans.

“Removing the need for additional training to operate electric vans and aligning towing regulations with equivalent sized ICE vans will help our members, and the industry in general, integrate zero emission vehicles into their fleets,” said Chris Yarsley, Logistcs UK Senior Policy Manager. “It is the first step to achieving the full regulatory alignment between 4.25 tonne electric vans and 3.5 tonne diesel vans, which Logistics UK as part of the Zero Emission Van Plan coalition has long been campaigning for, and will speed up the adoption of electric vehicles.”

Photo: Chris Yarsley.