MINI is offering a free home charger to MINI Electric customers to encourage the uptake of emission free models.

The offer is available until March 31 and includes a Pod Point charger as well as installation.

MINI says a home charger offers three times more efficient charging than a standard main plug and boosts the battery from 0-80 per cent in three hours.

The deal includes vehicles bought via Personal Contract Purchase and Personal Contract Hire and for those who already have a home charger, a £750 deposit contribution is offered.

The MINI Electric has a range of up to 145 miles on a full charge and the car has a 0 to 62mph acceleration time of 7.3 seconds.

It comes with a digital dashboard, MINI navigation and an 8.8-inch high-resolution display as standard and is priced from £29,000.