Onto doubles its delivery costs to £99

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ONTO INFLATION: The fledging EV start-up Onto, who only recently secured $175m in funding to expand, last night announced a new change to its operation. From January 2022, the cost of getting a car delivered or picked up will rise to £99.50 from £49.50. That means, should you get a car delivered for a minimum of 1 month, you shall have to fork out just under £200 in delivery fees as well as the monthly car cost. “This is not an easy decision to take,” explained Rob Jolly CEO and Co-founder at Onto in an email to customers. He added: “The current pricing is not sustainable for us as a business, especially as logistics costs are rising due to the driver shortage.” The cheapest monthly rate you can get…