Hi, my name is Peter61! Are there any loans or grants to convert a garden into an EV parking space?

Peter61
Peter61 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited September 2024 in Transport and travel

I'm searching for advice & help to convert my front garden into a parking space for my notability EV. Are grants or preferential loans available for this & where may I find more information?

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  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,537 Scope Online Community Specialist
    edited September 2024

    Hi @Peter61 first of all welcome to the community 😊 Can I ask if you've received the motability EV yet? I assume you want to convert it into an off-road parking space so then Motability can arrange for a charger to be installed - Get a chargepoint at home | Motability Scheme

    My first thought is you could contact our Local Authority and see if it would be at all eligible for a Disability Facilities Grant? It's meant for home adaptations, so I am not very certain if this will be covered, but it is to do with your disability and adapting your home so you can use your motability car. So it may not hurt to ask if the Disability Facilities Grant might be a possibility, and if not Local Authorities can have other bursary or grant programmes for this kind of thing.

    Just going to pop this into our Transport and Travel category 🙂 maybe some people there will have better knowledge of Motability and other grants than I do

  • Peter61
    Peter61 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    Hi Jimm, thanks for the response. Yes, we"ve already got the EV, & yes Motability will help with the cost of installing a charging point if we already have (or get within the next 3 years) an off road parking space. I've contacted my local councillor to see if he can give any advice about the DFG or anything else, I've also contacted the MS Society for their input. Thanks too for passing this on to your Transport & Tavel section & I hope some helpful & practicable advice will come forward.

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