Has anyone got an electric car and had a charger fitted when they dont have a driveway

happyfella
happyfella Online Community Member Posts: 519 Empowering
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I have an electric car coming but i dont have a driveway. I am just wondering if anyone else has an electric car but dont have a driveway and managed to get an electric charger fitted, or had their small front garden converted into a driveway

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,857 Championing

    If you don't have a driveway then I assume there's no dropped kerb in front of the garden? It is illegal to drive over a normal kerb to park on a garden, so you would need a dropped kerb fitting first. This can take many months to complete. Where I live, it costs around £500 (non refundable) just to apply for a dropped kerb, but your local authority may be different.

    If the garden is fairly flat and clear already, then that shouldn't take much to convert to a parking space.

    I don't know the rules that Motability have for fitting wall chargers so can't offer any advice on that.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    Motability will fit the charger free of charge for your first installation. I’m surprised you didn’t look into this before ordering the vehicle.

    If a charger can’t be installed they will give a reduction for using public chargers but this still works out to be quite a lot more expensive than fuel for ICE vehicles. I looked into this when I chose my current car but decided against it due to the overall cost of using public chargers.

    More information here https://www.motability.co.uk/whats-available/electric-cars/

  • happyfella
    happyfella Online Community Member Posts: 519 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/904410#Comment_904410

    thank you

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,407 Championing
    edited September 2024

    Total cost for a dropped kerb is around £2500 on average.

    The average cost for planning permission for a dropped kerb will range between £50 - £400 depending on where you are in the UK. There may also be a street work license to pay to the council, with the typical fee for this around £430. The average cost of a dropped kerb will be around £1,800 to create a new vehicle access point.

    PLUS my council charge £348 just to apply for a dropped kerb licence.

    The planning permission should be free - if you are "disabled"

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