pharrison84
Established Member
You can get chargers for a fraction of that.
Get yourself a used podpoint for under £200, then another £150 for installation.
An old podpoint is still perfectly fine for tariffs like Octopus go or Octopus Go Faster (cheap 4 hours at night)
Might not do Octopus intelligent tariff (6 hours cheap) but I don’t need that.
The used podpoints are often from people upgrading to fancier chargers that can do solar and stuff.
If you’ve no need for that, then don’t get the fancy charger ?
Only issue with this is the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations that came in to force last year which mean electricians can only officially install expensive smart chargers now.
I was fortunate to have an electrician friend who would fit a 'dumb' charger, but many will not have that as an option.
I understand the reasons for the rule change, but they shouldn't have removed the grant as it's another expensive obstacle for EV ownership.