Tell me about installing a secure external EV charging point

Quartz · 29 May 2018 at 15:41

I live in a first floor flat. I am considering moving to an EV. I have a reserved external (but off-street) parking spot. Running a cable from my flat to my parking pitch is not an option. So tell me about your experiences of installing charging points. It will need to be weather-resistant and secure - I don't want neighbours using it. Not unless they pay the electricity cost anyway.

InvaderGIR · 29 May 2018 at 15:47

Quartz said:
Running a cable from my flat to my parking pitch is not an option.

How do you think the charging point will effectively be installed?

Quartz · 29 May 2018 at 16:48

InvaderGIR said:
How do you think the charging point will effectively be installed?

Probably from the mains.

bremen1874 · 29 May 2018 at 16:54

Where's your electricity meter?

Whatever you connect will need to be on your side of it.

Quartz · 29 May 2018 at 17:24

bremen1874 said:
Where's your electricity meter?

Whatever you connect will need to be on your side of it.

Why? Is having a separate meter that difficult?

paradigm · 29 May 2018 at 17:44

Quartz said:
Why? Is having a separate meter that difficult?

Probably not, but who’s property will this meter and charger be on? Surely the problem here is going to be one of permission rather than the technicals.

TheVoice · 29 May 2018 at 17:48

It sounds like you need to speak to a company who installs these things given the additional complexity of it being a residential car park.

Adam_151 · 29 May 2018 at 23:27

Quartz said:
Why? Is having a separate meter that difficult?

Its not the meter per see (although that will generate a extra standing charge for you*) But rather you need a connection to the public supply network for it to be connected to, you'd not have much change from a grand for this (only the DNO can do this), you'd need a suitable building or enclosure to put supply, meter and your own swtchgear in

*though i think these day there might be some suppliers with a higher per unit rate and no standing charge.

MooMoo444 · 30 May 2018 at 08:54

TheVoice said:
It sounds like you need to speak to a company who installs these things given the additional complexity of it being a residential car park.

Get outta here with your common sense.

Quartz · 30 May 2018 at 09:42

TheVoice said:
It sounds like you need to speak to a company who installs these things given the additional complexity of it being a residential car park.

Well yes, but I had hoped that some here might have had some experience of this.

Jez · 30 May 2018 at 12:24

Quartz said:
Well yes, but I had hoped that some here might have had some experience of this.

Seems very unlikely unless anyone happens to be in a building management role for a corporate who are having these put in?

This is going to be a extremely expensive I would imagine, I am not even sure if you’ll manage it at all as a corporate would at least use their own supply or have a building to house the meters etc.

Dunks · 30 May 2018 at 13:05

Good luck even getting a wayleave sorted for that.