Can you get an electric charging point installed if you have a designated parking space in a shared area?

[bodgersmash]

I'd really like an electric car but I'm not sure if I could get it charged at home. I have a designated space but it's in a shared courtyard. Anyone have any experience of this?

The landowner would have to agree to the installation, and you’d have to work out how you’d pay for the electricity.

Try the SpeakEV forums, you should find lots of similar discussions on there.

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You certainly can!

You will need to have (a) permission from the landlord or managing agent of the development, even if you own the property, and (b) you will need a solution whereby you can pay for the electric supplied.

You could be entitled to an OLEV grant which is £350 including VAT towards the cost of the supply and install.

Dealing with the permission should be straight forward. If not, they maybe willing to have a charging point installed in a 'communal' area which will allow other residents to charge their EV's (making the development more marketable) - either way - they not likely to stop you from doing this. But if you compromise for a communal charger, you certainly should be paying for the total supply and install cost!

How you pay for the electric you use is a bit more tricky. You can either (1) install a new electric meter, just for the charging point. This can prove to be expensive and takes ages to sort out with your local DNO, or (2) you buy a particular type of charging point that has a back office system. This should be assigned to landord or management agent who can use it to bill you for the energy used, either per charge, per week or per month. These solutions are more expensive than the standard Rolec Wallpod type units, but cheaper than having to install a new meter.

This is what I do for a living, most for new build developments and I'd be happy to help further if needed.

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