I’ve ordered a plug-in hybrid as my new company car, the tax saving was phenomenal and I like the idea of short journeys on electric power only.
However I’m seeing a lot of mixed advice on car forums etc. about charging points. Initially I was thinking the government grant would cover the cost, but it seems that a lot of the companies that advertise as ‘specialists’ just pocket the £350 and then charge upwards of £1000 on top (and unsurprisingly don’t like turning up to give a quote for this ‘extra’ work).
My first question is whether the average local ‘sparky’ is happy to do the work (with or without the grant)? I can see that a 7KW feed would need to go back to the consumer unit (which in my case is in the middle of the house, so it would take a bit of work (but doesn’t seem particularly difficult/costly).
Second question is, what would be wrong with an external 13A socket taken from existing circuit (apart from taking a long time to charge)?
However I’m seeing a lot of mixed advice on car forums etc. about charging points. Initially I was thinking the government grant would cover the cost, but it seems that a lot of the companies that advertise as ‘specialists’ just pocket the £350 and then charge upwards of £1000 on top (and unsurprisingly don’t like turning up to give a quote for this ‘extra’ work).
My first question is whether the average local ‘sparky’ is happy to do the work (with or without the grant)? I can see that a 7KW feed would need to go back to the consumer unit (which in my case is in the middle of the house, so it would take a bit of work (but doesn’t seem particularly difficult/costly).
Second question is, what would be wrong with an external 13A socket taken from existing circuit (apart from taking a long time to charge)?