Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, announced yesterday that drivers and businesses no longer need to submit a planning application to install public or private EV sockets.
By cutting down on paperwork, EV owners with a driveway will find it easier, quicker and cheaper to install a private chargepoint. This will unlock savings of up to £1,100 a year compared to running a petrol or diesel car.
Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, said: “We’re cutting down on paperwork to power up the EV revolution so that drivers, businesses and those looking to make the switch will have more chargepoints to power from and less red tape to deal with.
“We continue to make the switch to EVs easier, cheaper and better by investing over £2.3 billion to support drivers and back British carmakers through international trade deals – creating jobs, boosting investment and securing our future as part of our Plan for Change.”
The government has helped install 18,000 sockets in workplace carparks in the last year alone.
These measures set UK on the road to become an EV world-leader, with nearly 80,000 public EV chargepoints now available.
The UK Government continues to deliver the Plan for Change by investing over £2.3 billion to power the switch to EVs, secure global trade deals to back British carmakers, create jobs and drive investment.
