ELECTRIC CAR HOME CHARGING

Not necessarily. However, you must obtain the homeowner’s or landlord’s permission to have the charger installed.

Centrica British Gas engineers will give you a full demonstration of how your charge point works, even if it has not been delivered yet.

If your home was built before 2008, you may need some additional work before a charger can be installed. Generally speaking, those who live in high-rise apartments who do not live on the ground floor tend not to be viable for a home charge point installation, as they do not own the wall the charger will be mounted on.

To be eligible for the OLEV grant, homes are required to have designated, private off-street parking that is directly linked to the home. Charger installations that require running cables across thresholds or frequently used pathways would not be eligible for the grant owing to safety concerns and would not be installed by Centrica British Gas.

*Eligibility for the grant will change from the 31st March 2022. Typically the grant will only be available for rented accommodation or owned apartment.

*Installation times are 4-5 weeks however it could be up to 6 months if your local grid operator needs to upgrade the info structure.

You can cancel your agreement with us at any time before the installation is fully completed. This is called your ‘cooling off’ period.

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles(OLEV) grant is a government grant for reducing the cost of installing an electric vehicle charger, provided under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.

The Government will contribute up to £350 towards the purchase and installation of your electric car charger. But there are certain requirements you must meet in order to qualify for the grant – here is what you need to check:

• You have off-street parking.
• Your property is within the UK.
• Your vehicle is eligible for the grant.
• You have not already claimed the grant for your vehicle.
• You are not exceeding the limit of two OLEV funded charge points per household.
• You intend to keep your electric vehicle for at least 6 months.
• You will be the registered keeper, lessee, or nominated driver of the car.
• You have the homeowner or landlord’s permission to have the charger installed.

The OLEV guidance states that the person applying for the grant must live at the property where the charger will be installed. As a result, landlords would only be able to apply for the OLEV grant for their own homes.

Once we have completed your Virtual Home Check, it usually takes 2-4 weeks for your charge point to be installed. Standard installations usually take 2 hours, but this can vary according to each home

A Distribution Network Operator (DNO) manages your electricity supply. They will need to check that your supply is adequate for the installation of a home charging unit. We will notify your DNO about the charger installation who then either provides approval or requests upgrade works at your property. The latter course of action is rare, but the approval process can delay installation by a few weeks depending on the DNO.

The DNOs have 10 business days to respond to the application. If the DNO approves the application to install the charger, we will be in touch within 1 business day of us being notified to book in a charger installation date. If work is required, the DNO have up to 6 months to carry out the work. Find out who your DNO is at this website:

https://www.energynetworks.org/info/faqs/who-is-my-network-operator.html

We would need access to your new house approximately 15 working days before you want the charger installation to allow us to perform a survey and get DNO approval. Additionally, you may not necessarily have the right to remove your charger, which is a fixture to the house, or take it with you in the event of a house sale. We recommend you seek your solicitor’s advice before considering removing a fixture such as an installed electrical product.