Hi everyone I am new to the site and to owning a Skoda. I have just bought a superb iv phev and need a charge point put in to charge it am I right in thinking that there is no grants from the government at the moment to help install the charge point like there was earlier in the year.   

Welcome to the forum.

 

I did a Google search to see what was what now to see if i could see the current situation and much that comes up is the company adverts and sponsored stuff.

Still none the wiser really from Gov UK sites.

http://theecoexperts.co.uk/electric-vehicles/grants-for-charging-points

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 9 August, 20232 yr by toot

My current understanding is:

 

If you own your home… no

If you rent you landlord might get a grant

 

Oddly enough our quotes were about £400 cheaper than a neighbour who rushed to get the grant…

 

 

21 hours ago, cheezemonkhai said:

Oddly enough our quotes were about £400 cheaper than a neighbour who rushed to get the grant…

Typical isn't it. 

 

When I had my put in in 2017, it was £250 with £500 grant for 16 amp and add £99 for 32 amp. Nissan paid for £250 so I only needed to pay £99. 

It then slowly went up to £1000 as charge points become "smarter" due to regulations and grant dropped to £250. 

Of course, that was before the scuffle to get charge point grant in the last month. 

Surprise, surprise, after the grant went away and dust settled, it's still ~£1000 for a "normal" install. 

 

I'd just get this Ohme ePod at £899 installed (I prefer untethered and buy a cable to leave on the charge point) 

https://octopus.energy/get-an-ev-charger/