London Councils are claiming that their new guidance on EV charging is a huge step forward i.e. that cross pavement charging should be done in recessed gullies. The reality is that they have removed the ambiguity over whether or not covered leads are allowed. Some councils had already specifically banned them and some had just turned a blind eye but this will now be more difficult. I don't have an EV and am not planning to buy one but I do believe that everything should be done to make them as affordable as possible. This policy seems to be framed on the assumption that EV owners will remain confined to those able and willing to spend large sums on buying a car. Therefore, they seem to believe shelling out £3,000 for a recessed gully is a relatively small amount. London Councils seem to have over egged the risk of cables across pavements which are placed responsibly with suitable covers to avoid trip hazards and are clearly visible. If people are actively prevented from using them they will end up dependent on unreliable lamppost chargers or other third party providers making EV ownership even more expensive and inconvenient particularly in an area like Chiswick which  has a large number of terraced houses with no front drive.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
A backward step on EVs	18/07/25 09:08:00	Mark Evans
Re:A backward step on EVs	18/07/25 09:38:00	Peter King
Re:Re:A backward step on EVs	18/07/25 09:55:00	Mark Evans
Re:Re:Re:A backward step on EVs	18/07/25 11:27:00	Mark Frost
Re:Re:Re:Re:A backward step on EVs	19/07/25 01:39:00	Peter Evans

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