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Shake-up will help UK motorists without driveways to charge EVs
UK NewsBusiness•April 21, 2026 at 6:10 PMNational

Shake-up will help UK motorists without driveways to charge EVs

By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Green light likely for law allowing automatic approval for pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-upUK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public EV chargers to 5%Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels.The government has promised to pass legislation this summer that will allow motorists to run power cables through a charging “gully” built into the pavement outside their home without the need for planning permission. Continue reading...

Green light likely for law allowing automatic approval for pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-up

Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels.

The government has promised to pass legislation this summer that will allow motorists to run power cables through a charging “gully” built into the pavement outside their home without the need for planning permission.

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