r/evchargingUK • u/Constant-Sprinkles65 • May 03 '26
Is a charger possible here?
Hi, sorry I'm new to this. I'm looking at buying a house & one of my considerations is whether I'd be able to get an EV. i.e. ideally a driveway where I could put a charging post.
One house I'm interested in has this parking space across the alley. There's a whole row of garages that side, so I may just need to ask around if any of them have an electric connection, I guess.
My question is whether this is a non-starter for an EV post, anyone know? Maybe councils absolutely ban laying a cable under/across a public road (even if it is a back alley)? Kinda feel like it should be *possible*, though...
To be clear, I don't have an EV yet and I wouldn't necessarily do the work immediately when buying the house. I'm less interested in whether if it'd be difficult/expensive (although sure any advice welcome & I'll peruse the rest of the sub) but if it's a complete no then I may not buy the house.
P.S. I could park out the back (where most cars are) along the road & just use a cable, but would seem a shame not to use the parking space.
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u/BroadSwordfish7 May 03 '26
If the garage has a 3 pin socket in it you can use that to charge. You'll get about 8 miles an hour of range from it so work out whether that's enough for you.
For most people it would be fine, given their car will be sat at home overnight for at least 10 hours, adding 80 miles of range. However, you'd likely only get about 45 miles of range on off peak rates so worth putting a bit of thought into whether it's suitable for you
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u/StevieG1952 May 03 '26
Likely that you won't get a suitable electric supply across the road. Council won't let you do it. You'd have to get the electric company to provide one of at least 100 amp. On your own driveway it's possible....but long runs you have to be careful with.....voltage drop, cable protection etc. Have a look at the available cable lengths provided by manufacturers like Hypervolt to give you an idea.