It appears that the EVHS grant will be removed this time next year and re-directed to the rental and leasehold side of the domestic sector. It will be interesting to see the effects of this on the private owner side. If the intent of government is to retain so-called smart charger roll-out then the cheaper dumb chargers will have to be outlawed! With the grant of only £350, clients already see the dumb chargers as a viable option.
It’s the grant that has stopped me getting involved with installing EV charging points, even as a one man band if I started installing EV charging points as my main occupation I could easily be owed over £15k or more by OLEV at any one time. Then if there were any issues raised about paperwork payments could be withheld.
If I could be assured that I could take a deposit to cover the design and dealing with the DNO to get the supply upgraded if required, then collect payment in full of each individual customer upon completion of the work onsite I would pay to do the City and Guilds course, then get my self set up.
However I don’t feel there is sufficient incentive for electricians to get involved at this time, plus I rarely see a supply in a home that is suitable for installing an EV charger, so there’s enough work sorting things out with the DNO without the added work of dealing with OLEV only to have them delaying payment.
It’s the grant that has stopped me getting involved with installing EV charging points, even as a one man band if I started installing EV charging points as my main occupation I could easily be owed over £15k or more by OLEV at any one time. Then if there were any issues raised about paperwork payments could be withheld.
If I could be assured that I could take a deposit to cover the design and dealing with the DNO to get the supply upgraded if required, then collect payment in full of each individual customer upon completion of the work onsite I would pay to do the City and Guilds course, then get my self set up.
However I don’t feel there is sufficient incentive for electricians to get involved at this time, plus I rarely see a supply in a home that is suitable for installing an EV charger, so there’s enough work sorting things out with the DNO without the added work of dealing with OLEV only to have them delaying payment.
