EV chargers sized to your actual supply, with the network operator told, wired for a Broadstairs winter.

What is included

• 7kW single-phase charger (or 22kW three-phase where the property has a three-phase supply, uncommon in Broadstairs) from an OZEV-approved model list, with the OZEV Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant paperwork prepared if you qualify
• Dedicated 32A radial from the main consumer unit or a sub-board, in T&E sized for run length and thermal grouping
• Type A or Type B RCD protection as required for the specific charger model, or the charger's own built-in DC leakage detection where the manufacturer specifies that route
• Load management module wired to the incoming meter tails where the property is on a shared or 60A main, so the charger throttles automatically when the oven and shower are on together
• We tell the network operator, and where the total load is larger we get its approval before work starts
• Full commissioning test, connection to the customer's home Wi-Fi or 4G module, and a walk-through of the charger's app on the day

OZEV grant, in short

The OZEV EV Chargepoint Grant is not the old plug-in grant. It applies to renters and flat owners with dedicated off-street parking, and to landlords installing on a rented property, and pays up to £350 towards a socketed chargepoint installed by an OZEV-authorised installer. Owner-occupier houses no longer qualify, but the grant remains the main route for the buy-to-let landlord market and for the flats above Broadstairs seafront where a dedicated bay was allocated by the developer.

Broadstairs specifics that change the design

• Kingsgate and North Foreland larger properties. Detached homes on these roads often have 100A cutouts, sometimes three-phase. Headroom is comfortable, and a 7kW charger drops in without load management, though on a household running an ASHP or induction range we still fit it because winter peaks catch out even generous supplies.
• St Peter's and Broadstairs town centre semis. Frequently on 60A or 80A cutouts. A 7kW charger takes 30A on its own; a shower can take 40A. Load management can decide whether the network operator needs to approve the install first. We size it before we quote.
• Victorian villa street parking. On roads where the parking bay is across the pavement, the charger cannot legally trail a cable over public footpath. Options are a bollard-mounted unit on the front boundary with a compliant cable channel, or a gully cover system agreed with Kent County Council highways. We flag this at quote, since some Victoria Parade addresses cannot be legally installed at all without a cross-pavement solution.
• Seafront salt corrosion. Chargers within a few streets of the bays get an IP65-rated model as a minimum, marine-grade stainless fixings, and glands oriented so any driven rain runs off. Standard mild-steel bracket kits corrode inside two winters.

Telling the network operator

The network operator for Kent is South Eastern Power Networks, part of UK Power Networks. We tell them about every charger we fit, and larger installs, such as a three-phase charger or a home that already has solar or a heat pump, need their approval before work starts. We check before we quote and deal with the paperwork for you.

How the day runs

Power off at 09:00, board opened, new 32A RCBO landed. Cable pulled through the planned route, glanded at the charger position. Charger fixed to a suitable substrate (front-elevation brick, drive-side post, or garage wall) at the height agreed. Commissioning: earth-fault-loop tested at the charger, RCD or DC-leakage function verified, app pairing, live vehicle test if one is on site. Documentation: EIC, manufacturer commissioning cert, OZEV grant claim if applicable, network operator told.

Indicative pricing

• £850 to £1,000 - 7kW charger, straightforward run under 5m from board to bracket, no load management
• £1,000 to £1,200 - typical Victorian villa with a 10 to 15m run through voids and one small chase, load management module included
• £1,200 to £1,400 - larger property, integrated with existing solar and battery, three-phase or network operator approval needed

Excludes the charger itself if a specific model is customer-supplied outside our OZEV list. The OZEV grant, where applicable, is deducted at invoice.

Compliance in short

Work is completed to BS 7671:2018 Amendment 2:2022, including Section 722 for EV charging installations. We tell the network operator on every install. OZEV grant paperwork handled where the customer qualifies.