Why install charge points for your business?

Significant changes are taking place in the Office for Zero-Emission Vehicles (OZEV) home and workplace charge point schemes next year. The new criteria came into force on 1 April 2022 and have major implications for homeowners, landlords, and small business owners, especially in the accommodation sector.

The headline amendments are to the eligibility criteria for the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) and Homecharge Grant Scheme (EVHS). From 1 April 2022 the WCS is available to B&Bs, small accommodation businesses, SMEs, charities and owners of commercially let premises.

This will mean, for example, that the owner of a holiday cottage can claim up to £350 off the cost of a charging socket, and it can be used by guests staying on the premises; previously they could only claim if the charge point was being used by their own staff.

Landlords, social housing providers and owners of apartment blocks can also claim an EV Charge Point Grant. This is a major change and will take the sole responsibility for installing a chargepoint in an apartment away from individual flat owners. The EV Charge Point Grant will also cease to be available for house owners with off-street parking - it can still be claimed by people who rent their homes or those who live in flats.

How will this benefit your business?

The full details of the new criteria are outlined below.

For Workplaces

A grant of up to £350 is available per socket
A maximum grant of up to £14,000 is permitted
Applicants must be registered with Companies House or have a VAT registration
Workplaces must be able to provide private parking reserved for staff or fleet use only

For small accommodation businesses and charities

A grant of up to £350 grant is available per socket
A maximum grant of up to £14,000 is permitted with a limit of 40 applications
Applicants must be a registered charity or, if an accommodation business, employ less than 250 employees
Accommodation providers and charities must be able to provide off-street parking but staff and visitors are permitted to use the charge points

For owners of commercially let properties

A grant of up to £350 is available per socket
A maximum grant of up to £35,000 is permitted with a limit of 100 applications
Applicants must be a registered business or public authority. If they are a private entity, they may be registered with Companies House, have VAT registration, or be a private registered provider of social housing
The property must be a commercially let unit and have associated parking with it
The charge point must be installed in private parking space that is reserved for staff or fleet use only

For SMEs

A grant of up to £850 is available per parking bay
A maximum grant of up to £15,000 is permitted per building with a limit of 5 applications
Grants will also be given towards supporting infrastructure to allow a charge point to be installed at a later date, up to £500 per bay is available
Applicants must be registered with Companies House or have a VAT registration
Businesses must employ less than 250 employees
The charge point must be installed with private parking
A minimum of five bays should be set aside for EV charging however only one must have a charge point installed

Building owners, including landlords and social housing providers

A grant of up to £350 per socket is available
A maximum grant of up to £70,000 is permitted with a limit of 200 applications
Applicants must be a registered business or a public authority. If they are a private entity, they may be registered with Companies House, have VAT registration, or be a private registered provider of social housing.
The property must have associated private parking. There is no limit as to how many charge point sockets can be installed in each property within the overall maximum grant available

Owners of apartment blocks

A grant of up to £30,000 is available per building
A limit of 30 applications is permitted per year per applicant.
The grant available per application will depend on how many parking bays can be provided with a charge point socket, a grant of up to £850 is available per bay
Grants of up to £500 per bay will also be provided for supporting infrastructure to allow a charge point to be installed at a later date Applicants must be a registered business or a public authority. If they are a private entity, they may be registered with Companies House, have VAT registration, or be a private registered provider of social housing
The property must have associated private parking. There is no limit as to how many charge point sockets can be installed in each property within the overall £30,000 grant per property
A minimum of five bays must be set aside for EV charging with at least one of which has a working charge point installed

What Products are Available?

We offer a variety of charge points for your workplace/fleet. Each charge point comes with its own management system to allow you to have control over the charging behaviour.