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Budget 2026 · checked 3 November 2026

What the Budget means for charging without a driveway

The 28 October Budget announced further charging-cost support. It does not open a council channel scheme or replace highway permission.

Public charging support from spring 2027

The government announced £100 million over two years to reduce costs at local, lower-powered public chargers in Great Britain. It expects around £150 a year in average savings for drivers who rely on this charging. This is future support, not an individual payment or a discount available at every charger today. DfT will publish the next steps.

Domestic tariffs at public chargers are still a proposal

An industry taskforce will explore “tariff porting”: using a home electricity tariff at certain public chargers. No general resident sign-up or start date is confirmed. Do not assume you can already use a cheap home tariff at a public charging point.

Use the actual tariff in your cost comparison

The Budget announces an extension of temporary 0% VAT on qualifying domestic electricity in Great Britain until July 2027. That does not make a public charging tariff a domestic supply. Compare your actual home and public prices, parking charges and subscriptions, and recheck future prices when the support details are published.

Keep the household charger grant separate

The national on-street household grant still offers 75% of eligible chargepoint purchase and installation costs, up to £500, with funding confirmed until 31 March 2027. Obtain the required permissions and OZEV eligibility confirmation before charger installation. The new public-charging package is not an additional household channel grant.

For a full vehicle-ownership budget, the Budget also confirms the previously announced mileage-based eVED charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars from April 2028. It is not a new charge for using a pavement channel. Our workbook’s illustrative charging comparison is not a forecast of your total motoring costs.

Treasury public-charging announcement · Budget 2026: energy and motoring measures · Current household grant rules

Council EV charging guides

On-street home-charging rules by authority

Check whether each council currently offers a permanent pavement channel, limited trial, enquiry route, protected temporary-cable route, planned scheme or no permitted private route.

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