EV home charging · Coventry

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Coventry?

Coventry publishes two distinct home-to-street charging trials. Its current Trojan Home page links to provider pre-registration for a trial capped at 20 installations, with no upfront installation charge but a £50 monthly subscription for 36 months. The older gully trial page gives an elapsed 2025/26 end date and does not establish an open general gully application.

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Current scheme status

Limited application scheme

Trojan Home trial registration; separate older gully trial

Where the scheme applies

Coventry highway authority area; individual site and availability checks apply

Published cost position

Trojan: no upfront installation charge, but £50/month subscription for 36 months (£1,800)

Funding position

The Trojan subscription is separate from a conventional cable-channel installation. Confirm the contract and any grant eligibility directly; do not assume the national embedded-channel grant applies to this system.

Your practical route

What to do next in Coventry

The correct order matters: do not buy a channel or arrange pavement work before the authority confirms the route.

Choose the correct Coventry trialThe Trojan Home route uses a flat pavement charging unit powered from the household supply. It is different from the self-closing cable-gully trial described on the council’s previous page.
Check capacity and the commitmentThe Trojan page advertises first-come, first-served places, capped at 20 installations. Confirm a place and read the 36-month subscription terms; £50 a month totals £1,800 before electricity.
Obtain individual installation approvalUse the provider pre-registration form linked by the council and wait for its survey and acceptance. Registration is not a confirmed place. The council says Trojan installs and maintains the equipment on its behalf; do not arrange private pavement works.
Confirm what follows the trialThe council expects the Trojan trial to conclude by the end of the 2026/27 financial year, while also describing a minimum 12-month trial and a 36-month subscription. Ask how those periods affect your start date, continuation and cancellation rights before signing.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

A maximum of 20 Trojan trial installations; a place is not guaranteed
The 36-month subscription is a real commitment despite no upfront installation charge
The older cable-gully trial is not a verified open citywide installation route

Does Coventry offer a free permanent pavement gully?

The current Trojan offer has no upfront installation charge, but it includes a £50 monthly subscription for 36 months. It is a different system from the older gully trial, whose published expected end date has passed. Confirm present availability, contract terms and the proposed equipment before applying.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

Source last checked: 3 November 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.