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Did you know that you can get a financial contribution towards the upfront costs of electric vehicle charge point equipment? The UK Government have grant schemes in place for businesses and homeowners who want to install charge points, in a bid to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and accelerate towards being a Net-Zero country by 2050.
There are two types of grants available and both provide up to £350 per charge point socket. Keep reading to find out which OZEV (Office of Zero Emissions) grant is best for you and how to apply for it.
The OZEV WCS is the grant scheme specifically designed for businesses and organisations who want to install EV charge points. It is a voucher-based scheme that has the potential to save you up to £14,000 on charge point equipment, with a maximum of 40 charge point sockets per company and a maximum contribution of £350 per charge point. Eligibility of the WCS grant is based on the applicant being a registered business, charity, public authority or public sector organisation, having dedicated off-street parking and permission to install charge points, as well as being able to declare a need for EV charge point equipment.
As the applicant, you must complete this online application form yourself, using the online application portal. Within the application, you’ll need to give various information including:
Once your application has been confirmed as successful, your unique voucher will be generated. Your voucher will either be shown on your screen immediately or will be sent via email within 5 working days. Your voucher will be valid for 6 months.
The WCS voucher can only be redeemed with a WCS authorised installer (that’s us!). We’ll ask to see your voucher before carrying out any installations to double-check your eligibility.
After a successful installation of your new charge points, we’ll submit your voucher to begin the redemption process. You can leave this step with us, we’ll submit all the paperwork needed to make it a quick and smooth process.
You’ll receive an email confirming the claim information we’ve inputted and the total grant amount. If something doesn’t look quite right, we’ll have 7 days to amend it.
The OZEV will make a payment to us on your behalf, for the total grant amount. We will then be able to invoice you the discounted amount for your charge point.
The OZEV EV Chargepoint Grant provides up to 75% towards the upfront costs of installing EV smart charge points at domestic properties (homes & flats), with a maximum value of £350 per charge point socket, across the UK. This grant has replaced the previous Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), as of April 2022, and is specifically for flat owner-occupiers, people living within rented properties and landlords (which includes housing associations & building owners).
There are specific requirements that have to be met in order for an applicant to be successful for the grant. These vary depending on if you are a landlord or a flat owner-occupier and those living in rented properties.
Landlords, housing associations or building owners
Full eligibility for landlords can be found here.
Renters & flat owner-occupiers
The OZEV EV Chargepoint grant application can only be made by OZEV approved installers (like us!) on your behalf. If you are wanting to make an application, get in touch with a member of the team and the process will begin:
1. One of the team will get in touch to begin the application process. They will verify with you that you have a vehicle and property that meet the EVHS requirements.
2. We will then conduct a site survey to ensure that your property is suitable for installation.
3. Once you’ve decided on your charge point equipment and the installation has taken place, we’ll require some information from you to complete an installation form. You’ll need to verify that the information is correct and sign the form.
4. We will then invoice you the reduced price.
5. From here on, you can leave it with us! Our team will fill out a grant claim form and process all the necessary paperwork.
6. The OZEV will then reimburse us for the grant amount.
Easy as that!
We are proud to be an OZEV approved installer. If you’re ready to begin your OZEV grant application, get in touch today either online or by phone on 0330 002 1154.
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Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6NG. UK
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The smart EV charge point company
enquiries@efaraday.co.uk
0330 002 1154
Aviation House, Swordfish Way,
Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6NG. UK
Registered office is Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, CT1 3DN
Company registration number 12983787
©2024 eFaraday. All rights reserved.