The Workplace Charging Scheme helps eligible organisations fit chargepoints in parking they provide for staff and fleet vehicles. It is not a grant to open a public rapid hub, and it is not a blank cheque for customer bays at a shop. The live GOV.UK page sets who may apply, how many sockets are covered and the voucher value. Read that page before you paint 'EV' on every space in the car park.
Workplace Charging Scheme and staff parking and the written scope
Claiming the cap and then letting the public use the sockets can breach the spirit and the rules of the scheme. Price the supply for the bays you will really run.
The expensive shortcut on workplace Charging Scheme and staff parking
The mistake is a forecourt design submitted as a workplace claim, or a landlord applying without the tenant who actually employs the staff.
Handover when workplace Charging Scheme and staff parking is the issue
The quote should name the bays, the users, the socket count and the scheme page the applicant is relying on.
Workplace Charging Scheme and staff parking
If visitors, customers or the general public are the intended users, you are in a different project: private wiring, perhaps a commercial operator, and planning rules for public charging. Staff bays can sit beside that, but the voucher follows the scheme tests.
- Staff and fleet, not passing trade
- Check the live cap
- Match power to the shift pattern
- Keep customer bays out of the claim if the rules say so
What a survey must prove about workplace Charging Scheme and staff parking
Draw a plan that marks staff spaces separately from customer spaces. Say whether vans go home or sleep on site. The electrical design follows the overnight pattern, not the maximum number of vouchers.
Frequently asked questions
Can staff charge private cars?
Often yes if they are entitled workplace users and your policy allows it. Confirm the current scheme wording.
Can we charge the public in the evening?
Do not assume a workplace voucher allows a public service after hours. Check the conditions.
Is RFID required?
The scheme may not demand it. You may still want access control so sockets are not abused.
What if we have no off-street staff parking?
Then there is nothing to equip. On-street bays outside the gate are a highways matter.
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How this guide was prepared
This guide was written by the Local EV Installers Editorial Team. We compare official guidance, legislation and established consumer information, separate general information from project-specific advice, and show publication dates and sources. We do not accept installer accreditation claims at face value.