Electric vehicle charging points
The Council is receiving a lot of enquiries from residents wanting an electric vehicle charger installed in their street. The Council is not the Highway Authority, and has no powers to do this. The roads and footpaths across Hertfordshire are the responsibility of Hertfordshire County Council.
Hertfordshire County Council is in the process of considering whether or not to allow electric vehicle chargers to be installed in streets across Hertfordshire.
Residents may wish to talk directly to Hertfordshire County Council about this matter, or apply for an Electric Vehicle charger to be installed on their street. Such enquiries should be sent to evstrategy@hertfordshire.gov.uk
See also: 'Information on electric vehicle charging in Hertfordshire' (Herts County Council webpage).
Trial of electric vehicle cross-pavement charging cable
licence scheme
If your home doesn't have off-street parking, a cross-pavement channel would allow you to charge your electric vehicle (EV) without trailing a charging cable across the pavement.
In partnership with Hertfordshire County Council, St Albans City and District Council is trialling an electric vehicle cross-pavement charging scheme, for more information please see Electric vehicle cross-pavement charging cable licence scheme.
This is being delivered as part of the Hertfordshire County Council Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. Read more about this below.
Hertfordshire County Council Local Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund
Hertfordshire County Council have been awarded £6,735,000 to deliver accessible and conveniently located charge-points countywide, especially for residents without access to off-street parking, through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.
The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund is a UK government initiative aimed at:
• expanding the availability of electric vehicle charge-points across England
• helping people who depend on public charging to switch to an electric vehicle
Hertfordshire County Council recognise that you want more on-street charge-points near your homes, but on-street charge-points are more challenging to install, so locations are considered carefully.
A data-led approach is being taken involving local knowledge from districts and borough councils and the County Council are prioritising on-street chargers where:
• there are obvious gaps in existing provision and there is potential demand
• residents do not have access to driveways or off-street parking
• there are no nearby off-street car parks
• there are no existing publicly available charge-points within approximately 5 minutes walk or 400 metres
To find out more see Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.
You can help identify potential charge-point locations
Please see details here: Propose an electric vehicle charge point.
Electric charging points
The current electric vehicle (EV) charging network can be seen on zapmap. View it online or download their smartphone app.
Each point on the map includes:
- the types of plugs available
- how to pay
- how to report a fault - contact details for each provider.
Depending on where you are in St Albans District, you might find charging points in public or business car parks, petrol stations and on-street parking bays. Check for maximum stay limits or additional parking fees.
Government Grants for EV charging
Want to charge a vehicle at home? Are you an employer who would like to provide charging facilities for your staff? The Government offers the following grant schemes:
- Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme - to help you install a chargepoint at your home.
- Workplace charging scheme - to help you install a chargepoint for your employees or fleet. There are also grants for charities and small accommodation businesses.
- Plug-in Vehicle Grant - This should be automatically applied by your car dealer if you buy or lease an electric vehicle.
There are also tax benefits for fleet and business electric vehicles which include Benefit in Kind, vehicle excise duty, salary sacrifice schemes and capital allowance.
Express Interest in a local charging point
Would you like to purchase an electric vehicle, or have one already, but don't have any chargers near you? Please register your interest for a local charging point using the contact form below.
Before completing this form you will be asked to tick to confirm that you have read, understand and agree to the our privacy notice.
Express interest in a local charging point
Rent your EV Chargerwww.co-charger.com
We are aware of a number of websites which enable residents an opportunity to rent their off-road EV charger to others. These include Zap Map Peer-to-Peer Network, Co-Charger and Justpark.com
Use an electric car club vehicle
Two Enterprise car club vehicles are parked behind Ladbrokes on St Peters Street for quick access. To hire one, simply register to use the scheme, unlock it with a mobile app, then drive away. You can pay by the hour or day through the app.