A new law has been announced which affects all households without driveways across the UK. A change in the rules for charging EVs at home will make it ‘easier and cheaper’ for both renters and for those who don’t have a private driveway.

The new law will make it mandatory for leaseholders to install EV charge points in covered car parks. It will also scrap planning permission rules on pavement charging points, which the Government says will save drivers £250 in application fees, while allowing EV owners to access lower, standard domestic electricity prices.

It will be welcome news for EV drivers, who at the same time will be expected to foot the bill for a new EV road tax, or Electric Vehicle Excise Duty, to give it the proper name, which will see electric drivers charged 3p per mile

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