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Damn right I am.I can just see @Gavin John Hyde saying to himself, "how on earth is he taking that long! " ?
OZEV confirmed the grants will all but disappear in current form come March 22. the focus will instead be on shared chargers for hmos, apartment blocks etc.. it will take the smaller guys out of the equation. biggest install I have done to date is 10 chargers at one site. currently quoting for one at a company between 6 and 8 7kw chargers and 2 dc rapid chargers if dno permit them.There seems to be an expectation on here that the grant will end sometime soon, meanwhile we have various people in high up places demanding more money be invested in EV charging by the government - which will presumably be via grants.
Yep, did all that, so fingers crossed it should go through ?Damn right I am.
Just save all the files as pdfs and name them with customer surname and what it is.
Spreadsheet takes a few minutes, covering letter aswell.
I use EV comply not so much for generating it all in one file but its digital and I can just click save and add it to the required folder ready for submission.
Things you may have missed did you sign the covering letter even if an image of your signature?
Did you include proof you actually sent the dno form to the dno? copy of email will suffice or letter saying no works required and go ahead with install.
These are 2 things they have got a bit pedantic on of late.
OZEV confirmed the grants will all but disappear in current form come March 22. the focus will instead be on shared chargers for hmos, apartment blocks etc.. it will take the smaller guys out of the equation. biggest install I have done to date is 10 chargers at one site. currently quoting for one at a company between 6 and 8 7kw chargers and 2 dc rapid chargers if dno permit them.
OZEV have already announced and confirmed the grants are radically changing, in their view market is now mature and self sustaining for private households, ie if you can afford to lease, buy an EV at 30K+ you can afford a charge point.You’re much more in the loop on this than I am, but I’d be willing to bet grants will carry on for domestic installations post March 22. I’m not sure the market is mature enough to remove them yet and there seems to be a lot of political momentum behind EV’s at the moment.
Are you suggesting the grants will stop and it will just become a ‘free for all’ and no different from fitting an outside socket other than notifying DNO?
Well, not that I can afford an EV, they won't get my business. I have a policy of not buying (as far as I can) product which I then don't "own". Sadly it seems to be the way that lots of stuff is going - you "buy" something, but then find out that the manufacturer basically tells you what you can and can't do with it.One company who only sell direct and skip wholesalers will sell you a charger but to have the full smart features it will have to be installed and commissioned by an approved installer. if a non approved installer fits it then the smart features wont work, so why would the customer go to DIY dave?Other installers have indicated that anybody can buy the charger in a wholesaler but again the set up will require login info from the manufacturer which is only going to be given to those who have completed training on the products.
Exactly ... Would be so much easierSurely it would have been far better for the customer to be responsible for claiming any grants rather than the installer.
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