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Originally Posted by Bibio
Scotland has had a massive boost to charging places but i have still to see any onstreet residential charging points.
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Originally Posted by Sir Trev
Same here in South Bucks, and bizarrely the two chargers installed at my local Morrisons were ripped out after just a few months... I've not noticed any chargers in our public carparks either, so lots to do around here too.
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Councils seem to go for chargers in their car parks in response to the need for chargers for those without a drive. I think they see that as a good thing as it puts cars off the street and into car parks, improving road space. My council has installed chargers in 10 car parks now, with some being specifically for residents, others a more mixed use. Part of one large car park in the middle of an area of terraced houses has become a 'charging hub' with 16 chargers (32 plugs) for slow (e.g overnight) charging and two rapid chargers for a quick top-up) All within 5 minutes walk of 200+ houses. Its a start and no doubt lessons will be learned about how effective this model is.