Shake-up will help UK motorists without driveways to charge EVs

Charging cars at home is cheaper than using public charge points, due to VAT levels. However, many would-be EV owners have no off-street parking which makes it impractical to charge cars outside their homes. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Households without off-street parking could soon be able to charge their electric vehicles from home under new government plans to help households cut their need for expensive fossil fuels.

The government has promised to pass legislation this summer that will allow motorists to run power cables through a charging “gully” built into the pavement outside their home without the need for planning permission.