Charging at home is the easiest and cheapest way to charge your EV and start your day with a fully-charged car – 80% of all EV owners do just this. New petrol and diesel cars and vans are set to be banned from sale in the UK in 2035 meaning more people are investing in EVs. So competition for public chargers is bound to increase. A home charger is the cheapest, most reliable and easiest way to charge your EV.

Anyone looking to have an EV charger fitted at home will ideally need off-road parking such as a driveway or garage which can be reached by a power source. The charger needs to be attached to a wall, garage or post. Loop will use the information you give us to determine the best position for your charger.

If your property is rented then you will have to speak to your landlord about getting an EV charger installed: a wall charger can increase the value of a home and will be an asset to future tenants.

Loop will consider many factors before deciding, along with our customer, on the best spot for your EV charger. Do you want your charger to be hidden out of sight or in public view? The position of the charging port on your EV, whether it's tethered or untethered and the length of the charging cable are also factors, as is the strength of your home wifi signal outside the home. All these points will be assessed before the best spot for your charger is chosen.

Some installers claim they can fit domestic EV chargers in a couple of hours but Loop always run the relevant checks and undertake a full assessment of your property before arriving to install your charger. Most installations take around half a day – we always ensure the cables are secure, safe and look good and show you know how to operate the charger before we leave.

EV chargers usually deliver around 7kW of power – over twice as much as a standard domestic socket which means faster charging.

Some businesses and a few homes have a three phase electrical supply which means a 22kW charger can be installed but the single phase AC supply in most UK homes means a 7kWh charger is the maximum charge. Charging times vary depending on make and model but most EVs take around five hours to be fully charged.

Tethered chargers come with a cable for a type 1/type 2 socket, so you won't need to keep a separate cable in the boot of your EV. However, once the industry moves away from this type of socket you could be left with unusable home charger. You also have a fixed cable length which you may need to tidy away when not in use.

An untethered charger looks neater but you may have to use your own cable. Most EVs have a cable included in the price, but a replacement costs around £100. Some customers find this option more flexible; if you need a different plug you won't have to buy a whole new charger but just a new cable.

Every installation we carry out includes ‘standard Installation’ criteria meaning the installation mustn’t require any groundworks, we will penetrate a wall up to 60cm thick, the chargepoint is fixed permanently to an external wall, the property has private off-street parking and we’ll cover up to 15 meters of cable. Any extra work on top of this will increase your charge but we will always discuss this with you before we begin work.

Please see HERE for full terms and conditions of our standard installation.