The Government has published new regulations for public electric vehicle charge points, which aim to improve the charging experience for electric vehicle drivers.
Priorities in the regulations include better reliability, clearer pricing, contactless payments and open data.
The regulations state that public charge points must take contactless payment within one year from the date the new regulations come into force.
A charge point operator must, within two years of the regulations coming into force, ensure that a person using any of its charge points is able to pay using a payment service provided by a third party roaming provider.
The regulations state that the network of rapid charge points must be, on average, reliable for 99% of the time. This must be in effect within two years from the regulations.
Regarding pricing, a charge point operator must ensure that the total price for charging an electric vehicle through a public charge point is clearly displayed in pence per kilowatt hour either on the charge point or through a separate device which does not require a person to have entered into a pre-existing contract with the charge point operator.
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