EV Home Charger & Channel Installation in Reading
Safely charge your car at home even if you have street parking with our home EV charging channel.
The total install price is typically £832 + VAT. You claim back £350 by applying for the new government grant.
Save around £1,100 per year compared to using public charging.
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Three easy steps to get your Kerbo Charge install in Reading
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Enter your details in the form below
We then email you the completed Reading Council application form for your signature
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Pay Reading council for your installation and get it scheduled.
The total install cost is typically £832 + VAT
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Start charging from home safely
Save around £25 per single charge compared to using public charge points!
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Charge your electric car at home in Reading, even without a driveway
Reading, a town in Berkshire, is becoming more accommodating to electric vehicle owners as public charging networks expand and home charging becomes a popular option for many residents.
For those living in suburban areas like Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, or Caversham, where homes often have driveways or garages, installing a home charger is both convenient and cost-effective.
The council’s efforts to support on-street charging options are vital too, especially in urban areas like Central Reading, East Reading, West Reading, and parts of Southcote, where terraced housing and flats are common, as many homes don’t have private driveways and rely on on-street parking.
Our cross-pavement channel allows residents to install a cable gully into the pavement outside their home and easily charge on the street without causing hazards, and you can save around £1,100 per year compared to using public charging.
Reading Borough Council kicked off a trial of Kerbo Charge in 2023 and is now accepting applications from all Reading residents.
If you’d like a Kerbo Charge installation in Reading, simply download the application form and send to the email address on the form.
Installations in Reading
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"It's very easy to use, looks smart and solved a tricky problem of charging our car in the street in Newbury."
Stephen, Newbury
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"The Kerbo Charge team and Volker Highways did a great job installing the cable channel in the pavement, even repairing a dip in the pavement whilst doing so."
Jamie, Reading
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"Simple, neat charging solution from a great team"
Grace, Milton Keynes
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"Absolutely game changing"
David, Milton Keynes
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"Kerbo Charge has been the perfect answer for my EV charging cable needs."
KFH, Hitchin
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"I'm delighted with it and was supported every step of the way"
Sharon, Milton Keynes
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"I can now charge at home at any time of the day"
Mark Crawford, Wolverton
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"The self closing ‘Utube’ is brilliant"
Bryan, Milton Keynes
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"EV Charging Made Easy"
Darren, Milton Keynes
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"Kerbo Charge has meant that I can charge whenever works for me, and I dont need to worry about having the cable out for extended periods of time."
Alex, Wandsworth, London
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"Great product, does exactly what it needs to do, guides and protects my EV charging cable across the pavement and protects the public from tripping over."
John Richards, Dunstable
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"Saved hundreds of pounds vs charging at work or public chargers in the few months it's been installed."
Jamie, Reading
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Being able to charge our car from home has reduced our charging costs by about 75% and we no longer have to sit and wait in a cafe to charge the car. Total Win Win!!!
Joanne, Bolton
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![Within a few hours the channel was installed, cleanly and professionally.]()
Within a few hours the channel was installed, cleanly and professionally.
David, Bolton
How it works for Reading residents
Using a public charger for a single charge can be around £25 more expensive than at home (source: Zap Map), meaning many people are taking risks and having to find alternative solutions when they don’t have a driveway. These photos show how our solution makes charging easy for residents with street parking.
Simple.
Residents plug into their home charger, feed the EV cable through the cross-pavement channel and plug into their vehicle on-street.
Safe.
The channel is completely flush which ensures there are no trip hazards for pedestrians using the footpath. It’s heel-safe too!
Secure.
Insert your cable and the specially designed lid snaps down behind just like a zip.
Frequently asked questions from Reading residents
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Our duct takes the Type 2 cable, which is the standard cable for all UK electric cars.
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Most charging cables are long enough to reach either one space up or one space down from directly outside your house. Still taken? We find most residents just wait until the space becomes free and then move their car over.
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We can install in to bitumen, paving stones, and brick surfaces.
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Although the channel is strong enough to withstand the pressure of any UK vehicle, we do not install across roads because it’s not entirely safe for you to be positioned in the roadway while you insert and remove your charging cable.
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It is possible but not recommended - it involves ground excavation and laying of a concrete base which is often undesirable due to the permanent removal of green space.
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Yes, we can provide both the duct and the wall mounted charging unit, or just the duct.
Reading Town Centre: RG1
South Reading: RG2, RG30, RG31
West Reading: RG30, RG31
East Reading: RG4, RG6
North Reading: RG7, RG8
Southcote: RG3
Tilehurst: RG31
Woodley: RG5, RG7, RG8
Earley: RG6
Caversham: RG4
Sonning: RG4
Wokingham: RG40, RG41
Bracknell: RG42
Henley-on-Thames: RG9