No driveway? You can still charge from home in Reading.
Our purpose-built EV charging channel lets you charge your car right outside your home, while keeping everything neat, discreet and neighbour-friendly.
- New lower price - A typical install now costs £675 (reduced from £999). Reading Borough Council will quote your exact price during the order journey.
- Up to £500 off your charger - You can take £500 off the cost of your home charger with the government grant for households with on-street parking.
- Reading-ready savings - Charging at home can save you up to £4,000 a year compared with public charging. Check your savings with our calculator.
- Built for Reading's neighbourhoods - Engineered to blend in unobtrusively and stand up to everyday use.
Charge your electric car at home in Reading, even without a driveway
Reading is becoming an easier place to own an electric vehicle, with public charging expanding and more residents choosing to charge at home.
In suburbs like Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley and Caversham, many homes have a driveway or garage, so installing a home charger is simple and cost-effective.
But in Central, East and West Reading and parts of Southcote, terraced homes and flats often have no off-street parking. That is where on-street home charging makes the biggest difference.
Our cross-pavement channel sets a cable gully into the pavement outside your home, so you can charge on the street safely and save around £4,000 a year compared with public charging.
Reading Borough Council started a Kerbo Charge trial in 2023 and is now accepting applications from all Reading residents.
Live in Reading? Apply now and start saving on every charge.
Apply nowHow it works for Reading residents
A discreet, modern way to bring charging to your doorstep, without cluttering pavements or changing the character of Reading's neighbourhoods.
1
Simple.
Plug into your home charger, feed the EV cable through the cross-pavement channel and plug into your vehicle on-street.
2
Safe.
The channel is completely flush which ensures there are no trip hazards for pedestrians using the footpath. It's heel-safe too!
3
Secure.
Insert your cable and the specially designed lid snaps down behind just like a zip.
Getting started
- 1Place your order
We check your property is suitable, then guide you through the grant application.
- 2We schedule your install
Once your grant is approved, we apply for your install permit and book your installation.
- 3Start charging from home
Save around £25 per charge compared with using public charge points.
What our customers say
"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."
"Saved hundreds of pounds vs charging at work or public chargers in the few months it's been installed."
"It's very easy to use, looks smart and solved a tricky problem of charging our car in the street in Newbury."
"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."
"I'm delighted with it and was supported every step of the way"
"I can now charge at home at any time of the day"
What areas in Reading can I get Kerbo Charge?
Not on the list?
Check your postcode- Reading Town CentreRG1
- South ReadingRG2RG30RG31
- West ReadingRG30RG31
- East ReadingRG4RG6
- North ReadingRG7RG8
- SouthcoteRG3
- TilehurstRG31
- WoodleyRG5RG7RG8
- EarleyRG6
- CavershamRG4
- SonningRG4
- WokinghamRG40RG41
- BracknellRG42
- Henley-on-ThamesRG9