In article ,
Theo wrote:
charles wrote:
In article , Theo
wrote:
We already have a solution for this - it's what happens with dropped
kerbs. If you want a dropped kerb outside your house you ask the
council for permission, pay the fee, their contractor comes and
makes it for you.

You could imagine the same principle for charge points - apply to
the council, council electrician comes and installs approved charge
point in the road, wired in to your electricity supply, council
makes good the pavement. You get a proper 32A (or whatever) fast
charging point outside your house.

But you don't have a reserved parking space outside your house.

But you do get a reserved space outside your house if you get a dropped
kerb installed. OK you aren't supposed to park on it, but it is
effectively reserved for your use (to come and go to your drive) -
people aren't allowed to park in it and so it reserves a little bit of
your street.

If you have a driveway, why would you park on the street?

The issue of 'reserving' a bit of public infrastructure for your sole
use would go away if the charging points were on a public charging
network as it wouldn't be your reserved space any more.

At one time, there were parking meters at every bay where anyone could
park. Not going to cost that much more to do the same with charging points?

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