# End to free EV charging in the UK?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/end-to-free-ev-charging-in-the-uk/6230>\
**Category:** Battery & Chargers\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/end-to-free-ev-charging-in-the-uk/6230 "2016-07-18T09:04:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tmark938](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tmark938](https://community.electricforum.com/u/tmark938)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/end-to-free-ev-charging-in-the-uk/6230/1 "2016-07-18T09:04:07Z")

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It looks as though we may be nearing the end of free EV charging in the UK a lot quicker than many had expected. At the end of the day we all knew this would happen but this soon?

Full article:-

[End to free charging for electric car users | Daily Mail Online](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3693359/End-free-charging-electric-car-users-surge-popularity-environmentally-friendly-vehicles-leads-service-stations-unable-cope.html)

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/end-to-free-ev-charging-in-the-uk/6230/2 "2016-07-18T09:32:12Z")

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Well Well Well Welcome to reality 😃

How long did the Public expect the free lunch to last?

Rodney

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**Author:** ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/end-to-free-ev-charging-in-the-uk/6230/3 "2016-07-18T13:27:48Z")

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A lot longer than they are going to get lol