Bronze
£12/mo
Billed annually at £144Save 20%
Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
EV charger installation in Colchester
Lighting Electrical fits 7.4kW EV chargers for homes and small businesses in Colchester, Witham, Maldon and nearby Essex towns. Lighting Electrical remains responsible for the work and we quote, install and test the chargepoint ourselves.
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi KotorriElectrician · NAPIT
Who books an EV charger in Essex
- People in Colchester, Witham, Maldon, Wivenhoe, Tiptree and the nearby towns book this work when a car needs a dedicated chargepoint at the house or small premises.
- You have taken delivery of a plug in car and need a 7.4kW chargepoint on the driveway, garage wall or parking bay rather than a three pin socket.
- A tenant, staff member or visitor needs a chargepoint on a private bay. We fit the unit, label the circuit and leave the paperwork for the property.
- The car is already here but the existing board or cable cannot carry a dedicated charger. We check the board first and say what the circuit needs.
What the installation covers
This is what a typical 7.4kW home chargepoint visit covers, and what stays off the list unless the written quote names it.
Included when agreed
- A look at the consumer unit, earthing and the proposed wall or post before we order the unit
- Supply and fitting of a 7.4kW single phase chargepoint on a dedicated circuit
- Cable, isolation, RCD protection and labelling for that circuit
- Testing of the circuit and the chargepoint, then a certificate for the work
- A walk through of how to start a charge and how to isolate the unit
Not included automatically
- A new consumer unit, a three phase supply or a network upgrade at the street
- Groundworks, a new driveway post base or making good plaster and brick beyond the fixing
- A 22kW unit, a forklift charger or a commercial bank of bays
What happens on the day
We arrive, fit the chargepoint on the quoted circuit and leave you with a working unit and the certificate.
- 01
Arrival and a last look at the run
We check the board, the earth, the wall or post and the cable path we priced. If the run has changed we stop and give a new written figure before we cut in.
- 02
Fitting the chargepoint
We isolate the board, run the dedicated circuit, mount the 7.4kW unit and terminate the tails. The old three pin lead is left out of the circuit.
- 03
Test, first charge and paperwork
We test the circuit and the unit, start a charge if the car is on site, then hand over the certificate and show you the isolator.
What an EV charger costs
A 7.4kW EV charger installation starts from £750. That starting price is for a standard single phase home chargepoint where the consumer unit and cable run are suitable.
- The starting price covers the chargepoint, the usual cable run and testing. A longer run, a new circuit or extra earth work is priced on the written quote.
- We do not treat the figure as a fixed total. We confirm the price in writing before we book the day.
- Calls are answered any time. Booked fitting takes place in opening hours unless you book emergency electrician cover.
What you get
You are left with a working 7.4kW chargepoint, a marked circuit and a clear note of any board or network work that sat outside the visit.
- A chargepoint ready for the stated use
- The 7.4kW unit is live on its own circuit, tested, and ready for overnight charging at the house or the private bay we priced.
- Property and network changes stay explicit
- If the board, earth or the street supply needs extra work, that sits on the written quote as its own line rather than being folded into the charger price.
Official EV charging guidance
GOV.UK sets out how a chargepoint joins the electricity network and how a smart home unit must behave.
- Connecting a chargepoint to the networkThe government note on connecting an EV chargepoint to the electricity network, including when the district network operator must be told.
- Smart chargepoint regulationsThe government guidance on smart chargepoint rules for domestic units sold and fitted in Great Britain.
Why customers choose Lighting Electrical
You deal with us from the written price to the certificate. Lighting Electrical is NAPIT registered and we stay on the job until the chargepoint has had its first test charge.
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Electrical maintenance plans in Colchester
Three yearly plans. Bronze takes 5 percent off labour and certificates and includes one free safety certificate. Silver doubles that to 10 percent and adds next day priority. Gold takes 15 percent off, runs to three free safety certificates a year, and adds same day priority booking with two emergency call outs.
Silver
Popular£20/mo
Billed annually at £240Save 20%
Double the discount, next-day priority, and a free safety certificate each year.
- 10% off labour
- 10% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
- Next day priority
Gold
£31/mo
Billed annually at £372Save 20%
Best rates, same-day priority booking, three free safety certificates a year.
- 15% off labour
- 15% off certificates
- Free safety certificates, 3 times a year
- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from Lighting Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by Lighting Electrical; they are not all presented as EV charger installation work.
EV charger fitting near Colchester
Chargepoints go on driveways in Stanway, Tiptree and Great Horkesley, in Heybridge and Maldon, and in Kelvedon, Coggeshall and Witham.
EV charger questions
These are the questions we get before a home chargepoint booking in Colchester and the surrounding towns.
How much does a 7.4kW EV charger cost?+
EV charger installation for a 7.4kW unit starts from £750. A longer cable run, a new circuit at the board or extra earth work is added on the written quote.
— Valandi Kotorri
Do I need a new fuse board for a charger?+
Not always. Many Colchester and Witham houses can take a dedicated charger on the existing consumer unit. If the board is full or lacks the right RCD, we price a board change separately from £450.
— Valandi Kotorri
Will you deal with the electricity network?+
We tell you when the chargepoint needs a notice or an upgrade at the street. Network work is not inside the £750 starting price.
Can you fit a charger on a rented house?+
Yes, with the landlord's say so. We leave the circuit marked and the certificate with the property so the next tenant can see what was fitted.
Do you fit commercial or forklift chargers on this visit?+
The 7.4kW unit here is for a house or small premises. Forklift charger installation starts from £700 and is a separate booking.
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Say where the car parks and what the board looks like, and the 7.4kW chargepoint gets a starting figure.