Electric car charging on the driveway of a British terraced street at dusk

OZEV Grant Checker

The UK has two separate grants: one cuts the cost of a charger, the other cuts the cost of a car. Tap three times, and you will see which grant suits you. A house you own with a driveway gets no chargepoint grant.

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What is covered by the grant?

A charger at home A new electric car Chargers at work

£500is the biggest cut for a home or workplace charger, and never above three-quarters of what it costs; state-funded schools and colleges can claim up to £2,000 a socket

£3,750is the discount for a new Band 1 car from the official list; one in Band 2 receives £1,500

31 March 2027is when every charger grant closes

This site is independent: neither OZEV nor the government runs it. We take our figures from GOV.UK, and the key facts link there: read the chargepoint grant changes from 1 April 2026 and the Electric Car Grant.

OZEV is the government's Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. A chargepoint is the charger fitted at your home or workplace, and Band 1 and Band 2 are the two discount levels for cars.

Is the OZEV Grant Still Open?

Yes, it is open if you live in a flat, rent your home, let homes out, park on the street or run a workplace. It is open for new electric cars too. If you own a house with a private driveway, the answer is no.

  • 31 March 2030is when the car grant stops.
  • March 2022Since March 2022, new applicants cannot join the scheme for a house with a private driveway that you own. The old Plug-in Car Grant also ended that year.
See every grant and when it closes

Chargepoint Grants for Flats, Renters and Landlords

If you own the house and it has a private driveway, there is no grant. In March 2022 the Homecharge Scheme stopped taking new applicants; it had covered those homes. For a house, on-street parking is the one route left, using a cable channel across the pavement that your council has approved.

If the parking space belongs to you, the EV chargepoint grant will pay 75% of the price of a home charger, up to £500:

  • Owning a flatYes
  • Renting a homeYes, provided your landlord agrees
  • Homes that you let outYes, per charging point

Parking on the street means no space of your own, so those rows do not apply. One case is open to you: yes, if the council approves a channel across the pavement for your cable.

Start by confirming you qualify through the Find a Grant service on GOV.UK. Next, an installer with OZEV-authorised status fits your charger and claims the grant on your behalf.

Who the chargepoint grant coversGet an OZEV-authorised installer quoteYour price once the grant applies

Wall chargers for residents in the car park of a block of flats

EV Grant UK for Cars and Workplaces

  • Electric Car Grant

    Up to £3,750 comes off a new electric car priced at or under £37,000. Because the dealer cuts the price by that amount, you do not have to apply.

    On the list are 68 models: 20 sit in Band 1 and 48 sit in Band 2.

    See the eligible cars list

  • Workplace Charging Scheme

    Up to £500 a socket goes to businesses, charities and public bodies, and up to £2,000 to state-funded schools. Each organisation can claim up to 40 sockets.

    Read the workplace rules