What does it actually cost to get an EV charger fitted in Scotland?
The figure for a straightforward home install, what sits inside it, and the handful of things that move it.
The usual figure
Most straightforward home installations in Scotland come in around £1,000–£1,350 including VAT.
That is the whole job, not the box.
What that assumes
- A 7kW charger on a single-phase supply
- A house or flat with private off-street parking
- The charger going on a wall
- A cable run of up to 6 metres
- Your existing consumer unit able to take the new circuit as it stands
- An address inside our normal working area
- VAT included
- Figures checked September 2026
Shift any one of those and the number shifts with it. Which is why the next bit matters more than the range does.
What is in that price
The charger is only one part of the job.
- The charger itself, supplied and fitted
- The cable run from the consumer unit out to wherever the charger ends up
- A dedicated, protected circuit for the charger
- Setting it up properly — the app, your account, the charging schedule
- The network operator notification, which is not an optional extra
- Testing, certification and the paperwork for your own records
We would rather hand you a price with all of that already in it than a lower number that grows on the day.
What moves it
Four things. Start with the consumer unit, because looks do not settle it.
What your consumer unit can take
This is the one people think they can settle by looking at the thing on the wall. You cannot. A consumer unit can look perfectly modern and still not be right for an EV circuit. The assessment covers the protection already there, the earthing arrangement and how much demand your supply is already carrying, and it happens before anyone commits to a price. Where the existing unit is not suitable, we fit a small dedicated EV consumer unit alongside it and feed the charger from that — about £330 including VAT. It is one of the material things that moves a price, and not the only one.
How far it has to travel
The charger on the other side of the wall from the consumer unit is the smallest version of this job, and it prices that way. Down the side of the house, round the back, under a path — that is more cable and more hours on site. The first 6 metres are in the price; beyond that it is roughly £14.40 a metre including VAT.
Which charger you pick
The spread across the charger menu is a couple of hundred pounds. The cheapest units do the job perfectly well if all you want is a reliable overnight charge. Where it is worth paying more is solar: a charger that can divert your own generation into the car pays that difference back, which is why we put the Zappi first for anyone with panels or a battery, or thinking about them.
Where the car actually sits
A wall in the right place is standard. No wall where you need one and the charger goes on a post, which is groundworks. A shared driveway, a communal car park or a run under a pavement changes the job entirely — those are not priced online, they get a survey.
Why some quotes come in lower
You will find lower numbers than the ones on this page. Usually the gap is not the workmanship — it is what has not been counted yet.
The three things a cheaper quote usually leaves out
- A dedicated EV consumer unit where the existing one cannot take the circuit — about £330, and it is not optional if that is what your board needs
- The network operator notification, which every chargepoint installation legally requires
- Testing, certification and the paperwork you need for a grant claim, a warranty or a house sale
None of that shows up on the day you get the quote. All of it shows up later.
What to check on any EV quote, ours included
OZEV approved
Required before an installer can do the installer side of any chargepoint grant. No approval, no grant — whatever the quote says.
NAPIT registered
A Competent Person Scheme, so the work is notified and certified properly rather than quietly left unregistered.
EVCC approved
The Electric Vehicle Consumer Code, which sets how EV chargepoints are sold and installed and gives you somewhere to go if it goes wrong.
We hold all three, and every installation is wired and tested to BS 7671 and the IET Code of Practice for EV charging equipment. Worth asking whoever else you are speaking to — it is a short question and it tells you a lot.
What you can take off the price in Scotland
Scotland is the one part of the UK where two schemes can stack. Most cost guides miss it because they are written for England.
OZEV chargepoint grant
Up to £500 per socket, covering up to 75% of eligible purchase and installation costs. The continuing household routes are for eligible renters and flat owners with private off-street parking, and for households with only on-street parking installing a permanent cross-pavement solution. Confirmed until 31 March 2027.
Energy Saving Trust Scotland
Up to £400 for eligible households in rural or remote Scotland, including the islands, with a household income of £50,000 or less and an EV already owned or on order. Offered first come, first served while the funding lasts.
You apply and must have your offer before installation starts — this is not a discount we can apply at the end. We are an OZEV-approved installer, so we complete the installer side and give you the details your application needs. Eligibility rules cover the applicant, the property, the parking and the vehicle, and the schemes can change or close without notice.
A range is not your number
Everything above is what the job costs in general. What it costs at your address comes down to your consumer unit, your cable route and the charger you want — so answer those questions and see the itemised figure on screen.
- Itemised installed price, VAT included
- About three minutes
- Photos of your consumer unit and parking help, but are optional
- No email needed to see your figure
Some jobs need eyes on them first
The estimate prices a straightforward home install honestly, and it does not pretend to price these:
- Flats, shared driveways and communal parking
- On-street parking and cross-pavement solutions
- Underground runs, trenching or anything needing groundworks
- Workplace, fleet and multiple-charger installations
- A charger going in alongside solar or a battery
- An older or unknown consumer unit that wants looking at first
Questions about the price
Is VAT included in the prices you show?
Yes. Every figure on this page includes VAT, and so does every figure the itemised estimate gives you. Nothing gets 20% added at the end.
Why is the network operator notification part of the price?
Every EV chargepoint installation has to go through the relevant network operator process. Depending on the property and the supply, that means either an application before the work or a notification afterwards. We handle it, and it sits inside the price rather than turning up later as an extra.
When would I need a separate EV consumer unit?
When your existing one cannot take the circuit. That is not something anyone settles by looking at it — the assessment covers the protection already there, the earthing arrangement and how much demand the supply is already carrying. Where the answer is no, we fit a small dedicated EV consumer unit next to the existing one and run the charger from there. It adds about £330 including VAT, and it is one of the main reasons a price moves. It is why the estimate asks about your consumer unit early on.
Does a longer cable run cost more?
It does. More cable, more hours on site. The first 6 metres are included, and beyond that it is about £14.40 per metre including VAT. Straight through the wall behind the consumer unit is the shortest run you can have, and it prices that way.
Is the itemised estimate the price I pay?
It is an estimate, built from the same figures we quote from, so it should not come as a shock. The fixed quote comes after the survey. Consumer units and cable routes have a habit of looking different in person than they do on a form.
What if I have already bought the charger?
Give us a ring. We do install-only work — we just need to know what the unit is and see what it is going onto before anyone puts a figure on it. Compatibility varies, so it is worth a conversation first.
More on how the work is done, what we fit and where we cover on the EV charger installation page, and more answers on the EV charging FAQ.
