I’d quite like an ev for my next car but due to the location of my garage I can only charge on a 3 pin plug, I’d have to rely on public charging which, aside from the environmental issues,would mean the cost would defeat the object of cheap running..

Is there no way you can get a 32amp circuit into the garage?

If not, then depending on your mileage, you could still get 5 hours at about 8p a unit on something like Octopus Go on a 3-pin plug. That would put about 12Kwh into the car a night which might not be enough for your daily needs (it'll give 40-50 miles) but might be a start.

Alternatively you could still put a charger in but at 16amp and still get something like Intelligent Go which can often give 8-10 hours a night at 7p a unit so give you 30-35ish Kwh a typical night.

Edited by pd on 08/06/2025 at 20:17

Halfords did the dashcam installation for the Korando when I got it. If we are travelling I fit the 2nd dash cam in the rear of the Korando using the power point in the boot.

There was some comment at the time about letting them ( Halfords )loose on the car, but they also mounted a Sony CD player/radio with Bluetooth when the Entertainment centre in the old Venga gave up the ghost,

No complaints,

Good to hear ORB, it's just I've heard some horror story's about them, fitted our dashcam myself, wasn't a bad job tbh.

I’ve used halfords in the past to fit a dash cam, they made a nice neat job, I used an auto electrician to fit one to my car after that one and he cut a piece of the trim near the camera, fine whilst the camera was in place, but if the wires were removed, it would be noticeable, so I let the camera go with the car when I sold it, i got a different auto electrician to fit my new camera to my previous car, and had him install it to the one I have now..