I have to say that I’m shocked and disappointed to hear that this process is as complex and stressful as it is. I am prepared to consider an EV when we next change, but things like this could easily put me off. I consider myself to be reasonably bright, having held down some very senior jobs, but I’m not technically minded. I would not be at all comfortable having to answer questions about my electrical setup. Besides, why should I? When I am buying a new appliance (as I did with a new boiler last year) I fully expect an engineer to visit, look at everything on site, decide what’s best, make notes about anything out of the ordinary and so on, so that when they arrive to install there are no surprises. It sounds as though Ohme’s business model is to make the customer do all of that. I’m surprised that Motability have chosen them, unless they are all like this?
I have already decided “if” I go down the EV route, I’ll be installing my own charger or getting one of the lads do it. Athe very least instsall all the necessary equipment, register it with the relevant bodies myself and just have someone fit a charger foc, though there less than £500 trade anyway.
There was someone on here, forget who, who I was assisting with instllation questions. Anyway I’ll cut to the chase – Ohme sent one of their so called approved installer to fit the Pro charger, which needs an external weatherproof box to make the cable connections. The home looked like a lovely stone built barn conversion, upon fitting this box they siliconed around like a child was using their finger painting with thick paint. What made things worse the installers must have run out of clear silicone snd used white! The photo is on here somewhere, probably Brydo’s got a question thread.
My problem is I can be very short tempered and can see now me falling out with Motability on how they go about having chargers installed, along with the installation team, if they attemped such a thing on my home or generally made a pigs ear out of it.
However I’m happy to assist you or anyone else along the way. If you didn’t live far I’d happily do it for you and inform the relevant bodies.