Finally managed to get an itemised breakdown from OHME for the quote:
”Hi,
Thank you for getting back in touch. I’m sorry about the delay in coming back to you. As you receive a contribution from Motability to cover some of the non-standard costs, we had to confirm with a different department about the itemised cost for each section.
Please see below a line-by-line breakdown of each of the costs for you:
– Post mounting and back plate – £462.00
– Post block (concrete) – £396.00
– Groundworks – £462.00
– 10m EV Ultra (cable) – £141.90
– 2 hours additional labour – £158.40
Total – £1,620.30
Total minus Motability contribution – £1,342.30
If you have any further questions or need any additional support, please feel free to reach out by email or by phone and we can address this.”
Mounting Post £462.00? The most expensive one I can find online for the OHME Home Pro is £270.60. So, a 71% mark up here.
Post Block (concrete) £396.00. I have no idea what a post block is either. But after calling Micromixconcrete in Edinburgh, I can have 4 square meters of concrete delivered for £380.00. So no idea what £396.09 for concrete is for.
A charger post base or ground box costs £99.00 and 2/3 bags of Postcrete £30.00, job done for £130.00.
Groundworks £462.00, but does not specify what groundwork is required. In my opinion, none apart from the post base.
10m Ultra EV cable £141.90.
Tool Station – 10m Doncaster Ultra EV cable £56.00. A mark up of 153%!
Labour £158.40 for 2 hours. So what does the groundwork charge cover?
Obviously being seriously ripped off !!
Also, where did the £300 Motability contribution appear from?
Take away the Motability contribution, and the original quote from Smarter Utility was over £1,600.09…..,Mindblowing