What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
My son's house is looped so he can't fit a home charger, what can I do?
My son has an electric car but has been told by the National Grid that he cannot use his home charger because he is in a ‘loop’ with his semi-detached neighbour and there is the possibility of an overload. I haven’t heard of this before, has anyone else? Surely this should be more widely known as we are supposed to be changing to electric cars and there must be many people in the same position as my son.
Asked on 17 October 2024 by Patrick Harold
Answered by
David Ross
A looped supply is when two houses share a feed to the mains electricity supply via a service cable, and is a relatively common arrangement in semi-detached houses. The issue with charging points is that the specification of the service cable limits the supply of electricity to both houses.
Some EV owners have been able to get around this by using a charging point that allows you to limit the charging power to avoid exceeding the specification of the arrangement, but this may vary depending on your electricity supplier. It is possible to have your house 'unlooped', but again this is dependent on your electricity supplier, sometimes referred to as a Distribution Network Operator (DNO). You can find your local DNO here: www.energynetworks.org/operating-the-networks/whos...r and they will be able to advise on having a suitable charging point installed or unlooping your system.
Some EV owners have been able to get around this by using a charging point that allows you to limit the charging power to avoid exceeding the specification of the arrangement, but this may vary depending on your electricity supplier. It is possible to have your house 'unlooped', but again this is dependent on your electricity supplier, sometimes referred to as a Distribution Network Operator (DNO). You can find your local DNO here: www.energynetworks.org/operating-the-networks/whos...r and they will be able to advise on having a suitable charging point installed or unlooping your system.
Similar questions
Do PHEVs have a standardised fitting across all manufacturers? If I fit a recharging pod at my home, say for a BMW and later change to a Kia, will the same pod charge that car?
I'm getting increasingly worried by the thought of a electric car. I don't have a driveway that can have a charging point as it is to far from the house and there is unlikely to be road side chargers where...
.jpg)
