Paypal Claim

Ed P wrote:

Drezha are you a ‘registered installer’ as defined under the Government Scheme, if not I can’t see how you would get a grant anyway.

I had a registered installer come out to fit it and then they refused when they saw the property (it wasn’t clear from the photos). It’s a bit silly, because the path in question is our shared path with out neighbour that cuts across in front of our house where the drive is – anyone visiting would walk down the driveway as we have the gates open. But the rules say it can’t cross a pathway, even my own or if people don’t use it!

Yeah, they wanted me to pay for the return which is fair, as I no longer needed the item – but it was via DHL at £15 for the delivery. Fair enough, the cable was £200. But now they’ve not stumped up and had the cable back since 5th December.

Ed P wrote:

I can understand not running a high amp power cable OVER a path, but surely they would let you ‘mole’ a cable duct UNDER the path? Probably the installer did not want to know as he may have to do everything within a Government set budget. I’m interested as my next car may well be a ‘plug’ provided that I can integrate its battery with the house solar pv set-up. (At the moment auto companies are ‘iffy’ over this due to battery manufacturers warranty doubts).

They can mole it under the path but that also involves going under a drain that separates the path. They also can’t put it there really as it will interfere with my gas supply, due to where my electrical input is (along the side of the house towards the middle, whilst the gas is at the front). They’ve said they can come oput of the house, under the side path, run the cable along the fence between me and my neighbour and then install a wooden post in the driveway with the charging point attached. Where, when charging, will cause more of a trip hazard than over the path.

Additional fees for the work weren’t to bad, but it’s not something I wanted doing before Christmas – digging up my path etc.

Alternative I’m looking at is to get an electrician to install an outside plug socket. Bit more useful, as I can use it for a lawn mower etc etc. Would still need my extension lead though – currently have a 15m cable that comes out of the house through the letterbox and then connects to the car charger inside a “weatherproof”* box.

*seems to be so far…