The longest serving MP in Reading has urged people to sign up for a scheme to get electric vehicle charging installed outside their homes.
Kerbo Charge creates a channel through the pavement so people without off‑street parking can lay a cable without a trip hazard. Reading Borough Council has been awarded £202,000 to give up to 400 people discounted Kerbo Charge installations.
Matt Rodda, the Labour MP for Reading Central, is encouraging people to apply. In a video taken in Norwood Road, East Reading, Mr Rodda said: “As more and more people think about getting electric vehicles, it’s important that there’s on-road charging.
“I’m really pleased that Reading Borough Council has announced a scheme to make this cheaper for people who live in terraced streets, and I’m looking forward to more people taking this up.”
Kerbo Charge installations begin at £832 plus VAT, and you can take £500 off the cost of your charger with a new government grant that went live today (Wednesday, April 1).
EV drivers still pay for parking permits in controlled zones but benefit from the lowest tariff following the introduction of emissions-based parking charges in February. Permits for one car start at £48.
Earlier this year, cllr Daya Pal Singh (Labour, Emmer Green) was asked to remove a privately installed electric charger in Tuxford Mews, West Reading.
James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporter
