EV Charger installation - restrictions

astjon

I'm looking to have an EV charger fitted onto my garage, which is detached to my terraced house. Although I do not own the car space in front of my garage, where I've parked my car for 7 years, I thought it would be straight forward to have the charger installed. But both Octopus and Ohme require a picture of my car parked inside the garage. Is it really legal to require this? Where I park my car, outside my garage, there is no pavement. Just parking space with access to the garage and my garden.
I've looked into getting a qualified electrician to do the installation for me but I'm wondering even then, they will not offer me the cheaper rate as my car is not inside the garage. Bear in mind, most garages are too small anyway to fit a car.
Thank you

born_again

I would have though the biggest issue & expense would be running cable from meter to garage. 
As to legal no idea, but they can ask for it & refuse to provide wall box if you don't.
I guess they are covering themselves in case there is a right of way in front of garage & they fit one & then there is a issue.

Keep_pedalling

Getting one fitted by the likes of Octopus limits you to a standard install without complications so you almost certainly are going to have to look to an independent installer. Do you have a route to the garage that does not cross any one else's land?

Reed_Richards

Are you sure you really need an EV charger?  I have had an EV for over 10 months now and I have got by perfectly well using a "granny charger" that plugs in to a standard electrical socket and cost me about £100, a saving of about £900 over a more rapid charger.  Now a standard EV charger will charge about 3 times faster but I don't need that.