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Why the Bans Exist
Three honest reasons. Load: a pitch circuit shared across a loop of bollards was never sized for cars drawing near maximum current for hours, and EV charging is exactly that, which is how site electrics end up tripping on an August evening. Safety: granny cables, domestic extension leads and weathered pitch sockets are a poor combination under sustained load. Fairness: a pitch fee includes typical caravan electricity, and one EV swallowing 40 kilowatt hours a night on a flat rate is being subsidised by the tents.
None of this is anti EV. It is the right infrastructure conversation happening on the wrong socket.
What Operators Should Do Instead
Publish the rule clearly, then give EV guests a proper answer. A small bank of dedicated 7kW chargepoints near the amenity block, metered and priced fairly, turns the awkward conversation at check in into an amenity on your listing. The Workplace Charging Scheme covers camping grounds, £500 off each socket, and the small accommodation exemption means guests can legally use them.
Sites that do this flip the dynamic entirely: the EV touring market, which is growing every season, starts choosing them on purpose.
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For the Guest Reading This
Check the site’s rules before you travel, plan public charging near the site if there are no chargepoints, and never run a granny cable from a pitch bollard without explicit permission. If your favourite site does not offer charging yet, tell them you would use it. Operators listen to bookings.
