Public Charge Point Regulations (PCPR2023)

On 23 November 2023, the Public Charge Point Regulations came into force.

You can read the legal text here, and Gov.uk's guidance here.

This page summarises each of the six main requirements, with some commentary on how they can improve your experience, and compliance.

The requirements

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Pricing Transparency (from November 2023)

Contactless (from November 2024, all chargepoints over 50kW and new chargepoints over 8kW)

99% Reliability (from November 2024, network average across chargepoints over 50kW)

Helpline (from November 2024)

Open data (from November 2024)

Zapmap has won a contract to help the DfT analyse chargepoint data under the new open regs.

Roaming (from November 2025)

Compliance

Further guidance

Zapmap and the Electric Vehicle Association have summarised the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 with great infographics that we really wanted to copy! The Electric Vehicle Association have also done a deep dive into the nitty-gritty.