Accessible EV charging is a champion idea
Former Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson calls for accessible electric vehicle charging to be made mandatory
The independent mobility afforded by driving is valued by people with disabilities. So it is frustrating when they encounter badly designed bays, poorly placed parking machines and inadequate enforcement. Sadly, it seems that poor design and careless management is leading to electric vehicle charging facilities being rendered inaccessible to people with disabilities. On the plus side there is a British specification – BSI PAS 1899:2022 – that sets out essential specifications on how to provide accessible public chargepoints for electric vehicles. But in reality British specifications are voluntary, so chargepoint providers and landowners are under no legal obligation to implement them.
