Practical guides to choosing, fitting and maintaining your protection.
Rain, cable theft, a control box left hanging, a cable on the ground: how to protect an outdoor EV charging socket and store your Mode 2 cable between charges.
Read the guideEV charging cable stolen: the right safety steps, reporting it to the police, telling your insurer as soon as possible and choosing a replacement cable.
Read the guideHow to read an IP or IK rating, the minimum required outdoors, and what a canopy or enclosure really changes for your EV charger.
Read the guideRFID card, app lock, code-locked connector holder, lockable enclosure: how to stop a neighbour charging on your EV charger in a shared car park.
Read the guideHeight, width, depth and weight of 24 popular wallboxes, plus how to measure your own charger before choosing an enclosure, a canopy or a cover.
Read the guideNo driveway? Running the charging cable across the pavement is tempting. What the rules say, how council-approved cable channels work and what to use on private ground.
Read the guideFold-down barrier, parking post or automatic bollard: how to choose a lockable parking barrier, install it properly and know when you need consent.
Read the guideSnow on the wallbox, a frozen connector, a stiff cable, slower charging: the right steps to protect your EV charger in winter, and when a shelter is really worth having.
Read the guideWall holders, a combination-lock holder, a boot bag, a cable reel, a floor cable protector: seven ways to store your electric car’s charging cable, and their limits.
Read the guideRain, heat, frost, wind, theft and impacts: the right habits and suitable accessories to protect an EV charger installed outdoors, season after season.
Read the guideDedicated circuit, circuit breaker, 30 mA type A or B RCD, surge protector: understand EV charger electrical protection and prepare for the conversation with your qualified electrician.
Read the guideImpact protection barrier or fold-down parking barrier: one shields the charger from manoeuvring knocks, the other reserves the space. Choose according to the real problem at your space.
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