Can I sell my home charger?
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We'll shortly be selling our Leaf and moving house. We're not getting another EV in the foreseeable.
We've got a pod point that was fitted when we bought the car 2 years ago from Nissan (used). Can we get an electrician to uninstall it and sell it, with the car, or separately? I read something about, if we got a grant we're supposed to keep it for 3 years? I assume we got a grant as don't remember paying/paying much for it.
Anyone done this?
Cheers
We've got a pod point that was fitted when we bought the car 2 years ago from Nissan (used). Can we get an electrician to uninstall it and sell it, with the car, or separately? I read something about, if we got a grant we're supposed to keep it for 3 years? I assume we got a grant as don't remember paying/paying much for it.
Anyone done this?
Cheers
WillG said:
We'll shortly be selling our Leaf and moving house. We're not getting another EV in the foreseeable.
We've got a pod point that was fitted when we bought the car 2 years ago from Nissan (used). Can we get an electrician to uninstall it and sell it, with the car, or separately? I read something about, if we got a grant we're supposed to keep it for 3 years? I assume we got a grant as don't remember paying/paying much for it.
Anyone done this?
Cheers
Isn't it a selling point for the house?We've got a pod point that was fitted when we bought the car 2 years ago from Nissan (used). Can we get an electrician to uninstall it and sell it, with the car, or separately? I read something about, if we got a grant we're supposed to keep it for 3 years? I assume we got a grant as don't remember paying/paying much for it.
Anyone done this?
Cheers
skwdenyer said:
Isn't it a selling point for the house?
Only to a certain market really, I suspect to some it’ll detract as a pointless box on the wall. Was thinking it could be more of a benefit in the sale the car if someone’s buy their first EV. Dunno. .
How does it work if you buy an EV privately, and need a charge point, do you have to pay full whack or can you get a subsidised one?
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Is it worth the hassle/expense of getting someone in to uninstall it to then give to someone else who'll have to pay an electrician to install it when you can get a new one installed for circa £300?
I'd leave it, I would have thought it would be a good thing to have when selling ones house.
I'd leave it, I would have thought it would be a good thing to have when selling ones house.
You could take it off and sell it but if you're moving house it's doubtful you'll want the hassle. With the OLEV grant on newer and nicer chargers now its worth is probably pretty low tbh.
I agree, that unless the new owners have an EV or Hybrid they won't see the value in it, it'll just be a novelty. I recommend just leaving it.
Coincidentally I've just had a call from someone doing this, or wanting to. Podpoint wanted £500 to move the charger from the old house to the new one. It really isn't worth the hassle and she is going to leave it and then install one of ours for about £100 more than it would cost to move the old one
I agree, that unless the new owners have an EV or Hybrid they won't see the value in it, it'll just be a novelty. I recommend just leaving it.
Coincidentally I've just had a call from someone doing this, or wanting to. Podpoint wanted £500 to move the charger from the old house to the new one. It really isn't worth the hassle and she is going to leave it and then install one of ours for about £100 more than it would cost to move the old one
Edited by Frimley111R on Friday 6th September 11:53
There aren't complicated to remove.
Make sure power is off at the fuse.
Remove - usually a few screws holding to the wall and the terminations to unscrew.
Make wire safe with a junction box or whatever, blanking plate over hole or even fit an outside socket?
Then flog it on Ebay.
It's a hassle obviously and I have no idea what they sell for but there's definitely a market for them.
Make sure power is off at the fuse.
Remove - usually a few screws holding to the wall and the terminations to unscrew.
Make wire safe with a junction box or whatever, blanking plate over hole or even fit an outside socket?
Then flog it on Ebay.
It's a hassle obviously and I have no idea what they sell for but there's definitely a market for them.
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