The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is working with the industry to drive up standards, after a leaked audit report it commissioned, found that almost a fifth of household electric vehicle (EV) charge points inspected across the UK could be dangerous for users.
17.8% of the charge points audited were found to have dangerous or potentially dangerous issues in one or more categories, including faulty supplies to properties and lack of provision of RCDs.
Of all the new charge point installations carried out, only 32% were recorded as satisfactory.
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