Bexley residents get 400 lamp-post EV chargers: what residents need to know

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Bexley residents without a driveway now have 400 more public electric vehicle charge points available through lamp posts across the borough, Bexley Council has confirmed.

The new ubitricity chargers have been installed in existing residential lamp columns, with overnight off-peak charging priced at 44p per kWh between 12am and 7am. Drivers can find a nearby point by entering their address on the ubitricity website, then pay by scanning the QR code on the charge point or using ubitricity’s online payment route.

What changes for Bexley drivers

• 400 new lamp-post EV charge points have been installed across the London Borough of Bexley.
• The rollout is aimed at residents who cannot charge an electric vehicle at home.
• Chargers use existing lamp columns, avoiding separate roadside units where possible.
• Off-peak charging runs overnight from 12am to 7am at 44p per kWh.
• Payment is available on a Pay-As-You-Go basis by QR code or online.

The council says the chargers are designed to be silent and are intended for residential streets where access to home charging is limited. That makes the rollout most relevant to households in flats, terraced streets and other homes without private off-street parking.

A similar shift is being seen elsewhere, with councils adding street-based EV charging sockets for residents who cannot rely on private driveways.

Overnight pricing and smart charging

ubitricity’s Shell Smart Charging software is included across the new points. The system is intended to help drivers charge when tariffs are cheaper, with the biggest savings expected for vehicles plugged in overnight.

For residents, the practical difference is simple: a car can be plugged in close to home in the evening, then charged during the lower-cost overnight window. The council describes the 44p per kWh tariff as one of the most affordable public charging options in the borough.

Fewer pavement obstacles on residential streets

Bexley Council has presented the lamp-post model as a way to expand charging without adding more street clutter. Because the units are built into existing lamp columns, the rollout avoids separate charging posts in many locations.

Cllr Cameron Smith, Bexley’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Infrastructure, said the new points would make it easier to charge electric vehicles across the borough while giving residents a smart charging option to save money.

He said the chargers had been installed in existing lamp columns, meaning “no extra street clutter nor charging cables crossing pavements.”

That pavement point matters in residential streets where trailing cables from private homes can create trip hazards or accessibility problems. Lamp-post charging gives councils another route for serving EV drivers without relying on homes having a driveway, garage or dedicated private charger.

Why Bexley is expanding EV charging now

The borough says the project supports its work to cut emissions and improve air quality. More public chargers also reduce one of the common barriers to switching to an electric vehicle: uncertainty over whether drivers can charge reliably near home.

Stuart Wilson, UK Managing Director of ubitricity, said the company was proud to work with the London Borough of Bexley to expand access to EV charging across the community.

He said installing charge points into existing street light infrastructure makes it easier for residents to charge outside their homes, which ubitricity hopes will encourage more EV adoption across the borough.

How to find a nearby charger

Residents should use the ubitricity website and enter their address to see a map of nearby charge points. Once at a charger, drivers can pay on a Pay-As-You-Go basis by scanning the QR code displayed on the unit or by using ubitricity’s website.

The council’s announcement does not list the individual streets covered by the 400 installations, so the address search is the most direct route for checking whether a point is available near a specific home.

Source: London Borough of Bexley

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