EV home charging · Salford

Can you charge an EV without a driveway in Salford?

Salford now accepts email applications for an EV pavement-channel pilot. Each address is assessed by the Highways Licensing Team, and limited external grant funding may cover early applicants' installation and licence costs.

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Current scheme status

Live application scheme

EV pavement-channel pilot accepting applications

Where the scheme applies

Citywide pilot, subject to highway suitability and available funding

Published cost position

Early eligible applicants may be fully funded while the limited grant remains

Funding position

Later applicants may need to contribute and will receive a quotation before proceeding

Your practical route

What to do next in Salford

The correct order matters: do not buy a channel or arrange pavement work before the authority confirms the route.

Email the pilot teamSend an application request to EVPavementChannels@salford.gov.uk; the automatic reply provides the form.
Pass the location assessmentSalford checks parking, visibility, electrical clearances, street characteristics and whether the public footway can safely take a channel.
Review the funding positionEarly eligible applicants may be fully funded. If a contribution is required after grant funding is allocated, Salford says it will provide a quotation first.
Sign the Section 178 licenceApproved users must follow cable, insurance, parking, defect-reporting and removal conditions; the licence does not transfer when moving home.

Site and policy checks

What could prevent the project?

Likely barriers

Existing off-street parking or the ability to create it
No normal legal parking position outside the home
An unsuitable footway, visibility issue or electrical clearance
No BS 7671-compliant home chargepoint installed or planned

Is a Salford pavement channel free?

It may be for an early eligible applicant while the limited external grant remains. Funding is not guaranteed; later applicants may need to contribute, and the council says it will provide a quotation before they proceed.

Official source

Confirm the current council position

Salford accepts email applications for an individually assessed pilot and requires approved residents to sign a Section 178 licence.

Source last checked: 12 October 2026. This independent guide cannot grant highway permission or reserve a parking space.