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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorway service areas have at least six ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargepoints; and what target she has set for full coverage.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorway service areas have at least six ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargepoints; and what target she has set for full coverage.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    All motorway service areas in England now offer open-access rapid or ultra-rapid charge points and 75% (January 2026, industry data) have at least six or more ultra-rapid open-access charge points.The Government continues to work closely with distribution...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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