Question follow-through · 5327

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the electricity output of electric vehicle charge points relative to their advertised speeds.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
4 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the electricity output of electric vehicle charge points relative to their advertised speeds.

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department does not routinely monitor electric vehicle charge points to verify their output speeds. While the advertised rate is the maximum charging speed of the charge point, the real-world rate at which a vehicle charges will vary depending on a ra...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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