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What's new in UK home EV charging
Tariff rates, price cap changes, charger prices and accessory updates, each dated and linked to the guide that covers it.
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The latest changes at a glance
The six most recent changes; the full dated list follows below.
Full log
Every dated change, newest first
Each entry names the source and the date we read it, and links to the guide that covers it.
- : EV Cable Shop prices re-checked
EV Cable Shop's Type 2 to Type 2 leads start at £124.99 (5m, 16A), £137.99 for 5m at 32A and £162.99 for a 5m three-phase 22kW lead; its zipped cable bag costs £29.99 (EV Cable Shop, checked 24 Oct 2026). See best Type 2 charging cables and cable storage.
- : Accessory guides rebuilt
The seven accessory guides now open with a short answer and dated checks, and no longer show Amazon prices or ratings. Start at the EV accessories hub.
- : Intelligent Octopus Go at 8p/kWh
Intelligent Octopus Go charges 8p/kWh for six hours of smart charging, with whole-home off-peak from 11:30pm to 5:30am and a £50 exit fee (Octopus, checked 23 Oct 2026 and again 24 Oct 2026). Compared in EV tariffs compared.
- : Pod Power by EDF at 6.18p/kWh
Pod Power by EDF charges 6.18p/kWh off-peak from 11pm to 6am (7 hours), and is for Pod Point customers only (Pod Point, checked 23 Oct 2026 and again 24 Oct 2026). Covered in the EDF EV charger guide.
- : Pod Point Solo 3S installed price
Pod Point installs its Solo 3S through its own team or approved partner installers: £999 with standard installation, or £34 a month for 36 months on its Pod Drive subscription, with any upfront charge shown on Pod Point's page (checked 23 Oct 2026). See home EV charger cost.
- : Pod Drive and smart tariffs
Pod Point's Pod Drive terms bar subscribers from smart tariffs that take over charging, such as Intelligent Octopus; our guides now show this beside every Pod Drive price. See Pod Point Solo 3S vs Wallbox Pulsar Plus.
- : ScottishPower charger prices
ScottishPower's chargers now start from £1,020 installed with a load balancer, up from £999. See the ScottishPower EV charger guide.
- : Vorsprung CEE has no 3-pin adaptor
The Vorsprung CEE portable charger ships with a CEE plug only and no UK 3-pin adaptor, so it is not a granny charger on a normal socket. See commando chargers.
- : EDF GoElectric at 6.66p/kWh
EDF GoElectric charges 6.66p/kWh off-peak from 11pm to 6am, down from 6.99p (EDF, read 3 Oct 2026; checked again 24 Oct 2026). See the EDF EV charger guide.
- : British Gas EV Power at 9.5p/kWh
British Gas EV Power rose to 9.5p/kWh off-peak, midnight to 5am, from 9p (British Gas, read 3 Oct 2026). See the British Gas EV charger guide.
- : OVO Charge Anytime PAYG at 13.33p/kWh
OVO Charge Anytime's pay-as-you-go rate fell to 13.33p/kWh from 14p (OVO, read 3 Oct 2026). See the OVO EV charger guide.
- : Price cap electricity rate 26.32p/kWh
The Ofgem price cap sets electricity at 26.32p/kWh on average (Direct Debit) from 1 October to 31 December 2026, up from 26.11p; Ofgem notes there is no VAT on electricity from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 (Ofgem, checked 24 Oct 2026). Used across EV tariffs compared and the smart charging calculator.
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Sources and method
- Price cap: ofgem.gov.uk, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- Intelligent Octopus Go: octopus.energy, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- EDF GoElectric: edfenergy.com, checked 24 Oct 2026.
- Pod Power by EDF and Pod Point Solo 3S: Pod Point's pages on podenergy.com, checked 23 and 24 Oct 2026.
- British Gas, OVO and ScottishPower figures: the suppliers' own pages, read on the dates shown; see each guide for its source link.
How we research and update pages: our methodology.