House with no driveway, on-street parking - what to do?

In the same boat. Terraced house with no off street parking so ev impossible for me. There better be a solution for the many people who live in terraced houses/apartments before new ice cars are banned in 2030.

If they mounted them to the curb you’d literally have people limboing under your wheels to injure themselves over it.

The whole culture of frivolous, exaggerated and fraudulent claims would have to be tackled before anyone should think of doing something like this.

It’s not fair but that’s the way the government, solicitors, barrister and the claimants and sometimes the insurance companies* like it (*unsolicited texts after an accident reported to insurance is documented in the UK by firms who are also operating in Ireland )
Unfortunately I don’t see that changing anytime soon either.

Whilst I don’t envisage ever owning an electric car in my life for practical reasons e.g towing heavy crap, breaking the speed limit which is wrong and I’d never do 😉, the sweet sweet smell of the petrol (I’d maybe buy a petrol hybrid if they ever bloody build one with a manual gearbox minimum 245bhp, why are they not doing this? ) The electric vehicles do intrigue me I must admit. Maybe as a second car. Would have to be an eGolf as I love and own Golf GTIs through the years.

But anyway OP, please think carefully about it. Don’t put yourself at risk of being sued by these parasites from all classes in society. Hopefully in the near future there’s a solution and happy motoring to you

TheChizler wrote: »

Why is the mentality that we must avoid being sued rather than we must avoid injuring people? Attitudes like this need to change.

Because even in a life jacket in the kiddy section of a swimming pool, 1 in 3 Irish people would claim they feared they’d have drowned and sue for emotional distress

liamog wrote: »

By the sound of it you live in a Dublin City Council area. How much mileage are you doing during weekly commutes and at the weekend.

There is currently a tender out across the 4 city councils for an e-mobilty project. No doubt as soon as a public consultation starts it will be posted here. You are exactly the type of person they should be engaging with. In my opinion we need a number of Dundee style charging hubs to address situations like yours.

Can you share what those Dundee style hubs are? Out of interest.
Planning a trip to Scotland in few months...

Del2005 wrote: »

Because in a large portion of the claims the person hasn't been injured, but still gets a sizable payout.

How do you propose to stop people tripping or snagging trailing cables?

Well removing the hazard in the first place solves the problem of genuine injuries who both sue and don't sue, and the fake ones.

I never claimed to have the answers but that doesn't negate my point that we should be looking out for all footpath users, not just the ones who are looking for someone to sue. I'm not sure additional street furniture or exposed cables is the answer, for both aesthetic and safety reasons.

Del2005 wrote: »

Vehicles aren't footpath users though so their infrastructure should not be on them, its bad enough that people illegally park on footpaths putting hardware for charging will make them worse for footpath users.

100% agree

Put the charger plug into a slim bollard on the kerb side of the footpath ..
so it stops Muppets parking on paths ,
means no loose wires flopping around on the path for people to trip on ,

I came across this grant.

https://www.seai.ie/grants/electric-vehicle-grants/public-charge-point/

You can't apply for it but your council can. Contact your council let them know your interest and the same for your neighbors and who knows we might benefit from this along with you.

Awful to hear that the SEAI are subsidising drivers to create trip hazards on pavements. They should really be checking for this at application stage.

I’d hope that local authorities or management companies would deal with such situations when they arise.

Yeah, I personally would never put a cable uncovered across the path, a cable cover "should" be completely safe. If the goal for the country is to go fully electric in the near future, the government should be coming out with clear guidance so that people in this situation know exactly what they can do and how they can safely have an electric car.

It's a fair point but surely the two shouldnt be mutually exclusive? However we are all aware of the compo culture and litigious nature of certain cohorts of people in this country who always seem to find themselves involved in some kind of accident or another. This is a major issue and is one reason why a hell of a lot of public spaces and indeed private buisiness are forced to severly curtail their operations or shut altogether.

Other countries, I am sure, have solved this problem. Perhaps one of the reasons they have solved it is a far less litiguous culture has allowed for solutions that may not be available here?

In relation to the issue that the OP has as far as I can see it there are many people who would have similiar issues and as such, if the country is to move fully to electric then these issues need to be addressed in a safe, cheap and effective manner.

As I see it there are two strands.

1. At home charging - The most obvious thing to do here is to set up a charge point on the edge of the Kerb - this would need to be a LA piece of work in this instance and would make most sense if thought off on a non-local level solution.
2. At work charging. The Civil and Public sector should be driving this as opposed to falling behind. They are the biggest single employer in the country and a standardised "at work" charing infrastructure should be one of the first things implemented if the government are really serious about this.

There is very little control the OP has over this situation bar selling up and buying elsewhere but this isn't practical.

I've posted this link several times, but I think this is the best place for it.

There is a solution to this problem. It is already being used in a few places in the UK and it costs the LA nothing at all. Basically, the owner of the nearby property offers to pay to have a gully or channel built into the footpath. It is just barely wide enough to take the cable and as such, no hazard for wheelchairs or buggies. It slopes gently downwards on the inside, so it doesn't fill with water. It absolutely does not grant any right to the homeowner to a particular parking spot, but it's up to the homeowner to take the risk if they want to.

I'll paste in the link below to a council in the UK that is currently trialing it. I have tried several times to interest my own local authority of Fingal, but I'm getting the brush off, despite the fact that it can solve a problem for very little cost.

Personally, I'd love an EV, but currently, the only thing that makes up the cost difference from an ICE, is the ability to charge from home.

Here is the link:

https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/55/transport_roads_and_parking/1072/on-street_electric_vehicle_charging_pilot/2

Yes, it should be completely safe... a gentle small ramp is no different to any curb or normal obstacle you may encounter while out walking.

No, but I'm aware that wheelchairs can get over small bumps. There are safe ways for this to be done, that shouldn't be an argument, but it's about stating clear guidelines that people can follow that ensures that when it is done these users are accounted for and so that it's not an issue for them or anyone using the footpath.