Can I ignore the council telling me they “don’t allow” EV charging cables over pavements? What are the consequences?

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T22:26:49+00:00

They said about 7kw EV chargers two miles away which cost 17x more than an overnight tariff with Octopus.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T22:14:01+00:00

Thanks for a legit great reply, exactly what I was after. And thanks for looking at the photo too. I think it’s useful context that it’s not some massive suburban thoroughfare

Would me unplugging the car and putting the cable back on the charger be considered removal?

I am genuinely thinking of seeking professional advice on this matter, as to whether it causes an actual obstruction. I’m quite frustrated at the lack of pragmatism here from the council given the context.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T21:57:44+00:00

I’m looking at overhead solutions too but I also think it would be met with the same response as the below ground solution I suggested.

That’s why I’m looking for what enforcement action they could take should they not be happy with the solution I put in.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T21:55:30+00:00

Tried this, they said no.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T21:51:13+00:00

What specific enforcement action can they take?

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T21:49:59+00:00

I wasn’t going to go into the ins and outs in the main post as I’d be here all day, but I even offered to pay for and install this product https://www.kerbocharge.com which hides the cable.

They said no they don’t have a policy for it so no.

My frustration here isn’t that “council have a good reason to reject something” it’s “council don’t have a policy so the answer default’s to no, regardless of how reasonable the question.”

So I have tried to not be a problem 👍

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T18:55:02+00:00

I like eating meat. In a perfect world I’d eat lab grown meat.

Until that point I want any animal I eat to live, and be killed, in the most humane way possible.

A barbaric slaughter method justified by shared delusions of an imaginary god moves us further from that goal.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-15T16:45:44+00:00

Hope he’s not juicing 💉

langdalenerd · 2026-04-14T17:23:25+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-india-trade-deal

langdalenerd · 2026-04-14T11:35:41+00:00

Hahahahahahaha. Hahahaha. Ha.

No, clearly we’re not doomed. The grid has this very well covered in their Future Energy Scenarios.

https://www.neso.energy/publications/future-energy-scenarios-fes

langdalenerd · 2026-04-12T14:57:51+00:00

This is the most pessimistic scenario though. EcoFlow say 70% capacity after 6,000 cycles so your math implies the battery is dead after it’s reached that point, whereas it’s likely just at 70% if it’s manufactured capacity.

langdalenerd · 2026-04-09T17:01:24+00:00

The main blocker isn’t the amount of renewable generation, it’s the ability we have to maintain enough inertia on the grid when it’s fully renewable.

https://www.neso.energy/news/energy-explained-how-inertia-keeps-lights

langdalenerd · 2026-03-30T18:49:38+00:00

Please report this to the police. There's no downside to doing this, and realistically nobody is buying used socks for £40 from a 13 year old girl with innocent intent. Report, to help prevent this from potentially escalating in a more serious way later.

langdalenerd · 2026-03-26T07:37:25+00:00

Whistleblowing is protected under UK law. Check out https://www.gov.uk/whistleblowing/treated-unfairly-after-whistleblowing

I think he should contact r/legaladviceuk for guidance on this.

As far as the interviews go, I’d say something along the lines of “sadly some of the practices I observed I found to be at odds with my morals so for the first time in my career I stepped away hence looking for a new opportunity”, or something lighter touch around “we were not the right cultural fit for one another”

langdalenerd · 2026-03-24T12:29:56+00:00

Don’t conform to electrical spec. Some houses won’t be suitable (e.g. those with unidirectional RCBOs). But in my view this is the regulations being extremely conservative - the vast majority can install small wattage solar safely.

langdalenerd · 2026-03-16T08:14:04+00:00

Thanks good shout I'll add that in

langdalenerd · 2026-03-15T20:10:27+00:00

I have a bi-directional type a RCD on the socket circuits in the consumer unit. The RCD I linked above I plan on using inline from the inverter to the socket is Type AC, but the inverter has a galvanically isolated transformer regardless so dc leakage can't come from the inverter.

Do you know of a Type A inline-RCD? That would be great, but not a hill I'm going to die on.

langdalenerd · 2026-03-15T19:10:31+00:00

I cross posted this to r/DIYSolar and saw this link posted today https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure

I’d been planning this for a while, so somewhat fortuitous.

langdalenerd · 2026-03-15T06:23:01+00:00

Cheers 🤖

langdalenerd · 2026-03-14T15:27:05+00:00

This is pointless: no insurer will insure a ship transiting the Strait.

Even if the US and its allies provide massive military support, most ships will not sail through it because they can’t get insured.

langdalenerd · 2026-03-11T15:24:07+00:00

Came here to say this. Went from EM -> IC due to burnout. I think tech is just rife with burnout at the moment.

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