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Sure, but in theory that gets reported and the council pop round to fix it. My experience is people don't report things but when I do they are repaired quickly, eg failed street lights.
That's part of councils' statutory duties. Channels that are basically private infrastructure would be different. It can obviously be legislated for, but I don't think it has. (I don't know much about the legislation so may well be wrong.)
Bollards
Too much roadside pavement things are a nuisance for getting in and out of cars. eg my mum with her Zimmer or wheelchair needs the car door wide open so you can't squeeze past a bollard.
Really not a problem. Drivers would naturally park where a bollard wouldn't obstruct them, and it wouldn't be 'too much' infrastructure, e.g. it wouldn't have to be at every car parking space. Drivers would naturally rotate spots depending on whether they would need to charge or not.
Flush when not in use are available and are being installed in some London boroughs. I'm yet to see one in use. Still lots of scope for the ground to move and then to be not flush.
Much less of a problem with a small circle than with a long channel. It would also work well with paved footways.
And not 'free solar' or whatever. The whole charge with your special rate seems to be another leg up for people with capital.
I'm sure. Probably much harder to do if you live, say, in a third-floor flat.
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Drivers would naturally rotate spots depending on whether they would need to charge or not.
I admire this faith in humanity
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Drivers would naturally rotate spots depending on whether they would need to charge or not.
A friend lives on a road with a few of the lamppost chargers, the parking is in high demand all the time but they make it mostly work with a Whatsapp group. The group is more about organising who needs the chargers at any time and not for complaining about non-EV cars parked near said lampposts. Most people have charging cables that are long enough to park one or two spaces away and still charge.
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Drivers would naturally rotate spots depending on whether they would need to charge or not.
Drivers would naturally park in "their" spot and silently fume if anyone else had the temerity to do so.
Much less of a problem with a small circle than with a long channel.
Near me there was an LTN (before they were called LTNs) which had rising bollards for residents to access. They failed so much that the council eventually got rid of them. Loads and loads of rising bollards containing high voltage charging infrastructure seems a recipe for huge maintenance costs.
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That's part of councils' statutory duties.
Pavements without trip hazards are part of statutory duties. I don't really care if the channel works...
n3il
Greenbank
aggi
jellybaby
Sure, but in theory that gets reported and the council pop round to fix it. My experience is people don't report things but when I do they are repaired quickly, eg failed street lights.
Too much roadside pavement things are a nuisance for getting in and out of cars. eg my mum with her Zimmer or wheelchair needs the car door wide open so you can't squeeze past a bollard.
Flush when not in use are available and are being installed in some London boroughs. I'm yet to see one in use. Still lots of scope for the ground to move and then to be not flush.
https://trojan.energy/
And not 'free solar' or whatever. The whole charge with your special rate seems to be another leg up for people with capital.