Our team installs 7.4kW smart chargers on Kingswells driveways and garage walls from £900 + VAT, with up to 15 metres of cable, a new dedicated circuit, the SSEN notification and your electrical certificate all in that figure. The survey is free, the written price usually follows within one working day, and you can reach us on 07304 027013.
A typical Kingswells home charger costs £900 to £1,300 + VAT with Faithful Spark Electricians, because almost every house here has a drive or garage close to the wall where the unit goes. We are OZEV authorised and NICEIC approved, so the same team surveys the house, adds the circuit with the protection BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 now asks for, tells SSEN and pairs the charger with your phone.
Kingswells sits off the A944 on the western edge of Aberdeen City, and we drive out from our base at 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead. If a travel charge applies to your street, you hear it when you book and it never appears later. For anything else in the house, from new sockets to a board test, see our electrician in Kingswells page. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm on 07304 027013.
Most Kingswells jobs land between £900 and £1,300 + VAT. Below is what each figure pays for. A free survey then confirms the three things a postcode cannot tell us: the state of your board, your earthing type and the cable route.
| Package or extra | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Entry 7.4kW smart charger | from £900 + VAT | Standard single phase install with a cable run of up to 15 metres |
| Smart: Ohme Home Pro or TeltoCharge | from £995 + VAT | App scheduling and tariff control, 3 year warranty |
| Premium solar ready: Hypervolt Home 3 Pro or myenergi Zappi | from £1,195 + VAT | Solar surplus charging, load management and voice control, 3 year warranty |
| New consumer unit fitted alongside the charger | £750 to £1,000 + VAT | Only where the board you have cannot take another circuit safely |
| Cable beyond 15 metres, ducting, earthing work | priced at survey | Measured on the day and listed as its own line |
Every home charger sold in Great Britain has had to be smart since 30 June 2022, under the Electric Vehicle (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021, and all four models we fit can also run from spare solar power if you add panels later. For the wider picture, read our guide to EV charger installation cost in Scotland.
On the estates, the car usually parks a few metres from a garage or gable wall, and the board is often in the garage or a hall cupboard on the same side. That keeps the run short and inside the 15 metres already priced, so the package price is usually the price you pay.
Most of Kingswells went up from the 1980s onward, in brick and render rather than granite, and nearly every house has its own drive. That makes it one of the easier parts of the city for home charging. The decisions are about where the unit sits and how tidy the route looks.
A charger on the garage gable or the pillar beside an up and over door keeps the cable short and out of the way of the front door. Where the garage is integral, the supply can often run inside it and come through the wall right behind the unit.
Paved drives look best when nothing has to cross them. We put the charger on the wall nearest to where you actually park, so the charging lead reaches the car without trailing over the paving. On a drive shared with a neighbour, we agree the position with you before fitting so the lead never crosses their side.
Plenty of the older estate houses still have the board fitted when they were built. We test it before quoting and tell you straight whether it can take the new circuit. What we do: agree the wall, the route and the price with you on the survey. Call 07304 027013 to book it.
Take a photo of the fuse board, one of the meter and one of the spot where the car sits, then send them with your postcode. On a straightforward house that is often all we need to give you a written figure.
Yes, a competent electrician is allowed to fit one. The useful questions are whether that electrician can process a grant, works to the EV section of the wiring regulations and tells the network operator.
The government only pays chargepoint grants through authorised installers. Our number is EVHS/WCS14254, so if you rent in Kingswells or own a flat with its own space, any grant is taken off our invoice rather than claimed back later.
Section 722 of the regulations covers charging circuits on their own. Steven Watt, who leads our team, holds the City and Guilds 2921-34 award for EV charging installation.
A new charger adds a large load to the house, so SSEN, the network operator for the area, has to be told. Occasionally it wants to look at the supply first. We send the notification and tell you if that happens.
NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239, TrustMark licence 4205123 and OZEV authorisation, plus approval to install Tesla and Evec chargers. All new circuits are certified to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, and we carry £2M public liability cover.
Ask it three things in writing: how the charger is protected if the supply neutral fails, where 6mA DC detection is provided, and who informs SSEN. Then ring 07304 027013 and we will quote the same scope.
Amendment 4 was published on 15 April 2026 and becomes the only edition installers can certify to from 15 October 2026. For a charger outside a Kingswells house, these are the parts that matter.
What we do: confirm your earthing at the survey and put the right protection in the fixed price, so nothing is added on the day. Not sure what you have? Call 07304 027013.
Many do. If there is a spare way and the circuits have RCD protection, the charger circuit can be added to it, or a small dedicated EV unit can be mounted beside it.
An original 1980s board, a split load board with no spare way, or anything with rewireable fuses usually needs replacing first. Done on the same visit as the charger, that is £750 to £1,000 + VAT, and we only recommend it when testing shows the board cannot cope.
If the board is all you need, see consumer unit upgrade in Kingswells. Our guide does your consumer unit need upgrading for an EV charger sets out how we decide.
Pick by tariff and by roof. Whether you are on a cheap overnight rate, and whether the roof could take panels one day, decides the package more than the brand does.
Our Smart package, from £995 + VAT, with an Ohme Home Pro or a TeltoCharge. You set the hours in the app and the car charges while the rate is lowest.
Our Premium package, from £1,195 + VAT, with a myenergi Zappi or a Hypervolt Home 3 Pro. Both can send surplus solar into the car instead of exporting it.
We are approved to install both Tesla and Evec EV chargers, so a Tesla Wall Connector or an Evec unit goes in to the maker's instructions. We price it after the survey.
Two electric cars on one drive? Often one charger on a schedule is enough for both. If not, a second unit with load management shares the supply, and we check the main fuse before recommending either. Call 07304 027013.
Only for some households. An owner occupier with a drive, which describes most of Kingswells, cannot claim one. OZEV's schemes run until 31 March 2027 and help the groups below.
The household grant pays 75% of buying and installing a socket, up to £500. You need private off street parking you are entitled to use, plus permission from your landlord or freeholder, and OZEV must approve the claim before we begin.
Up to £500 a socket, with a limit of 200 sockets across all of a landlord's properties.
Not eligible for the household grant. Home Energy Scotland's charge point fund for Scottish households showed as closed when we looked on 6 October 2026, so none of our quotes count on a grant.
Aberdeen City Council's EV charging FAQ currently says a charging cable cannot run across a public pavement, so check with the council first. A charger on a private bay you have the right to use, with the owner's consent, is the realistic option.
Kingswells has a public charging site at the Park and Ride. It is useful when you need a quick boost. For everyday driving, plugging in on your own drive is cheaper to plan around and is there whenever you get home.
Aberdeen City Council's charger locations page, read on 6 October 2026, lists rapid units in the lower car park and standard sockets in the upper car park at Kingswells Park and Ride, AB15 8UN. The council has moved its chargers from ChargePlace Scotland to the EZO network, with new prices and stay limits. We do not quote public prices here; check the EZO app or Zapmap for current rates and availability.
Public charging means driving there, sometimes waiting, and moving the car before the time runs out. A 7.4kW home unit adds roughly 7kWh for each hour the car is plugged in, so an overnight session on an off peak rate covers a normal commute without any detour.
Day to day, keep the battery between roughly 20% and 80%, and charge to full only before a long trip. Batteries generally age more slowly when kept out of the extremes, and public rapid chargers slow right down above 80% anyway. Some cars are built to be charged to 100%, so your handbook has the final say.
At handover we set the charge limit and the overnight timer with you, in the charger app or in the car. Have a drive or garage in Kingswells? Call 07304 027013 for your price.
We cover every part of Kingswells in AB15 8. Standard installs are usually booked within 5 to 10 working days of accepting the quote, unless SSEN asks to review the supply first.
Elsewhere in the city, see EV charger installation in Aberdeen. Over the boundary in Aberdeenshire, our EV charger installation in Westhill page covers AB32. Landlords also need an electrical inspection at least every five years, so an EICR in Kingswells can be booked for the same visit.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd is based at 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ. Steven Watt leads our own team, with Callum working alongside him, and the team handles each survey and installation. Steven holds City and Guilds 2921-34 for EV charging installation, 2391-52 for inspection and testing, 2382-22 for BS 7671 and 2365-03 for electrical installations.
The company is registered in Scotland as SC821028, is VAT registered and holds £2M public liability insurance. Our customers rate us 5.0 across more than 100 Google reviews: read them on Google.
Last updated 6 October 2026.
Something not covered? Call 07304 027013 or message us; we normally answer within one working day.
Our price for a 7.4kW smart charger at a typical Kingswells house is £900 to £1,300 + VAT. That covers up to 15 metres of cable, the new circuit with its earthing and DC fault protection, the SSEN notification, testing and your certificate. The Smart package is from £995 + VAT and the Premium package from £1,195 + VAT. If the board needs replacing, that adds £750 to £1,000 + VAT.
Yes, any competent electrician may fit one. The circuit still has to meet Section 722 of BS 7671, SSEN must be informed, and grants are only paid through OZEV authorised installers. We are OZEV authorised (EVHS/WCS14254) and NICEIC approved (620239), and Steven Watt, who leads our team, holds City and Guilds 2921-34 in EV charging installation.
Not for owner occupiers. Tenants and flat owners with private off street parking can get 75% of the cost, capped at £500, from OZEV until 31 March 2027, and the claim must be approved before work starts. Landlords can claim up to £500 a socket. Home Energy Scotland's charge point fund was closed when we checked on 6 October 2026.
It is a habit of keeping the battery between about 20% and 80% for daily use and charging to 100% only before a long drive. Batteries tend to wear more slowly away from full and empty, and rapid chargers slow down a lot above 80%. If your car's handbook says to charge to full, follow the handbook.
At Kingswells Park and Ride, AB15 8UN. Aberdeen City Council's locations page, read on 6 October 2026, lists rapid units in the lower car park and standard sockets in the upper car park, now moving to the EZO network. Prices and stay limits are set by the operator, so check the EZO app or Zapmap before you go.
Not always. A board with a free way and RCD protection can usually take the charger circuit, or we fit a small EV unit beside it. An original board with no spare way or rewireable fuses normally needs replacing, which costs £750 to £1,000 + VAT when done with the charger. We test the board at the survey before recommending anything.
Only from a private space you have the right to use. Aberdeen City Council's EV charging FAQ currently says a charging cable cannot run across a public pavement, so check with the council first. An allocated bay in a private car park can work with the owner's written consent, and the OZEV grant may then reduce the cost.
Yes. We are approved to install Tesla and Evec EV chargers, so a Tesla Wall Connector or an Evec unit is fitted to the maker's instructions. The price depends on the route and the board, so we confirm it after the free survey.
Usually a few hours on the day, with the power off only while the new circuit is connected. Standard installs are normally booked within 5 to 10 working days of you accepting the quote, unless SSEN wants to review the supply first, and we tell you at the survey if that is likely.
Call 07304 027013 or fill in the form. Give us your street, where you park, where the board is and what you drive, and we will arrange a free survey and send a fixed written price, usually within one working day.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ · OZEV Authorised Installer EVHS/WCS14254 · NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239 · TrustMark Registered 4205123 · Tesla Approved and Evec Approved for EV chargers · City and Guilds 2921-34, 2391-52, 2382-22, 2365-03 · BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · £2M public liability insured · Company SC821028 · VAT 503 6560 13
