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Do yourself a favour get a trade card and you'll get discount from Halfords.

Avoid the really compact ones, they're not man enough for the job, turn themselves off too early in the process and you have a danger of them catching fire. I followed a recommendation on here and bought a GREPRO from Amazon. It failed miserably to start my i3 with a failing 12v battery, it did...

If you look at the thread you will see it had drifted to Granny Chargers and using house sockets. Yes, V2L doesnt have an earthing system which is a cause for concern when people are talking of running their houses during power cuts and at peak energy cost times. Agreed And correct isolation...

I agree, it was the inference that a qualified EV wallbox installer must be used. A sparky or a competent person is fine. In reality it presents no more danger than the electric hedge trimmers that people use. The RCD protection still applies so safety is the same. It has a high(ish) current...

Agreed but it is not just EV Granny chargers that can load up a socket like this. Many ovens and tumble dryers with 3 kW rating also come with 13 amp plugs attached. Many properties have TN-C-S earthing arrangements and this is potential dangerous to use for EV charging unless the wallbox or...

Considering the often quoted advice on this and other forums about 13amp plugs not being man enough to handle more than 10amps continuous, I think it was an excellent demonstration which shows clearly 13 amps is easily achievable with good quality items.

Heres a youtube: An amazing outcome.