Picture this: you get home, plug in your EV, and a glorious orange extension cord snakes across the pavement. It’s a public tripping hazard—and a new law just made it officially naughty.
Since January 2026, the UK government has outlawed running a charger cable over a public footpath or driveway entrance. You can’t just drape that wire like a leftover Christmas light.
Why? Safety, apparently. Pedestrians, prams, and pensioners all had near-death experiences with rogue cables. One man in Croydon tripped and landed in a puddle of pure annoyance.
