Some of the UK’s leading electric vehicle charging companies have united to back OZEV’s call for evidence on EV charging signage. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has urged the Government to take the opportunity to fix what it described as an overlooked barrier to EV uptake, namely visibility, says Motor Trade News.

In a coordinated response, InstaVolt, char.gy, Electric Vehicles UK and Octopus Electric Vehicles are calling for EV charging to be treated on an equal footing with petrol in national road sign regulations, and for clear, consistent signage to be rolled out across motorways, A-roads and residential streets.

InstaVolt’s 2025 consumer polling found that more than half of drivers actively look for roadside signs to find EV chargers, and nearly nine in 10 said clear physical signage is important to them

Delvin Lane, CEO of InstaVolt, said: “We welcome OZEV’s call for evidence on EV signage as a really positive step towards fixing one of the most overlooked barriers to EV uptake.

“Right now, EV charging locations are treated very differently to petrol stations in the rules that govern road signs.

“That means thousands of high-quality public chargers are installed, operating, but not obviously signposted from key routes.

“If we want drivers to feel confident going electric, that has to change.

“We’ll be responding to this call for evidence and urging government, National Highways and local authorities to: Put EV charging on an equal footing with fuel in the road sign regulations.

“Roll out clear, consistent symbols and pre-signs for chargers on motorways, Aroads and key urban routes.

“Make it simpler for councils to add EV charging to existing direction signs where hubs already exist.

“This is a low-cost, high-impact intervention. Better signage increases use of the chargers we already have, and sends a powerful public signal that the UK’s charging network is real, reliable and ready today.”

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