EV charging for hotels, pubs and holiday parks

If you offer accommodation, you count as a small accommodation business under the Workplace Charging Scheme, so guests can use grant-funded chargers. A pub or restaurant without rooms is treated as an ordinary business, and that changes who can charge.

£500

grant per socket

75%

of the cost covered

sockets max

Workplace Charging Scheme · closes 31 March 2027

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Step 1

Do you qualify for the grant?

A few yes/no questions, based on the official gov.uk rules.

Who can use the chargers

With accommodation: anyone, including guests. Without accommodation (a pub or restaurant only): grant-funded chargers are for staff and company vehicles, though local residents can use them out of hours.

What you'll need to apply

Companies House number
or a VAT number
or a business (non-domestic) rates bill

Workplace Charging Scheme on gov.uk

Question 1 of 6

Do you offer accommodation (rooms, pitches, lodges or lets)?

Step 2

What could it earn you?

Change the numbers to match your site. Watch the grant grow as you add sockets.

A reason to choose youEV drivers plan stays and stops around where they can charge.
Margin on every kWhYou set the tariff. Drivers pay by app, including the admin fee.
Longer dwell timeA car on charge is a guest who stays for another coffee, another round or dinner.

Grant £2,000 · pays back in13 months

Number of sockets4Most chargers have 1 socket; twin units have 2. The grant covers up to 40.Install cost per socket£1,500Before the grant. A rough guide: your survey gives a fixed price.Charges per socket, per week3How often each socket is usedkWh per charge25 kWhA typical top-up is 15–30 kWhWhat you pay for electricity25pPer kWh, from your billWhat you charge drivers50pPer kWh. You set this. Public rapid chargers are often 70p+

Your numbers

Install, 4 sockets£6,000

Government grant (75%, max £500 a socket)− £2,000

You pay£4,000

Margin a year

£3,900

Pays for itself in

13 months

kWh sold a year

15,600

5-year profit

£15,500

More sockets, more grant: every extra socket adds up to £500 of grant, up to 40 sockets.

Guests often charge overnight, so a few busy bays add up quickly. A charger also brings in diners and drinkers who stay while they charge. These are your numbers, not a promise. Margin is what drivers pay above your electricity cost. The app's admin fee is paid by drivers, so you have no monthly fees.

Step 3

How it works with Manta

1
Send us photos
WhatsApp a few photos or a short video of your parking and fuse board. We'll tell you what's possible.
2
Survey and fixed price
The grant needs an installer survey before you apply. You get a fixed price, never a surprise after.
3
You apply, we guide you
The application is in your name. We tell you what goes in each box. The voucher usually arrives within 5 working days.
4
Fitted, grant off the bill
You pass us the voucher, a qualified electrician fits the chargers, and the grant comes off your invoice.
5
Drivers pay, you earn
We set up app payments with Tap Electric. You choose the price per kWh and the money goes to your bank.

Want us to check your site?

Send a few photos of your parking and fuse board. We'll tell you how many sockets make sense, what the grant covers, and a fixed price.

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