Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations to enforce simpler payment methods for electric vehicle charging; and whether they intend to base this on a universal payment card similar to the system in the Netherlands.

The Government will regulate to mandate contactless payment for all newly installed, faster chargepoints. The regulations will also apply to all existing chargepoints at and over 50kW one year after the legislation comes into effect. The Government intends to lay legislation in the coming months.

In addition, the Government intends to mandate payment roaming to enable streamlined payment via mobile phone apps. This will enable consumers to be able to pay to charge across multiple networks using a single app or radio frequency identity (RFID) card.