🚗 The Good, the Bad and the Hideous 🚗 The Three Amigos (or should that be Les trois amis) return to provide our opinions of the Paris Motor Show. Part un youtu.be/bkw_fw_2Df0

Despite being a fan of the 2CV concept we saw at the Paris Motor Show, @PaulNissanEV has his reservations. ctrlaltrefuel.co.uk/blogs/re…

The Citroën 2CV is back! 🇫🇷 🚗 The Good, the Bad & the ridiculous🚗🇫🇷 We give you a run-down of the Paris Motor Show. Citroën 2CV EV, the Renault concepts, the Chinese cars, the stuff that actually matters… and the stuff that doesn’t. 20 minutes of three of us mostly not agreeing. As usual. Part un👇
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🚚 Swine Van - CtrlAltRefuel latest teaser has landed 🕵️‍♂️ youtu.be/yzUJL5yy2h8?is=3gy8…

⚡️🔌 From today, 21 October, drivers in England (not whole of the UK) no longer need planning permission to install a qualifying cross-pavement EV charging gully. 🚙 However, the rules have changed, but you can’t just get an angle grinder out! 🔌⚡️ Good news for people without a driveway, potentially making it easier and cheaper to charge at home rather than relying on public chargers. But let’s be clear: this is not a free-for-all. You cannot simply cut a channel into the pavement outside your house and run a charging cable through it. There are still important requirements: ✅ Highway authority authorisation: The new permitted development right only applies to a channel installed by, on behalf of, or with the authorisation of the relevant highway authority. The council can refuse an application. ✅ Street works and Highways Act requirements: Separate street-works permissions or licences (and any section 178 consent) must still be dealt with. These control what goes into the public footway. ✅ Approved installation and safety standards: The gully must meet the applicable standards so pavements stay safe and accessible for pedestrians, wheelchair users and people with visual impairments. ✅ Location restrictions: The new right does not apply in conservation areas, within the curtilage of a listed building, or on scheduled monuments. Check before proceeding. ✅ Your council’s policy: Not every council currently allows or facilitates these installations. Removing the planning-permission requirement does not force every authority to approve a gully. ✅ Reinstatement: When the channel is no longer needed, it must be removed and the pavement restored. The change removes one layer of red tape (the planning application), not the need for proper highway approval and professional installation. Done properly, pavement gullies could give many more people access to cheaper home charging without leaving cables trailing across the footway. A welcome step forward for EV charging — but check with your local highway authority before doing anything to the pavement. ⚡ Source: UK Government announcement and The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2026.