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The problem is that the standard is not mandatory and thus far nobody can find a single public charging point that meets that standard. That is a fundamental question of equality which becomes more acute as the charging network becomes more extensive. Even without the additional impetus that the Bill is intended to provide, a new charger is currently being installed every 29 minutes. Ensuring those chargers are accessible to people with disabilities is therefore both urgent and sensible, not least because retrofitting accessibility on to an already installed network will be much more expensive.