Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121423

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorway service areas have at least six ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargepoints; and what target she has set for full coverage.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

All motorway service areas in England now offer open-access rapid or ultra-rapid charge points and 75% (January 2026, industry data) have at least six or more ultra-rapid open-access charge points.The Government continues to work closely with distribution...

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