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Recommendation 15

15 Acknowledged Paragraph: 71

People who rely on public charging infrastructure should get value for money and should not...

Conclusion
People who rely on public charging infrastructure should get value for money and should not be disadvantaged by unfair pricing mechanisms.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially accepts, acknowledging the price difference between home and public charging and agreeing that EV drivers should have access to fairly priced and accessible charging. However, the truncated response does not detail specific actions to address unfair pricing mechanisms beyond mentioning competition.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference: 71
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract Acknowledged
The Government partially accepts these recommendations. We recognise the difference in prices between those who can charge at home and those who charge on-street. We believe that EV drivers should be able to use fairly priced and accessible charging whether they have access to off-street charging at home or not. As recognised by the Competition and Market Authority in their study of this market, it is important that there is competition in
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