Independent by design
depotcharging.co.uk is the UK's independent, manufacturer-agnostic guide to electrifying your depot — built to help operators understand, plan and de-risk the move from diesel to electric. No brand owns these pages, and no supplier pays to appear on them.
No sales catch
We're not selling you chargers, vehicles or software. The guides, tools and answers here are free to use — nothing to buy at the end, and no salesperson waiting on the other side of a form.
No lock-ins
We don't tie you to a manufacturer, a platform or a contract. Everything here is built to keep you in control — right down to showing you how to buy so you're never locked to a single supplier.
Free, independent advice
Straight guidance with no agenda — that's the whole point. And if you want a human to sanity-check your plans, that's here too, with no pitch and no obligation.
Experience from the operator's side of the fence
depotcharging.co.uk was developed by a group of highly experienced individuals from the vehicle and infrastructure consultancy world — people who have spent years working through depot electrification, grid connections, funding and fleet decisions on the operator's side, not the sales side.
That background gives us access to the full picture: the real-world detail behind the grants, the DNO process, the hardware and the running costs — and the right specialists to call on when a question needs deeper expertise. It means we can support an operator from the ground up: from the very first "where do I even start?" through to a de-risked, fundable plan.
We built this site because that knowledge usually sits locked inside paid consultancy or a sales pitch. Here, it's simply open — the same thinking we'd bring to a project, written down in plain English for anyone to use.
What that means in practice
Independence is easy to claim and easy to quietly break. Here's how we hold to it, so you can trust what you read:
- No manufacturer branding. There are no logos, sponsored placements or brand takeovers anywhere on the site.
- No "recommended supplier" lists or affiliate rankings. We don't earn a cut for pointing you at a product, so we never do.
- Sources shown. Where a figure or a rule matters — grants, timelines, costs — we point to where it comes from so you can check it yourself.
- Assumptions visible. Our tools show their workings and let you change the numbers, rather than hiding the maths in a black box.
- Advice that protects you. We actively steer you toward open standards and away from lock-in — the opposite of what a vendor would do.
New here? Start with the Start Here guide, browse the plain-English guides, or try the free tools — no sign-up, no catch.
Want an independent expert to look at your plans?
No pitch and no obligation — just an honest second opinion on your depot electrification plans or grant application from someone who has no product to sell you. Tell us a little about where you're up to and we'll get back to you.