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EV Charger Installation Certificates and Paperwork Explained
What an EV charger installation certificate is, the Part P, DNO and warranty paperwork a compliant install leaves behind, and how to chase missing documents.
By Evova · Published
A compliant home EV charger installation should leave you with five documents: an Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC), a Building Regulations compliance certificate, confirmation that your DNO (electricity network operator) was notified, the charger’s statement of compliance, and warranty documents for both the unit and the workmanship. The install itself typically completes in a single 2-4 hour visit — but the paperwork trail runs for weeks afterwards, and it matters when you sell the house, claim on insurance or use a grant.
The paperwork checklist
| Document | Who provides it | When to expect it | What it proves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) | Your installer | On or shortly after install day | The new circuit was designed, installed and tested to BS 7671 |
| Building Regulations compliance certificate | The installer’s scheme (NICEIC, NAPIT etc.) | Within roughly 30 days | The work was notified under Part P |
| DNO notification reference | Your installer — ask for a copy | Within 28 days of the install | Your network operator knows the charger exists |
| Statement of compliance | The charger’s seller or manufacturer | With the charger | The unit meets the 2021 smart charging regulations |
| Warranty documents (charger + workmanship) | Manufacturer and installer | At handover | Who fixes what, and for how long |
| Grant confirmation and landlord permission (if applicable) | You and your installer | Before and after install | Your grant claim record |
Timescales last checked July 2026 against scheme and Energy Networks Association rules.
The EIC and the Part P certificate
The EIC is the model form from BS 7671 (the IET Wiring Regulations) certifying that a new circuit — and a home charger always means a new dedicated circuit — was designed, installed and tested to the standard. The electrician who did the work issues it directly, usually on install day.
Adding that circuit is also notifiable work under Part P of the Building Regulations in England and Wales. An electrician registered with a competent person scheme can self-certify rather than involving council building control, and the scheme then sends you the Building Regulations compliance certificate. NAPIT installers, for example, must notify the work within 21 days, and the certificate should normally be with you within 30 days of completion. If a month passes and nothing arrives, chase it.
Watch out: a branded “EV charging point installation certificate” from the installer is a nice extra, not a substitute for the EIC or the scheme certificate.
DNO notification and the smart charging statement
Your installer handles the DNO. Where the property’s maximum demand including the charger stays within 60A per phase, the charger can be fitted first and the DNO notified within 28 days; above that, the installer generally needs the DNO involved before the charger goes live — prior approval or load-limiting kit. The installer you choose will check your supply and consumer unit as part of the quote, and that check decides which route applies. There’s no standard homeowner certificate for this, so ask your installer for the notification reference for your records.
Separately, under the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021, every home charger must be sold with a statement of compliance identifying the model and the seller. Keep it — it’s your proof the unit legally meets the smart charging rules.
Why the paperwork matters
Selling the house. The Law Society’s TA6 Property Information Form (6th edition, mandatory since 30 March 2026) asks sellers to disclose electrical work and supply the certificates. For notifiable work done since January 2005, buyers’ solicitors expect the Building Regulations certificate or the EIC. Missing paperwork usually means delays, indemnity insurance or a price chip.
Insurance. Insurers can ask for evidence that electrical work was carried out by a qualified person. The EIC and scheme certificate are exactly that evidence.
Grants. Since 1 April 2026 the renters/flat-owners and landlord grants run on a new GOV.UK platform: you start the application yourself, but your OZEV-authorised installer claims the grant on your behalf after the install, submitting photos of the installation and an invoice showing the grant deducted. Renters also need their landlord’s written permission — file it with everything else. The grant is worth up to £500 per socket (raised from £350 on 1 April 2026), covering 75% of the supply and install cost, with funding confirmed until at least 31 March 2027. Full details on our grants hub.
Warranties. You should hold two: the manufacturer’s warranty on the charger — typically 3 years for mainstream units, though Simpson & Partners covers its enclosure for 10 — and a separate workmanship warranty from the installer. Neither has a mandated minimum length, so get both in writing.
If the paperwork never arrives
Chase the installer in writing first. If that fails, go to their scheme: NICEIC or NAPIT hold the notification record — not the installer alone — and can confirm whether the work was notified and issue a replacement certificate, usually for a small fee. The same route works if you’ve simply lost yours.
If the work was never notified at all, the fix is harder. Another electrician cannot issue an EIC retrospectively — the best they can offer is an EICR (a condition report). The formal remedy is applying to your local authority for regularisation: a retrospective certificate at a higher fee, usually requiring an inspection, and councils may — but aren’t obliged to — grant it. The cheaper path is prevention: ask at quote stage which scheme the installer belongs to and confirm the certificates are included before paying the final invoice. When you find an installer through our directory or request a free quote, that’s a fair and normal question to put to them.
Scheme rules and grant amounts change from time to time — check GOV.UK’s chargepoint grant pages for the current position, and take notification questions to the installer’s scheme or your local authority’s building control team.