Electric Car Service Cost UK (2026 Guide)
A full electric car service in the UK typically costs between £120 and £250. Interim services start around £90; large-battery EVs and premium brands can climb to £300+. This guide breaks down where yo…
Read guide →What's Included in an EV Service?
A full EV service should cover four areas: the high-voltage system (battery, motor, inverter), the cooling circuit, the conventional mechanical components (brakes, tyres, suspension), and the auxiliar…
Read guide →EV MOT Explained — UK Driver's Guide
Electric cars need an MOT in the UK just like petrol and diesel vehicles — once they're three years old, then annually. Most of the test is identical, but the emissions section is skipped, and there a…
Read guide →EV Battery Warranty UK — What Does It Cover?
Most UK electric vehicles come with an 8-year / 100,000-mile battery warranty that guarantees no less than 70% of original capacity. The details vary by manufacturer, and a few common mistakes can voi…
Read guide →EV vs Hybrid Servicing — What's the Difference?
Pure electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrids (HEV, PHEV) share most of the same high-voltage architecture — but the service intervals, cost and complexity differ. If you drive a plug-in hybrid, you essen…
Read guide →How to Find a Trusted EV Garage in the UK
Picking the wrong garage for your electric car can void warranties, cause expensive damage or — at worst — put a technician in danger. Here's a clear checklist for finding a qualified, trustworthy EV …
Read guide →Electric Car Myths Busted (UK, 2026)
Most electric car "facts" you hear at the pub are out of date or simply wrong. Here are the myths UK drivers Google most, answered straight with real 2026 figures and sources. No spin, no preaching: i…
Read guide →New EV Driver Guide: What to Know in Your First Month (UK, 2026)
The single most useful thing to learn in your first month with an EV is the 20% to 80% charging habit: keep the battery in that band for daily driving and only fill to 100% before a long trip. Get tha…
Read guide →Electric Car Questions Answered Before You Buy (UK, 2026)
The honest answer to "should I buy an electric car?" comes down to one thing: where you park. If you can charge at home or at work, an EV is almost certainly cheaper and easier than petrol for you. If…
Read guide →EV High Voltage Safety Equipment: The Full Workshop Checklist
A workshop taking on EV high voltage work needs five things before it starts: insulated hand tools to IEC 60900, Class 0 insulating gloves to EN 60903 with overgloves, a CAT III or CAT IV meter plus a…
Read guide →What Tools Do You Need to Work on an Electric Vehicle?
Most of a workshop's existing tooling still works on an electric vehicle. What changes is anything that might contact the high voltage system, which needs to be insulated to IEC 60900 and rated for 10…
Read guide →Insulated Tools vs Standard Tools: What the Rating Actually Means
An insulated tool is individually proof tested at 10,000V so it can be rated for live working up to 1000V AC, and it carries the double triangle marking and the voltage rating to prove it. A standard …
Read guide →Class 0 Electrical Gloves Explained: Ratings, Testing and Retesting
Class 0 insulating gloves to EN 60903 are rated for working on systems up to 1000V AC, which covers electric and hybrid vehicle traction systems. They need a visual and air test before every single us…
Read guide →EV Fire Blankets: What Garages Need to Know
An EV fire blanket does not put the fire out. A lithium traction battery in thermal runaway generates its own oxygen and reignites, so nothing sold as workshop equipment will extinguish it. What a bla…
Read guide →IMI TechSafe: What Kit Your Workshop Needs Alongside the Qualification
IMI TechSafe is a register of technicians who hold a current electric and hybrid vehicle qualification and keep it current. It certifies the person, not the workshop and not the equipment. A TechSafe …
Read guide →The IMI Level 3 EV Kit List: What Your Trainer and Insurer Expect You to Own
Nobody publishes a mandatory IMI Level 3 EV kit list, so this is the one your trainer teaches to and your insurer asks about: a CAT III meter and a proving unit, Class 0 gloves to EN 60903 with overgl…
Read guide →Class 0 vs Class 00 Gloves: Which Do You Need for EV Work?
Buy Class 0. EN 60903 rates a Class 00 glove at 500V AC and 750V DC, and a Class 0 glove at 1,000V AC and 1,500V DC. A traction battery is DC, vehicle traction systems commonly run above 500V, and an …
Read guide →Are 1000V Insulated Tools Enough for an 800V Car?
Yes. An insulated tool to IEC 60900 is rated for 1,000V AC and 1,500V DC, and a traction battery is DC, so the figure that applies to an 800V car is 1,500V. Every tool to the standard is routine teste…
Read guide →EV Lockout Kit: MSD Lockout vs Charger Lockout, and What Yours Should Contain
A vehicle lockout kit holds the isolation on an EV while somebody is working on it: a device that locks the manual service disconnect (MSD) or service plug out of the car, a charge port lock, a steeri…
Read guide →EV Battery Lifting Table Buyer's Guide: Capacity, Height and Who Needs One
A traction battery pack weighs between 300 and 700 kg, a transmission jack is not rated to carry it, and any workshop dropping packs needs a lifting table in the 1,000 to 1,500 kg class. That is a fou…
Read guide →Recovery Operator EV Safety Kit: The DfT List, Item by Item
The Department for Transport's guidance "Recovery operators: working with electric vehicles" (December 2023) names the kit a recovery vehicle should carry: Class 0 insulating gauntlets, over-gloves, c…
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