For a manufacturer, the OZEV-approved charger list is a grant-scheme authorisation list: the UK schemes’ own record of which chargepoint models may be fitted under their grants. It is not a safety certification, and it is not permanent. As of October 2026, the current published list is the only version that decides anything — if your exact model is not on it, installers and customers cannot build a grant claim around it, whatever your brochure says.
Key Takeaways
- The OZEV-approved list is a grant-scheme authorisation list, maintained by the scheme operator — not a certification, not a permanent status.
- Product marking, charger listing and installer approval are three separate UK gates; passing one says nothing about the others.
- The discipline is sequence: check the current list, follow the current application route, hold the exact-model file, keep marketing aligned to the list as it stands today.
- EVDANCE claims no listing for any model — verify the exact model on the current list, in writing, before a claim is built on it.
What Kind of List It Is
Grant schemes keep authorisation lists so that public money attaches to known models in known configurations. The list belongs to the scheme operator: the operator publishes it, revises it, and decides what sits on it under the scheme’s current terms. Which models are listed, and on what conditions, is the scheme’s own published text — it changes, and this article deliberately does not summarise it. The current list and application guidance on GOV.UK are the only reliable source.
Keep three UK gates separate, because manufacturers routinely merge them. First, product conformity: whether the charger may be sold in Great Britain at all, through the marking route in our guide to UKCA vs CE for chargers in Great Britain. Second, this list: whether the scheme accepts the model inside a grant claim. Third, installer approval: a separate authorisation for the people fitting the equipment, covered in our approved-installer guide. Passing one gate says nothing about the other two.
The Manufacturer Sequence
| Step | What the manufacturer does | What decides it |
|---|---|---|
| Check the current list | Search the current list for the exact model and variant you ship | The list as published today — not a copy saved last year |
| Follow the application route | Apply through the route the scheme’s current guidance sets out, with the evidence it asks for | The scheme’s current application terms on GOV.UK |
| Hold the exact-model file | Keep the declaration, test reports and rating label for the GB market version | Your documentation pack, matching the listed identity |
| Discipline the marketing | Claim grant eligibility only as far as the current list supports; re-check at every revision | The current list, re-read — not the approval letter in the drawer |
What Listing Does Not Do
- It does not certify the product. Safety and conformity run through the marking route and the product file; a listing is not a test result.
- It does not guarantee a claim. The applicant, premises and installation must also satisfy the scheme’s current terms — the model is one condition among several.
- It does not travel. A UK list has no standing in Ireland or any other market; each state’s schemes keep their own.
EVDANCE Models and the UK List
EVDANCE’s UK-relevant shelf is Type 2. The EV-ACT3204PE is a 22 kW three-phase wallbox with a tethered Type 2 cable, RFID and app access, an IP66 enclosure and CE as its listing states; the EV-ACS3210E is a 32 A Type 2 portable at about 7 kW single-phase with IP66. EVDANCE claims no OZEV listing for any model: check the current list for the exact model before any grant-based marketing, and ask us for the model’s documentation pack in writing. EVDANCE was founded in 2011, exports to more than 30 countries and offers a 3-year standard warranty. UK conversations start via the OEM and private-label programme or contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OZEV approval the same as UKCA marking?
No. UKCA marking belongs to the product-conformity route — whether the product may be placed on the GB market. The list belongs to the grant schemes — whether a claim can attach to the model. A charger needs the first to be sold, the second only where a grant is involved.
Our model was on the list last year. Can we still advertise it as grant approved?
Only as far as the current list supports the claim, today. Lists are revised, and marketing written against an old revision misleads buyers. Re-check the current list, align the claim, and keep a dated copy with your product file.
Does the charger list also approve installers?
No. Installer approval is a separate authorisation with its own list and route. A listed charger fitted by an installer the scheme does not recognise still fails its conditions.
Related Reading
- How to Become an Approved EV Charger Installer in the UK (OZEV)
- UKCA vs CE for EV Chargers Sold in Great Britain
- Is the EV Charger Grant Ending? UK, US and Ireland Status in 2026
