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Pavecross vs Kerbo Charge: Which Should You Choose?

By EV Charger Megastore · Last reviewed: 26 September 2026

Two names come up constantly once you start researching cross-pavement charging: Pavecross and Kerbo Charge. Both let you run a charging cable safely under the pavement from your house to the kerb, and both turn up on local authority approved-supplier lists. But they’re not interchangeable, and the differences that actually matter - what your council will let you install, what either product costs, and what you get for it - aren’t obvious from either company’s marketing.

What both products actually do

Neither is a public charging point and neither connects to the electricity grid independently - both are simply a protected channel that lets your own home charger’s cable cross the pavement safely, instead of running loose across it as a trip hazard. The electricity comes from your house’s own supply either way; the product is solving a physical safety and council-permission problem, not a power problem.

Both also require local authority permission before installation, regardless of which product you choose - see our guide to checking council permission for how that process works and which councils currently allow it.

The two products compared

Sources: Kerbo Charge pricing page, Kerbo Charge product listing, Pavecross - checked 14 August 2026.

The gap that stands out most isn’t the hardware - it’s how you actually get one. Kerbo Charge behaves like a normal consumer purchase: a website, a price list, an online application system. Pavecross is council-mediated - you go through your local authority or Electrica, and there’s no published price to compare against until you’ve actually asked. If you want a quick, self-serve answer to “what will this cost me,” that alone makes Kerbo Charge easier to evaluate from your armchair - it doesn’t necessarily make it the better product for your specific street.

You’re not choosing freely - your council decides first

This is the detail that matters most and gets buried under the product comparison. Several councils publish a shortlist of approved cross-pavement suppliers - Stoke-on-Trent’s, for example, names four: Charge Gully, Gul-e, Kerbo Charge and Pavecross. But that’s one council’s list, not a national standard - a different authority may permit only one of these, or neither yet. Before you spend time comparing warranty terms or channel depth, check which suppliers (if any) your own council has actually approved. Our council permission guide covers how to find that out.

What the grant does and doesn’t cover

The current on-street chargepoint grant provides 75% of eligible chargepoint costs, capped at £500. A permanent permitted pavement solution is a condition, not a promise that the charger grant covers the whole project. Get separate quote lines for the charger, channel, highway work and permissions, and confirm which funding applies to each with the administrator and council. An eligible vehicle on order can qualify; ownership before applying is not a universal requirement.

Grant details reviewed 26 September 2026. The product and price table above retains its own 14 August 2026 check date; obtain current quotations before comparing costs.

The bottom line

If your council approves both and you want a fast, self-serve answer with a published price and a 10-year warranty, Kerbo Charge is the easier one to evaluate today. If your council only lists Pavecross, or you’re getting a quote through your local authority anyway, there’s no meaningful reason to prefer Kerbo Charge on paper - the products solve the same problem in a broadly similar way, and the real deciding factor for most people will be which one your specific council actually lets you install.

Product specs and pricing in this category change - see our editorial standards for how we keep pages like this current, and confirm current pricing directly with the supplier before budgeting around the figures above.

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