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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 8188 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to questions 176 to 178 of the oral evidence given to the Transport Committee on 29 April 2026, HC 1593, on Supercharging the EV transition, how many petrol pumps there are in the UK; and how man

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Jun 2026

The Department for Transport has produced an estimate of 60,802 for the number of fuel pumps using available industry data. The methodology is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comparing-fuel-pumps-to-electric-vehicle-public-charger...