Long stays change the maths
Most holiday park guests stay several nights. A car needs only a few hours on a 22kW pedestal during that time to go home full, even when it accepts 11kW or less.
That turns charging into a scheduling question more than a capacity question. Two sockets can serve a lot of cars across a week, as long as each car moves on when it's done.
At 11kW a car adds roughly 37 miles of range per hour, and at 7.4kW around 25 (LGA, derived). A guest who arrives low after a drive up the A1 can be back to full by the next afternoon.
Many parks still don't offer it
A review of Zapmap data across 16 top-rated UK park operators found that 61% of their sites lacked onsite EV charging (Drax). Parks that add it now stand out.
Holiday companies are noticing. Hoseasons runs a dedicated collection of holiday parks and lodges with EV charging on its site. If you let through an agency, make sure your listing shows the facility once it's live.
What guests get
- A known place to charge without driving off-site to find a public charger.
- No need to run a cable from a lodge window or ask reception about the hook-up.
- An easy start for a day out along the Northumberland coast or into the Dales with a full battery.
How a Victus install works at a park
One shared hub for the park
For most parks, we recommend a small hub near reception or the main car park. One or two dual pedestals give two or four sockets, with clear bay markings.
Per-pitch charging means far more cabling, a far bigger supply and kit that sits idle most of the week. We'll price it if you want it, but we'll be straight about the cost.
Keep it off the hook-up circuits
Guests sometimes try to charge cars from caravan hook-ups. Those points were designed for caravans and motorhomes, and leaving them to cope with car charging is a worry for park owners.
Our pedestal goes on its own dedicated supply. It has built-in Type A RCD and 6mA DC leakage protection, so it doesn't rely on the protection fitted to the hook-up network.
Space for touring units
Touring parks have to think about turning space. Bays that suit a parked car can be awkward for a car with a caravan on the back or a large motorhome.
We place the hub where drivers can pull in without unhitching in a narrow lane, and away from the routes towing vehicles use to reach pitches.
Rural grid and load management
Plenty of parks sit at the end of long rural lines. Northern Powergrid is the network operator across the region, and we make the application for you.
Under the national process, a single small addition can sometimes go in under "connect and notify", with the DNO told within 28 days. Anything larger needs approval first. Quotes involving high-voltage works carry a 35 working-day standard (ENA form; timescales).
Dynamic load balancing helps. It lets the charger use spare capacity at quiet times and back off when the clubhouse, laundry and lodges are busy. Our load management guide explains the options, and the grid capacity guide covers the application.
Access, payment and fair use
You can keep the hub for guests. RFID cards issued at check-in work well, and guests can also use the app. If you open it to day visitors or the public, the Public Charge Point Regulations apply, including contactless on new chargers of 8kW and above.
With week-long stays, the risk is one car sitting on a bay for days. An idle fee that starts after a grace period keeps bays turning over. We set it with you and make sure drivers can see it before they plug in. Our idle fees guide covers how to pitch it.
Which package suits a holiday park
Shared Investment suits parks that want charging as a guest facility without running it. You pay for installation and groundworks, we supply the chargers and run payments, back office, monitoring, maintenance and driver support, and the revenue is shared. The revenue split is agreed for your site at proposal stage.
Owned & Managed suits larger parks and groups with several sites. You buy the kit and keep the full return, and we can still handle payments, monitoring and maintenance for a fee. The packages page compares the two.
Honest caveats
- Seasonality. Usage peaks in school holidays and drops in winter. Use the revenue estimator with your own occupancy figures.
- Groundworks across a park can be long. If the best bays are far from the supply, trenching becomes the biggest cost. We'll show you the trade-off between a convenient spot and a cheaper one.
- Grid upgrades take time. If the application needs reinforcement, the typical 6–12 weeks from survey to switch-on can stretch. Plan installs for the off-season where you can.
Next step
Send us your park layout and postcode and we'll book a free survey of the supply and the best hub location. Or start with the revenue estimator to see what a hub could earn over a season.