Plugging market gap sparks protest

14 June 2006
 
Plans to install 1.5m-high kiosks allowing people to recharge electronic gadgets on Britain’s streets are set to face opposition from local authorities.
Makers of the ChargeBox say the device would allow people to recharge mobile phones, hand-held computers and mp3 players for £1. BoxBrands says the kiosks are set to become a familiar sight, and has plans to install around 100 next month.
While to date, they have primarily been introduced in off-street locations, such as hotels, airports and motorway services, Toby Staveley, managing director, said, ‘they can be installed anywhere’, and hopes to introduce them across the country. The company plans to monitor the performance of the ChargeBox, and, if successful, adapt the design to make it more robust for street use.
Chris Tunstall, chair of the local authorities side of the Highways Authorities and Utilities Committee, said the ChargeBox sounded like a ‘great idea,’ but stressed that thought was needed on where the boxes were placed.
‘It seems that everyone is still trying to force as much clutter on us as they can. If a footway is wide enough, they could be considered, but wouldn’t it be better to site them in shops or train stations?’ He stressed that they were not a telecommunications device so could not be placed on the highway in the same way a telephone kiosk or post box is.
He pointed to a government inspector’s decision to back Kensington & Chelsea’s refusal to grant planning permission for a cash machine/payphone kiosk (Surveyor, 1 June). Cllr Daniel Moylan, deputy leader of Kensington & Chelsea, agreed with Tunstall’s comments. ‘We would 100% oppose them being sited on our streets. The footway is for pedestrians.’

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