I use a Commando socket outside my garage door plus a 6m 32a cable/dongle to connect to the car. I have used this arrangement for almost 18 months and the only issues have related to Renault's remote software which Ovo and possibly Octopus use to determine how much power you have used at the reduced EV rate of 7p/kWh. Other info - most switched commando sockets have a relatively poor rating against water ingress and, while this has not been a problem for me, I once spotted a much better socket that had a significantly better rating t a higher price I would have paid If I had known about it. Lastly, all EV charging arrangements are now required to have specific protection against faults coming from the grid in relation to earth potential - a Commando solution is unlikely to have this unless the socket's earth conductor is wired directly to an earth rod.
I use a Commando socket outside my garage door plus a 6m 32a cable/dongle to connect to the car. I have used this arrangement for almost 18 months and the only issues have related to Renault's remote software which Ovo and possibly Octopus use to determine how much power you have used at the reduced EV rate of 7p/kWh. Other info - most switched commando sockets have a relatively poor rating against water ingress and, while this has not been a problem for me, I once spotted a much better socket that had a significantly better rating t a higher price I would have paid If I had known about it. Lastly, all EV charging arrangements are now required to have specific protection against faults coming from the grid in relation to earth potential - a Commando solution is unlikely to have this unless the socket's earth conductor is wired directly to an earth rod.