Forget phone boxes – charging points could be the new icon of Britishness

A sign pointing to a recharging point for electric vehicles. Charging points for electric cars may well be Britain’s next icon. —dpa/PA Wire/John Walton

Electric vehicle charge points could join red phone boxes and post boxes as an “iconic” sight on British streets under new design plans.

A contract valued at £200, 000 (RM1.16mil) has been advertised by the Department for Transport in an effort to secure a design team for the project.