On 24 January 2024 it was reported here that contractors had placed notices relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging points between 199-207 Upper Richmond Road West. It was the first that most of all the business owners and residents in the nearby flats had heard about the works to be carried out on behalf of TFL and London Borough of Richmond, athough planning permission had already been granted.

The effect of that decision was the loss of all the parking spaces in front of the businesses just to the left of Gilpin Avenue to the dismay of their proprietors. Since January they have been blocked with just a few loading bays adjacent. Attempts to persuade the Council to negotiate with TfL to change the loading bays to parking spaces have produced nothing.

There has been one recent change. Cones have been placed to ensure that no-one actually uses the empty spaces. Next step: actually bringing charging points into use after nine months.