There is a significant difference between a price and a quote. A price is a number attached to a product. A quote is a considered, site-specific commitment to the correct suppression system, correctly specified, installed by engineers who understand how EV battery fires behave in the environment where your vehicles are actually charged and parked.
Across the UK in 2026, commercial businesses are installing EV charging infrastructure at a pace that has outrun the fire safety frameworks designed to protect it. Fleet depots, commercial car parks, retail parks, logistics hubs, and battery energy storage facilities are all managing lithium-ion battery risk that existing fire safety systems were not designed to address. The National Fire Chiefs Council has warned that UK safety standards are lagging behind lithium-ion battery risks and at least three lithium-ion battery fires are attended by UK fire services every day.
The right time to request a quote for EV fire protection is before an incident makes the decision for you.
Fire and Safety UK is an EV fire safety specialist based in Fife, Scotland, operating nationally across the United Kingdom. This page explains what the quote process involves, what information you need to prepare, which systems we supply and install, what factors influence cost, and how to get the process started.
Why Requesting a Quote Is the Start of a Process Not the End of One
EV Fire Protection Cannot Be Specified Without a Site Assessment
Requesting a quote for EV fire protection systems is not like requesting a price for a commodity product. The correct suppression system for your commercial site depends on factors that cannot be assessed remotely:
- Whether your EV parking is enclosed, underground, or open-air
- The types and sizes of vehicles being charged passenger EVs, electric vans, electric HGVs
- The number of vehicles and their parking density
- Whether charging is attended or unattended, and whether overnight charging is part of your operation
- The power level and configuration of your charging infrastructure
- Your existing fire detection and suppression provision and whether it can be integrated with EV-specific systems
- Ventilation conditions and toxic gas management in enclosed environments
- Vehicle separation distances and propagation risk to adjacent vehicles and building structures
No EV fire protection quote from Fire and Safety UK is issued without a physical site assessment. This is not a commercial decision it is a technical and ethical one. An EV suppression system specified without a site visit may be the wrong product, installed in the wrong configuration, providing the wrong level of protection for your environment. That is a compliance failure and a safety failure simultaneously.
Understanding which products are right for which environment is the starting point. Our detailed guide to comparing EV fire protection solutions for commercial sites gives you the context you need before the first conversation.
What Fire and Safety UK Supplies and Installs
Fire and Safety UK is one of the few EV fire protection contractors in the UK with access to and capability to install the three primary advanced suppression products in the commercial EV fire safety market. A quote from Fire and Safety UK covers supply, installation, commissioning, and ongoing servicing for any or all of these systems, depending on site requirements.
The Turtle Fire System
The Turtle Fire System is a deployable, vehicle-level suppression device engineered to be pushed beneath a burning electric vehicle, delivering high-volume water cooling directly onto the battery pack from below. The patented design delivers anywhere from 75 to 500 or more gallons per minute directly onto an EV battery case, making it significantly more effective than any overhead suppression approach for containing a thermal runaway event at source.
The Turtle system requires no fixed installation. It is connected to a standard fire hose supply and deployed by on-site personnel in the initial minutes of an incident, operating unmanned once positioned and reducing personnel exposure to the toxic gas cloud generated by a lithium battery event. This makes it particularly suited to fleet depots, logistics operators, and sites where a staffed first response within the critical early minutes of a fire is a realistic operating assumption.
For businesses managing electric HGV fleets, mixed EV and diesel fleets, or logistics depots where multiple vehicles charge simultaneously overnight, the Turtle system provides the only deployable vehicle-level suppression solution currently available in the UK commercial market. Our detailed guide to EV fire safety for logistics and haulage operators explains the specific risk context in full.
EV FirePro Bay-Level Fixed Suppression
EV FirePro is a permanently installed, bay-level fixed suppression system designed specifically for EV parking bays in enclosed and underground commercial car parks. It is a fixed, floor-mounted fire suppression system installed directly within an EV parking bay, designed around the characteristics of lithium-ion battery fires in enclosed parking environments.
Where traditional fire protection systems primarily operate from above, EV FirePro introduces targeted water application from below the vehicle, where the battery pack is typically located. It delivers underside coverage directly onto the lithium-ion battery pack the approach that is more effective than traditional overhead sprinklers together with lateral protection via a secondary spray pattern extending outwards to protect adjacent vehicles and nearby property.
EV FirePro has undergone independent full-scale fire testing at Applus+ Laboratories in Spain using performance-based fire testing protocols developed specifically for EV parking environments. Testing evaluated fire spread behaviour, adjacent vehicle exposure, heat conditions, and operational response during a simulated EV battery thermal runaway event within an enclosed car park environment validating the system’s ability to help control fire spread, reduce external heat exposure, and create safer operational conditions for emergency responders.
Measuring 1,990mm x 1,270mm, with a profile of less than 30mm above the finished floor level, EV FirePro is engineered to integrate seamlessly into a standard parking bay. It can be connected to an existing fire hydrant or sprinkler system and activated automatically via the building’s fire detection infrastructure, or manually from a remote call point.
EV FirePro is the primary recommendation for commercial car parks, new-build commercial developments with EV charging provision, retail parks, hotel car parks, and any enclosed facility where unattended overnight charging is part of the operating model. For property managers and developers, it is the system that satisfies the specific requirement for enclosed EV parking fire safety described in current government and NFCC guidance.
Trident Synthetic Fire Foam Concentrate
Trident is a next-generation, PFAS-free synthetic fire foam concentrate formulated for lithium battery fire environments. As Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) is progressively withdrawn from commercial use across the UK due to PFAS environmental regulation, Trident provides a compliant, high-performance replacement for sites whose fire safety plan includes foam application as part of the incident response.
Trident delivers cooling, knockdown, and reignition suppression performance for lithium battery fires without the PFAS compounds that make AFFF environmentally problematic. It is compatible with existing foam suppression infrastructure, requiring no system replacement where foam application is already part of the site’s fire response, and it addresses the extended reignition window up to 72 hours in some lithium battery fire scenarios that makes post-incident monitoring a distinct requirement in EV environments.
Trident is particularly relevant for Scottish commercial sites subject to SEPA guidance, and for sites near watercourses or ecologically sensitive areas where the Environment Agency applies specific conditions to foam discharge.
What to Prepare Before Requesting a Quote
The more information you can provide at the outset, the faster and more accurately Fire and Safety UK can scope your requirements and arrange the appropriate site assessment. The following checklist covers everything a specialist needs to begin the process.
Site Information
| Information Required | Why It Matters |
| Site address and postcode | Confirms national coverage; informs travel and assessment logistics |
| Site type | Fleet depot, enclosed car park, retail park, warehouse, BESS installation, mixed-use commercial determines which system categories are applicable |
| Building structure | Multi-storey, underground, ground-floor enclosed, open-air critical for suppression system selection |
| Number of EV charging bays or vehicle spaces | Determines scale of EV FirePro installation or Turtle system deployment requirements |
| EV types on site | Passenger cars, vans, HGVs, e-bikes, e-scooters, electric plant influences battery scale and thermal runaway consequence profile |
| Charging configuration | Slow, fast, rapid, ultra-rapid; overnight or daytime; attended or unattended |
| Existing fire safety provision | Current detection and suppression systems EV FirePro can integrate with existing infrastructure |
| Any current fire risk assessment findings | Identifies whether a compliance gap has already been identified |
| Compliance driver | Insurer requirement, planning condition, fire risk assessment recommendation, proactive upgrade, new build specification |
| Timeline | Informs assessment scheduling and installation programme |
What You Do Not Need to Know Before Contacting Us
You do not need to know which specific system is right for your site before making contact. You do not need to have completed a fire risk assessment. You do not need a project specification or technical drawings. The purpose of the initial contact and subsequent site visit is to gather precisely this information our role is to assess your site and translate that assessment into the right product recommendation at the right cost.
If you are at the early planning stage of an EV infrastructure project, contacting Fire and Safety UK before the charging infrastructure is specified is actually the most cost-effective approach. Integrating fire safety design into the charging infrastructure specification from the outset is always cheaper than retrofitting suppression systems after installation is complete.
Factors That Influence the Cost of EV Fire Protection Systems
EV fire protection costs are site-specific and cannot be meaningfully estimated without a site assessment. However, the following factors are the primary variables that influence the total cost of a commercial EV fire protection installation.
Number of EV Bays or Vehicles
For EV FirePro installations, cost scales primarily with the number of bays being protected. Each bay requires its own EV FirePro unit, water supply connection, and integration with the detection infrastructure. The per-unit cost reduces with scale, and installations serving multiple bays from a common water supply pipe are more cost-effective per bay than single-unit installations.
For Turtle Fire System procurement, cost reflects the number of units required to provide adequate site coverage and the water supply infrastructure needed to support deployment. For very large fleet depots, multiple Turtle units positioned across the site are typically the correct specification.
New Build or Retrofit
New-build commercial developments incorporating EV charging from the design stage allow EV FirePro to be specified into the structural design of the parking environment. This is the most cost-effective installation scenario, with water supply connections, floor penetrations, and detection integration all planned in advance. Retrofit installations into existing commercial car parks or fleet depots involve additional survey work, possible structural assessment, and installation in an occupied environment factors that typically add to the overall cost.
Integration with Existing Building Fire Systems
EV FirePro can be connected to an existing fire hydrant or sprinkler system and integrated with the building’s fire detection and alarm infrastructure so that automatic activation occurs on thermal event detection. Where this integration is straightforward the existing system is capable and the pipework routes are accessible it is a cost-effective configuration. Where the existing system requires upgrade or where EV FirePro needs to operate as a standalone system with its own water supply, additional infrastructure costs apply.
Electrical Infrastructure Assessment and Modification
Where the quote process identifies that the site’s electrical infrastructure is not adequately sized for the EV charging loads being placed on it a common finding in depots and commercial buildings that have added EV charging without infrastructure assessment electrical works may form part of the overall fire safety programme. Overloaded circuits are among the most common causes of fire in commercial premises, and an EV fire protection programme that does not address this risk is incomplete.
Ongoing Servicing Schedule
A full EV fire protection quote includes the installation and commissioning cost and the ongoing servicing programme. EV FirePro and Turtle system components require scheduled inspection, testing, and maintenance to remain operational and compliant. The servicing schedule for your site is determined by the system installed, the number of units, and the applicable British Standards. Fire and Safety UK provides integrated servicing programmes that cover EV-specific suppression equipment alongside standard fire safety equipment maintenance, including fire extinguisher servicing to current regulations.
How the Quote Process Works at Fire and Safety UK
Stage 1 Initial Contact and Scoping
Contact Fire and Safety UK by email at support@fasukfiregroup.co.uk or by telephone on 01383 601007 with a brief description of your site, your EV infrastructure, and your timeline. A specialist will respond to discuss your requirements and agree the scope of the site visit.
Stage 2 Site Assessment
A qualified Fire and Safety UK specialist attends your site to carry out a physical EV fire risk evaluation. This covers building structure and ventilation, vehicle and charging infrastructure layout, vehicle separation distances, existing detection and suppression provision, electrical infrastructure, and operational patterns including overnight charging and staffing levels. The site assessment informs the system specification no quote is issued before this stage is complete.
This assessment integrates with our fire risk assessment services, so businesses that have not previously commissioned a specialist EV fire risk assessment can receive both in a single engagement.
Stage 3 System Specification and Written Quote
Following the site assessment, Fire and Safety UK produces a written quote that identifies the recommended system or combination of systems, the installation scope, the commissioning programme, the documentation package, and the ongoing servicing schedule. The quote is site-specific it is not a template applied to your address.
The written quote also serves as the specification document for insurer and planning authority purposes, confirming that a specialist EV fire safety contractor has assessed the site and proposed a suppression solution appropriate to the risk profile identified.
Stage 4 Installation and Commissioning
Following quote acceptance, Fire and Safety UK schedules the installation and commissioning programme. EV FirePro is installed by trained engineers to the manufacturer’s specification and commissioned to confirm correct integration with the building’s fire detection infrastructure. Turtle Fire System units are delivered, positioned, and the site team is briefed on deployment protocol. Trident foam equipment is installed, checked, and the site’s incident response documentation is updated to reflect the new foam capability.
On completion, the full documentation package is delivered installation record, commissioning certificate, servicing schedule, and updated fire safety management documentation.
Stage 5 Ongoing Servicing and Compliance Support
EV fire protection is not a one-time installation. Suppression systems require regular inspection, testing, and maintenance. The regulatory environment continues to develop. Insurance requirements evolve. Fire and Safety UK provides structured servicing programmes for all installed systems and notifies clients of relevant regulatory or standards changes that affect their EV fire protection provision.
Which Sectors Does Fire and Safety UK Serve?
Fire and Safety UK provides EV fire protection quotes and installations for commercial organisations across a wide range of sectors. The following table summarises the primary sectors served and the systems most commonly specified.
| Commercial Sector | Typical System Specified | Key Risk Driver |
| Logistics and fleet depots | Turtle Fire System + EV FirePro for charging bays | Overnight charging, vehicle density, large-format battery packs |
| Enclosed and underground car parks | EV FirePro (bay-level fixed suppression) | Thermal runaway in confined space, unattended charging |
| Retail parks and leisure sites | EV FirePro for customer charging bays | Unattended public charging, adjacent building proximity |
| Battery energy storage facilities | EV FirePro + specialist fixed suppression | BESS thermal event scale, regulatory compliance |
| Commercial property development | EV FirePro (new-build specification) | Part S compliance, planning conditions, insurer requirements |
| Healthcare and public sector | EV FirePro + Turtle system | Patient/visitor safety, regulatory scrutiny, insurance |
| Manufacturing and industrial | Turtle Fire System + Trident foam | Mixed EV and combustible environment, staffed response |
| Scottish commercial sites | All systems Scottish regulatory framework applies | Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 compliance |
For Scottish commercial businesses, our dedicated guide to EV fire safety consultancy in Scotland covers the regulatory context and how the quote process applies within the Scottish legislative framework.
For logistics operators specifically, our guide to EV fire safety for haulage and logistics companies explains the risk profile that informs the system specification and quote for fleet depot environments.
What the Regulatory Environment Requires and Why This Affects Your Quote
Any EV fire protection installation delivered by Fire and Safety UK is referenced against the applicable regulatory and standards framework. This framework directly influences what the site assessment evaluates, what the suppression system specification must address, and what documentation the quote process produces.
The key regulatory requirements affecting EV fire protection installations in the UK in 2026 are:
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the Responsible Person to maintain a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place. EV charging infrastructure is a material change to a site’s fire risk profile that triggers a review obligation. The Government’s guidance on fire safety for your business sets out these obligations in plain terms.
PAS 1899, published by the British Standards Institution, is the primary UK specification for EV charging infrastructure safety. It establishes the baseline requirements for fire risk management in EV charging environments that any credible EV fire protection installation must address.
Building Regulations Approved Document B, updated with 2025 and 2026 amendments and available in full from Gov.UK, governs fire safety in construction and refurbishment. New commercial buildings or significant refurbishments incorporating EV charging must satisfy the fire safety requirements set out under Approved Document B and Building Regulations Part S.
The NFCC guidance on EV fires in covered car parks the authoritative UK source for enclosed EV parking fire safety requirements directly informs the system specification for commercial car park installations.
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises in Scotland, placing equivalent duties on responsible persons to those under the RRO in England and Wales. All Fire and Safety UK quotes for Scottish sites are referenced against the correct legislative framework.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I request a quote for EV fire protection systems from Fire and Safety UK?
Contact Fire and Safety UK directly at support@fasukfiregroup.co.uk or call 01383 601007. Provide a brief description of your site, the EV infrastructure present or planned, and your timeline. A specialist will contact you to discuss your requirements and arrange a site visit before producing a written, site-specific quote.
What information do I need to provide when requesting an EV fire protection quote?
Site type and location, number of EV charging bays or vehicle spaces, EV types on site, whether the parking environment is enclosed or open, existing fire safety provision, charging infrastructure scale, and your compliance trigger. The more detail provided upfront, the faster a meaningful quote can be produced.
Does Fire and Safety UK conduct a site visit before providing a quote?
Yes, always. EV fire risk is site-specific and no suppression system can be correctly specified without a physical assessment. A site visit allows the specialist to assess vehicle separation, electrical infrastructure, ventilation, existing detection provision, and system integration requirements before any specification or price is issued.
What EV fire protection systems does Fire and Safety UK supply and install?
The Turtle Fire System (deployable vehicle-level suppression), EV FirePro (permanently installed bay-level fixed suppression for enclosed car parks), and Trident synthetic foam concentrate (PFAS-free AFFF replacement). For most commercial sites, the right solution is a layered combination of two or more of these systems.
What factors affect the cost of EV fire protection systems?
Number of EV bays or vehicles to be protected, new-build versus retrofit installation, integration complexity with existing building fire systems, electrical infrastructure modifications required, and the ongoing servicing schedule. A site-specific assessment is the only reliable basis for an accurate cost.
Does Fire and Safety UK cover the whole of the UK?
Yes. Fire and Safety UK is based in Fife, Scotland, and operates nationally across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Is a fire risk assessment included with an EV fire protection quote?
Where a full EV fire risk assessment has not previously been carried out, Fire and Safety UK typically recommends commissioning one as the first step both to inform the suppression system specification and to provide the documented compliance evidence required by insurers and enforcing authorities. The assessment and installation can be delivered as an integrated engagement.
Request Your EV Fire Protection Quote Today
The right time to protect your commercial site from EV battery fire risk is before an incident forces the issue. The EV fire safety landscape in 2026 is one of accelerating risk, tightening regulation, and increasing insurer scrutiny and the businesses that have acted proactively are in a significantly stronger position than those who are waiting for a formal requirement to arrive.
Fire and Safety UK is the specialist. We have the products the Turtle Fire System, EV FirePro, and Trident foam. We have the expertise site-specific assessment, system specification, professional installation, and ongoing servicing. We have the national coverage operating across the whole of the United Kingdom from our base in Fife, Scotland.
The quote process begins with a single contact. From there, everything else follows site assessment, system specification, written quote, installation, commissioning, and a documented compliance package that protects your position with your insurer and your obligations as the Responsible Person.
Contact Fire and Safety UK today:
Email: support@fasukfiregroup.co.uk Phone: 01383 601007 Address: Fife, Scotland, KY8 6AL Operating Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:00pm National Coverage: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland