This is a brand new iPad charger. It is a high quality, light weight 2.1 amp plug charger with a 1 metre USB 2.0 cable, which means it will fast charge from the mains. The cable will also charge from your computer.
To use it you simply plug one end of the cable supplied into your apple device (standard apple 30 pin connector), the other end has a USB connector that fits directly into the white charger plug supplied which goes into your UK standard 3-pin wall socket. The charger will also work for iPhone, iPad and iPod (see Compatibility above).
This is the Fast charge version. It will charge your iPad 1, and 2 and it will also charge your iPhone 3, 3g, 4, 4S as well, it will charge you iPod, Nano, Mini, Classic, Touch (see Compatibility above). It fast charges an iPad in under 4 hours.The cable can also be used to connect your device to your computer and charge and sync it, as it is USB 2.0.
If you have an iPad mini, iPad retina display, iPhone 5, new iPad Nano 7th edition, or new iPad Touch 5th edition, released since October 2012, then you need the charger with the lightning connection.