| Charging Company | Cost | Card / App or Debit Card? | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Superchargers | £ 0.20 per kWh 400 kWh (~1,000 miles) of Supercharger credits are awarded annually. Or unlimited supercharging with referral code from existing owner | Debit card linked to Tesla.com account | Located across the UK and Europe. Currently Tesla vehicles only. | Tesla Supercharger Guides or Tesla.com/superchargers |
| Tesla Destination Chargers | Free for 99% of locations. Some locations require you to be a paying guest for use. | None | Located across the UK and Europe. Open to Tesla and Non Tesla vehicles. | Tesla Destination Chargers Explained |
| Ecotricity (Rapid) | 17p per unit of energy you use, plus £3 connection fee per charge (maximum length of charging sessions to 45 minutes) for non-Ecotricity energy customers | App | Located at most motorway service stations. Suggested that you use a chademo adapter when charging for the peak performance. All units have | Ecotricity.co.uk |
| Chargemaster Polar Plus (Mostly 7kW but some Rapid) | Monthly Subscription of £7.85 p/m + VAT + 9p/kWh | RFID Card | First 3 months free. Some locations are free to charge at. Linked in with some CYC locations. | polar-network.com |
| Chargemaster Polar Instant (Mostly 7kW but some Rapid) | £1.20-£1.50 admin connection charge + £6/30mins rapid or £1.50 7kW | App | Some locations are free to charge at. | polarinstant.com |
| PodPoint | Most are free 7kW chargers | App | Up to 15 minutes of free charging is available simply by plugging in; to extend the charge beyond 15 minutes, payment needs to be provided via iPhone app or website. Each charger has a unique name, e.g. Lisa-Chris | open.pod-point.com & pod-point.com |
| ChargeYourCar (CYC) | Most are free, including rapid chargers. £1 connection fee (Free at all Scotland locations) | Card | A must for Scotland. | ChargeYourCar.org |
| ChargePointGenie | Rapid London (inside M25) Connection fee £1.80 Cost per kW hour £0.30p Overstay charge after 1 hour £10.00 Rest of UK (outside M25) Connection fee £1.00 Cost per kW hour £0.30p Overstay charge after 1 hour £10.00 Fast London (inside M25) Connection fee £0.50 Cost per kW hour £0.30p Overstay charge after 4 hours £10.00 Rest of UK (outside M25) Connection fee £0.50 Cost per kW hour £0.30p Overstay charge after 4 hours £10.00 | RFID Card or App | chargepointservices.co.uk | |
| TeslowJuice | Bottle of Wine for a full charge. Thank you for anything else. | Free | Open to Model S & Model X Tesla Owners ONLY | teslowjuice.com |
| SourceLondon | Full £4/month or Flexi £10 one off + (Rapid) £1.80 session fee + £0.30 per kWh OR 3.6p (Full) or 5.9p (Flexi) for 3-7kW chargers | App or Website | You can reserve chargers from the app | SourceLondon.net |
Charging away from home
UK Charging Networks – What cards, apps and accounts do I need?
Last modified: 2017-06-24
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