Where can I charge my electric car?

I have a Kia e-Niro. I live in the west of Scotland and have friends and family in Warwickshire and Derbyshire, so will need to recharge the battery when I visit them. How can I find a service station with working recharge stations in the North of England and and the Midlands where I can recharge and who owns them? How many accounts will I need to open to have use of their facilities? Why do they not have the facility to pay with a UK debit or credit card?

Asked on 17 December 2021 by

Answered by Sarah Tooze

You can look up charging points online, using websites like Zap Map. This will tell you who operates the charging point and there is often user feedback on whether the charging point is working or not. Unfortunately most charging points require you to use an app, website or have an RFID card. However, newly installed rapid and higher-powered charge points have had to provide debit or credit card payment options since spring 2020 and about 40% of the 3,500 rapid devices now offer this.

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