coolguy Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Greetings, my wife would want to charge our 24kwh Nissan Leaf occasionally at one of the public charger ports. However, she is not tech-savvy and is hesitant to use her debit card to pay. We spotted one in a LIDL parking lot; does anyone know of any other places we can discover ones in the area? I am grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWILB Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Contactless bank (credit or debit) cards are now a mandatory payment method for all quick charges. The blue plug on the dual-headed charger is the CHAdeMO signal for an older Leaf. Although I've found that many AC charging stations do, I keep my Electroverse RFID card in the car because that's its whole purpose—to pay for charging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitessear3 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago The UK has a cut-off date of 24 November 2024 for all quick chargers to begin accepting contactless payment. Due to the impracticality of many older designs, they are not legally required to be retrofitted onto charge stations that were established prior to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinallcars Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago According to the regulations, "...existing charge points of 50kW and above must offer contactless to consumers." This includes nearly all CCS2 and CHAdeMO systems. Also, Pod Point and Pod Energy are the lone wolves when it comes to contactless payment systems and Electroverse. I've managed to get InstaVolt, Gridserve, and Pod Point apps—the latter two of which are useful for night-time discount rates but not for Electroverse. Electroverse chargers are compatible with Lidl and Sainsbury's. Morrisons is now using MFG, which is far more dependable than GeniePoint, although both are on Electroverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago Alright, I appreciate the good news. I am also a customer of Octopus, and I have also signed up with Electroverse as soon as possible. So, should I just be able to use Electroverse to pay when I use Tesco's Pod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWILB Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I would have thought so, too. The purpose of the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 in the United Kingdom is precisely that. In reality, Pod Point (now called Pod Energy) has been slow to accept "roaming" credentials in order to initiate a charge, and at the moment, they only support Zap Map's software in addition to their own. Accepting the credentials of at least one other account provider is all that is required by law. They have completed Zap Map. This is known as malevolent compliance. Without exception, they carry out the bare minimum of what is required of them by law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWILB Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-public-charge-point-regulations-2023-guidance/public-charge-point-regulations-2023-guidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago What an ordeal! Fortunately, we have a night charging station at home and will utilise the one from Lidl in case of an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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