How much does EV Charging Cost?

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Fast Chargers

(Up to 22kW)

Guest Users £0.39/kWh

Registered Users £0.37/kWh

Semi-Rapid & Rapid Chargers

(25-50kW)

Guest Users £0.49/kWh

Registered Users £0.46/kWh

Ultra-Rapid Chargers

(From 75kW)

Guest Users £0.55/kWh

Registered Users £0.52/kWh

Exceptions

Roaming Customers

Roaming customers using our charging network, please check the prices applicable to you with your electric mobility service provider (EMSP)

Avon Fire and Rescue

£0.32/kWh for staff and visitors

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

£0.60 connection fee + £0.33/kWh

Chichester District Council

Fast chargers (up to 22kW): £0.96 connection fee + £0.18/kWh

Dorset Healthcare

£0.30/kWh

Elmbridge Borough Council

£0.30/kWh

Reading Borough Council

£0.30/kWh

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

£0.50/kWh

Royal Holloway College

£0.30/kWh

Southampton City Council

Public free vend

South Holland District Council

£0.30/kWh

Surrey County Council

£0.30/kWh

Swindon Borough Council

£0.35/kWh

Waverley Borough Council

£0.25/kWh

West Berkshire Council

£0.30/kWh (Fast chargers), £0.39/kWh (Rapid chargers)

West Midlands Combined Authority

Public free vend

Workplaces

Workplace charging is dependent on the price set by the charge point owner and may vary. Please check the Mer Connect UK App or speak to the workplace for local pricing.

Pre-authorisation fee

For contactless and pay-as-you-charge payments, we put a holding charge on your card to make sure you have the necessary funds to use our public network. This does not cost you anything and the charge never leaves your bank account, but it may temporarily show as a pending payment. This charge is held by your bank, not Mer, and therefore how long it is held depends upon your bank provider.

Overstay

To ensure our charge points are available to as many customers as possible, we may charge an overstay fee. The overstay fee is applied after a grace period when a vehicle is connected and not charging. To find out if there is an overstay fee, select the charger in the App or Driver Portal (charging map).

Overstay Fees:

Charge points up to 22kW: £0.05/min (8am-8pm).

Charge points from 25kW: £0.20/min

Partners & Roaming

We work with a range of partners to provide you with the best charging experience – this includes setting up roaming agreements with other charge point operators so that you can access with ease as wide a network as possible through us, without having the need to have multiple accounts and Apps. We also want to make charging as straightforward as possible for our various partners and their customers, by giving them a hassle-free access to our network.

Our Mobility Partners

Allstar

Allstar One Electric card holders are welcome to use our public charge points. Follow the instructions on the charger to charge your vehicle with your Allstar One Electric Card.

NewMotion

NewMotion customers are able to charge at our public charge points using their NewMotion app and charge card.

Please check with NewMotion for the charging rate applicable to NewMotion customers.

Octopus Energy

Drivers signed up to Octopus Energy’s Electric Universe Network can now charge at our public nationwide network using their Electric Universe app or Electrocard.

Paua

Paua’s fleet customers can find, charge and pay at our EV chargers at any public site across the UK with the Paua mobile app.

Shell Recharge

Shell Recharge customers can now charge at our EV charge points using their Shell Recharge card.

Zap-Map

Zap-Map customers using the Zap-Pay service to pay for their charging can access all our public chargers.

Payment methods

Contactless

The rollout of contactless payment across our public network is currently underway, with payment by contactless now available of most of our public rapid and ultra-rapid charge points.

The Mer App

Access our network as either a registered or guest user through the Mer App.

Charge Cards

For our easiest and most straightforward charging experience, register on our network and order a Charge Card from within the app or driver portal. See below for more details:

How It Works