For EV drivers
Charge or park?
Many EV bays let you stay while you charge. If you need the energy anyway, a charge can cost less than a parking ticket. Put in your numbers.
Charge. You save £8.67.
The bay costs you nothing, and the energy is cheaper than usual.
- Parking ticket for the stay
- £7.20
- Energy you get
- 21.0 kWh
- The charge costs
- £9.45
- The same energy at your usual price
- £10.92
- So the bay costs you
- -£1.47
Check the bay for a maximum stay or an overstay fee. Some car parks charge for the space as well as the power.