Public Charging 

How we help with public charging

Motability Go Charge

Called ‘Go Charge’ for short our card and app give you access to over 58,000 public chargepoints from over 40 different operators. That’s over half of all chargepoints in the UK.  

It allows you to add a credit or debit card and pay for charging without worrying about pre-authorisation or downloading other apps.  While we don't currently offer discounts  - you'll never pay more than the operator’s ‘pay as you go’ tariff.

 

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Using Go Charge card

What is public charging?

There are over 110,000 public chargepoints in the UK, and that number is growing all the time.

Even if you get a home chargepoint installed, it's likely you'll need to use public charging at some point during your lease. We support every EV customer with charging on the go with our Go with the Motability Scheme app.

Find EV chargepoints near you

Explore our map to find chargers near you and check real-time availability
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The cost of public charging

Public charging in the UK varies in cost, and depends on charging speed and network

money 1 new

Slow

  • Generally between £0.27 and £0.45 per kWh for speeds of 3-6 kWh
  • 8 - 18 hours to charge from 0-80%
  • A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £3 - £22 and would increase if you charged to 100%.
money 2 new

Fast

  • Generally between £0.45 and £0.65 per kWh for speeds of 7-25 kWh
  • 3 - 6 hours to charge from 0-80%
  • A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £19 - £32 and would increase if you charged to 100%.
money 3

Rapid and Ultra Rapid

  • Generally between £0.65 and £0.90 per kWh for speeds of 3-6 kWh
  • 20 - 1 hour to charge from 0-80%
  • A typical cost to charge a medium sized car to 80% could range between £32 - £43 and would increase if you charged to 100%
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Go with the Motability Scheme

Called 'Go' for short, our app and card give you access to more than 65,000 public chargepoints from over 40 different operators. That's over half of all the UK's chargepoints.

You can add a credit or debit card and pay as you go, without needing to worry about pre-authorisation. We do not offer discounts at the moment, but you'll never pay more than the standard 'pay as you go' rate set by the operator.

  
BP Pulse Charging Points

If you can't charge at home

  • If you're not able to get a home chargepoint, we'll give you access to discounted rates on the bp pulse public network.
  • Some of these public chargepoints will give you better charging rates and some are free.
  

Customers share their experience of public charging

Things to think about

  • You can get the Go with the Motability Scheme app when you get a new electric car on the Scheme. This will make paying for public charging easier.
  • If you're not able to get a home chargepoint, we'll give you access to discounted rates on the bp pulse public network.
  • The cost of public charging varies - depending on speed and network rate.
  • You can find public chargepoints using our map which includes accessibility reviews

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