| Membership | Taxi | Pay As You Go | One time payment via app | Contactless |
Monthly fee | £4.99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Minimum / fixed term | 12-month | 12-month | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Fast Charging <22kW, £/kWh | £0.59 | £0.59 | £0.63 | £0.63 | n/a |
Rapid Charging >22 - 100kW, £kWh | Birmingham & Coventry £0.62 London £0.62 | Birmingham & Coventry £0.59 London £0.59 | Birmingham & Coventry £0.67 London £0.67 | Birmingham & Coventry £0.68 London £0.68 | Birmingham & Coventry £0.68 London £0.68 |
Ultra Rapid >=150kW £/kWh | £0.73 | £0.73 | £0.77 | £0.78 | £0.78 |
Overstay fee | £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers. Max fee £35 | £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers. Max fee £35 | £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers. Max fee £35 | £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers. Max fee £35 | £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers. Max fee £35 |
Inclusive Charge Point Access Card | 1 | 1 | £10 | n/a | n/a |
Cost per additional Charge point Access Card | £10 | £10 | £10 | n/a | n/a |
Initial Account Top-up | £30 | n/a | £20 | n/a | n/a |
Early Termination fee | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Minimum balance for charging | £20 | £20 | £20 | £30 | £50 |
Payment Terms (for customers who signed up before 15th June 2023) | 5 days | 5 days | Immediately | Immediately upon completion of charge | Immediately |
Payments terms (for customers who signed up from 15th June 2023) | Immediately | Immediately | Immediately | Immediately upon completion of charge | Immediately |
Note: To ensure a charge point is available for the next user, an overstay fee of £0.75p/min after 60mins on Rapid (London) & Ultra-Rapid Chargers will apply. Maximum overstay fee is £35.
ESB Energy One Time Payment rate costs from 63p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for fast charging (22kW), from 68p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for rapid charging (50kW) and from 78p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for Ultra-Rapid Charging (150kW)
It operates on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no subscription or connection fees needed, you’ll only pay for the power used to recharge your electric vehicle (EV).
The minimum credit or debit card balance required to start a charge is £30.
ESB Energy PAYG rate costs from 63p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for fast charging (22kW), from 67p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for rapid charging (50kW) and 77p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for Ultra-Rapid Charging (150kW+)
It operates on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no subscription or connection fees needed, you’ll only pay for the power used to recharge your EV.
To pay, download the “EV Plug In” app where you can securely register your debit or credit card details.
You can load credit in multiples of £10 to your account. The minimum credit or debit card balance required to start a charge is £5.
A charge point access card is available to PAYG customers for a once off fee of £10.
Charge point access cards are provided free of charge as part of the membership package.
Replacement access cards will be charged at £10 each.
There are 2 membership subscription offers:
ESB Energy Membership package costs £4.99 incl. VAT per month, usage costs from 59p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used for fast charging (22kW), from 62p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used for rapid charging (50kW) and from 73p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used for Ultra-Rapid Charging (150kW+) on a pay per use basis.
There is a 12-month minimum term. ESB Energy reserves the right to charge a cancellation charge equal to the subscription fee of the remaining term of the contract.
At the end of minimum term, customer memberships will automatically continue on a rolling monthly basis until cancelled.
The minimum credit or debit card balance required to start a charge is £5.
If you are a registered electric taxi driver, you can subscribe for free and usage costs from 59p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used for fast charging (22kW), from 59p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity used for rapid charging (50kW) and 73p* per kilowatt hour (kWh) for Ultra-Rapid Charging (150kW+) on a pay per use basis.
Proof of a taxi license is required via the sign-up process.
At the end of minimum term, customer memberships will automatically continue on a rolling monthly basis until cancelled.
The minimum credit or debit card balance required to start a charge is £5.
ESB Energy Contactless rate costs from 68p* per kilowatt hour (kWh).
Contactless is available across the majority of our chargers.
All prices are inclusive of VAT at 20%.
Across all pricing options, an overstay fee of 75p/min is applicable and kicks in after 60 minutes on Rapid and Ultra-Rapid chargers. *The maximum overstay fee is £35. *The overstay fee currently only applies in London and at our Ultra-Rapid hubs.
*The 'from' pay for use rates refer to the lowest cost for using the network. Check the EV Plug In app for specific charger price details.
