Public Chargers -the good, the bad and the ugly.

What is it with people these days?Why do we have to vandalise things.Of course not all of us , but some people in Society seem to think that everything that is standing around and is in a public place is fair game for a kicking.

Why am I writing about this?Well I have been on some scouting missions around the Northeast and found several Public charging points not working.I wanted to find out where my wife could charge her Citrien C-Zero on shopping trips in and around Co. Durham and Teesside as this car has only a max range of 50-60 miles.

So what did I find:

The ugly

Sainsbury chargers in Sedgefield and Durham not working.Newton Aycliffe charging points in Town Centre removed ( because of constant vandalism-saw them stripped and rundown before being removed).Charging point at Thinford Living Building only to be used for visitors and Employees and it was blocked by a non charging Mitsubishi OUTLANDER PHEV.However the former Sedgefield District council building car park has a charging point that is accessible but AGAIN one of them is broken.

The beautiful

Durham Services 50Kw (50 miles/ hour)charger is in full working condition and used a lot.
Stockton High Street great 50Kw fast charger and working.Used a lot but great for shopping.
Spennymoor Green Lane council offices.7 kW and only does 20 miles an hour but one side is working.
Used ZAP Map and found postings of users and zap admin very helpful and accurate to give me the state of Public Charging points.
You still need RFID cards from Podpoint, ecotricity and CYC to get around the public charging points.
Most of them are free and it’s like an adventure to find out about these charging points.

Stockton High Street