Electric car charging on Club sites

Hi HB. The policy on EV and PHEV charging is posted on the club website, and it changed earlier this year. I used to tow with Volvo V60 PHEV, and now with a Polestar 2 BEV. 

The Club used to charge £1 for a PHEV and £8 for a BEV. That went up to £2 and £9 respectively, then they standardised on £9 for both as "Wardens could not tell the difference between a PHEV and EV" and "some EV owners were passing their cars off as PHEV". I am not convinced either statement is true. 

I raised the charging price with Off-Gem, in the context of their latest guide on EV charging costs, and they ruled that charging for more than the cost price of electricity when using a granny lead was against the terms of resale, and put this to the club. The club  have chosen to ignore the rules under the idea that caravans are not a "domestic setting", even though they were deemed so by Off-Gem several years ago.

For a PHEV, the cost is a rip-off, even with the recent rise in energy costs.  For a full EV, its more acceptable. 

I feel your pain. 

Hi, I don’t have an EV or hybrid vehicle but, as these vehicles are still in a minority, I would presume users would check the facilities on site and, in the process become aware of the costs?

I have no idea if the price is reasonable-or how it sits with the “reselling” requirement.

Pretty obvious if a car is PHEV or EV - one has a hole for a fuel hose to go into, the other doesnt!!

Try the C&Cc they have a more enlightened view. 

Hi hja, 

In reference to my other response to you re EV charging, if the only fair way is metering, and to provide that costs, and cost a lot, then who pays?

Charging via your outfit may appear simple and straightforward but perhaps the recent price increases are focusing minds on the costs, especially where they reflect commercial and not domestic tariffs.

Or waiting to see how "dark the clouds are that are gathering" in this clubs seemingly"dash for cash" before looking at the subject more closely 

It's strange on the story section, the quotes don't work but it's all been said before on EV discussions in the tow car section on the main CT forum. 

The quotes are as  said by the finance director and then others on the Ct website 

There is an A4 notice in the office booking in area at FM advising of the charging rates for vehicles

Brue

The probable reason is that the Story Section is not really designed for a discussion just for comments? I have never quite got my mind round why people post obvious "discussion material" in the Story Section. Not blaming the posters but there must be something to do with the website that points them in the direction of Stories? I do move discussion material from stories but my concern is that the OP may never find his content if he is unfamiliar with CT?

David

There is a public car park just the other side of the railway bridge same side as the site and that has two charging points so maybe be cheaper than on the club site.