ELECTRIC car owners without off-street parking are paying up to £1,320 a year to charge, but a clever hack could allow them to charge for free.
With inflation at its highest in 30 years and public charging costs rising fast, many drivers across the UK may be concerned about their finances in the future. New data has found that an electric car could cost an average driver without access to off-street parking up to £1,320 per year to “fuel”.
This is more than £1,155 more than those with a driveway, based on average charging costs.
This is still cheaper than the cost of refuelling a petrol car, but owners can top up for free, according to Electrifying.com.
Supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl and Aldi all offer free charging at many stores across the country, which could help to offset the rising cost of food bills.
The National Trust also has free charging at 36 of its English and Welsh properties.
POD Point Rollout at Tesco Stores (Image: Tesco/POD Point)
Many hotels across the UK also offer their customers free charging.
In some instances, car dealerships will have charge points which customers will be able to access.
According to Zap Map, as of June this year, nearly 5,500 of the 35,000 public charge points across the UK were free to use.
Read more: Express
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