Ponderings - ex Discovery drivers?

[Ozukus]

A lot of the on street electric parking bays in London have no charge for parking while you are charging your vehicle.

 

[BeeJay]

and parking in London for free!

FREE - how :?:

Parking is free for EVs anywhere in Westminster - it's awesome...

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/electric-vehicles

Same rules as normal parking, just you don't have to pay! So yes, you can for example drive up to Covent Garden, park for 4 hours, move car, park for another 4 hours etc. You do not have to be on a charging post.

 

[Titan]

and parking in London for free!

FREE - how :?:

Parking is free for EVs anywhere in Westminster - it's awesome...

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/electric-vehicles

Same rules as normal parking, just you don't have to pay! So yes, you can for example drive up to Covent Garden, park for 4 hours, move car, park for another 4 hours etc. You do not have to be on a charging post.

That is great to know and will be really handy. Thanks.

 

[sokratesagogo]

and parking in London for free!

FREE - how :?:

Parking is free for EVs anywhere in Westminster - it's awesome...

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/electric-vehicles

Same rules as normal parking, just you don't have to pay! So yes, you can for example drive up to Covent Garden, park for 4 hours, move car, park for another 4 hours etc. You do not have to be on a charging post.

How would the meter-maids know that the car is electric?

 

[maby]

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How would the meter-maids know that the car is electric?

I asked via their information chat service and apparently the enforcement staff are equipped with mobile data terminals that can check the vehicle status on the DVLA database. I'm not sure if they can get at foreign registration databases, so our Polish friends may need to be careful if they visit.

 

[sokratesagogo]

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How would the meter-maids know that the car is electric?

I asked via their information chat service and apparently the enforcement staff are equipped with mobile data terminals that can check the vehicle status on the DVLA database. I'm not sure if they can get at foreign registration databases, so our Polish friends may need to be careful if they visit.

Thanks, interesting!

 

[sokratesagogo]

and parking in London for free!

FREE - how :?:

Parking is free for EVs anywhere in Westminster - it's awesome...

https://www.westminster.gov.uk/electric-vehicles

Same rules as normal parking, just you don't have to pay! So yes, you can for example drive up to Covent Garden, park for 4 hours, move car, park for another 4 hours etc. You do not have to be on a charging post.

How about the QParks "access to the largest off street recharging bay operated by NCP and Qpark" - I guess you still have pay to get into QPark, but the charging is free?

 

[BeeJay]

How about the QParks "access to the largest off street recharging bay operated by NCP and Qpark" - I guess you still have pay to get into QPark, but the charging is free?

Yes, you still have to pay for QPark, but the charging is free (Usually Source London or Polar/Chargemaster).

 

[BeeJay]

How would the meter-maids know that the car is electric?

There was some discussion about this on another forum as some had problems (you have to write off to get the ticket rescinded which is annoying). Also, they are called Marshals now apparently. ;-)

To avoid that annoyance I have a little laminated A5 sign I made and have in my glovebox that I put on the dashboard.

PDF is here - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10541185/Westminster.pdf

 

[sokratesagogo]

Thanks chaps - very useful info.