bp pulse Charging Station

It was my first ever use of a public charger. Easy access to the charging bays, which were clearly marked. Instructions on the machine were clear and easy to follow. I didn’t seem to be get anywhere near a 50kW rate, but that might the car. I have nothing to compare against. A successful experience.

While charging worked fine, it was ridiculously expensive, almost exactly 2x what I normally pay for rapid charging. I only put in enough to get me somewhere cheaper. Location's terrible too, right in the far corner of the car park, away from the shops and services. I wouldn't recommend these chargers for anything other than an emergency.

As I didn’t have a BP Pulse account when I needed a charge, I attempted to use my credit card but that was not recognised. Due to that I required to install the app in order to use the charger, which I didn’t really want to do. However, needs must. Once I had installed the app, and placed a quantity of money on it, it was puzzling to know when the charger was to be inserted into the car socket, clearly better instructions could be posted on the charger. I was surprised that even though I had chosen the 300 watt charger, it only charged my car at 70 to 80 watts, though I suppose that could be due to the car's infrastructure.

I've only had my electric car 3 weeks,it was a bit bafferling, so rang number on side,they talked me thru it,main thing is, car got charged up,it works out the same as my old petrol car,I do like charging at bp pulse, it's very quick, nuff said.

Wasn't happy due to the £60 fee before getting the electricity