How's everyone's experience of public charging been?
I've recently received my charge cards for 2 different networks (CYC & Polar).
I can't see myself using public charge points that extensively but there are times i'll be able to sneak some charge in (mainly when getting some shopping in). For example there's an Aldi supermarket close to me in Manchester city centre which has a CYC point on the street next to it which i've recently parked at and got a successful charge from (as well as a few funny looks).
My Polar card also recently arrived, whilst there aren't many polar charge points in Manchester, there is one in an Asda that's halfway between my work and my home so I signed up for that in the hope that I can get a few charges in whilst doing a shop.
Although it must be said the Polar card isn't anything like as good as the CYC card. CYC charges are free and sometimes you don't have to pay for the on street parking either. The Polar card however charges your bank account directly for the charge (something like 9 pence per kWh), which doesn't exactly break the bank but annoyingly Polar also charge £7.95 per month subscription service on top of your charging costs, which has to be said, is a total rip off. I'm giving Polar a go though as the first 6 months are free, so i'll probably cancel after 6 months.
I've recently received my charge cards for 2 different networks (CYC & Polar).
I can't see myself using public charge points that extensively but there are times i'll be able to sneak some charge in (mainly when getting some shopping in). For example there's an Aldi supermarket close to me in Manchester city centre which has a CYC point on the street next to it which i've recently parked at and got a successful charge from (as well as a few funny looks).
My Polar card also recently arrived, whilst there aren't many polar charge points in Manchester, there is one in an Asda that's halfway between my work and my home so I signed up for that in the hope that I can get a few charges in whilst doing a shop.
Although it must be said the Polar card isn't anything like as good as the CYC card. CYC charges are free and sometimes you don't have to pay for the on street parking either. The Polar card however charges your bank account directly for the charge (something like 9 pence per kWh), which doesn't exactly break the bank but annoyingly Polar also charge £7.95 per month subscription service on top of your charging costs, which has to be said, is a total rip off. I'm giving Polar a go though as the first 6 months are free, so i'll probably cancel after 6 months.
