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Aug 2021
9:36am, 19 Aug 2021
23,165 posts
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Dvorak
Is Lidls with fast chargers A Thing? Don't think there are any around here. I'd think a detour to Lidl and a look at the Aisle of Wonder whilst charging would be a worthwhile hour. Likewise a swing by Booths 
However, there is work going on at one end of the Morrisons car park locally, quite substantial, and I wonder if this is part of their charging points project? I reckon that Falkirk already must be one of the most chargepointy places in the country.
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Aug 2021
9:39am, 19 Aug 2021
23,114 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I expect that’s because you’re right next to that electricity super-highway horsing power straight down from Beauly!
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Aug 2021
9:58am, 19 Aug 2021
39,524 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Mine came with granny charger. Overnight, even if they were on 15p / kWh (i.e. not cheaper) with granny charger, you only do 2kW, so 10 hours is 20 kWh i.e. only £3. Errr, I don't think even my *stingiest* pals would balk at that! G
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Aug 2021
10:03am, 19 Aug 2021
39,525 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
And 20 kWh gives you, depending on your car's efficiency, 80-100 miles to get you around and about or back home?
I would just build in driving break? Even if you're 30 miles from home, just be prepared to sit in a cafe or go into a super market for an hour. Sure, it's different to a 3 minute top up in a petrol station, but just think of it as part of the hols!
And Fizz, I agree, the "premium" of paying e.g. even 50p per kWh at one of the fast chargers, is still only £30 for my car. It's 10 x more expensive than charging at home, but it's still less than petrol. And for that once or twice a year longer journey, who cares?! G
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Aug 2021
10:11am, 19 Aug 2021
6,117 posts
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Fizz :-)
Not sure if they’re A Thing, Dvorak, but when I was looking for fast chargers on my Pod Point app, there were quite a few at Lidls.
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Aug 2021
10:11am, 19 Aug 2021
6,118 posts
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Fizz :-)
(30p at Wetherby SS vs 25p at Lidl)
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Aug 2021
10:15am, 19 Aug 2021
39,527 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
You get free, slower chargers with PodPoint at Sainsbury's and is it Tesco? A pal in running club says he uses trickle top up at those shops every few days and never pays to charge at home or anywhere else! G
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Aug 2021
10:48am, 19 Aug 2021
15,930 posts
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MarkyMarkMark (3M)
Dvorak, my daughter calls that the Aisle of Doom.... 🙂
I wonder how long before we find granny charger cables mixed in with the chainsaws and Paw Patrol books on there?
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Aug 2021
11:19am, 19 Aug 2021
15,986 posts
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Garfield
I've seen electric charging points at Costco (Sunbury) but don't know their specs...we're still in a hybrid, but I did spot them.
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Aug 2021
11:21am, 19 Aug 2021
15,987 posts
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Garfield
and on googling them, they appear to be free to use.
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