One motorist said the “infrastructure is not ready for mass” electric car adoption, while others warned they would not wait over an hour to top up a car. It comes after motorists have reported being hit with £120 fines by private parking firms after overstaying their maximum allowance.
One driver reported an £80 fine for charging a car in a hotel car park for 45 minutes.
Another motorist said they were fined after stopping in a McDonald’s car park for 100 minutes to charge even though the maximum allowance was 90 minutes.
However, drivers have complained this maximum parking time is often not enough to fully charge their vehicle.
Jack Cousens, head of roads policy at the AA, previously claimed that the charges were “unfair”.
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MyFellowGeraniums added: “You gotta be a bit of a numpty to buy an EV expecting to charge it anywhere you want including private land for free. No sympathy.”
Most recently an EV driver was fined £300 for getting stuck in a charging queue for three hours.
The driver complained that there were only two chargers available at the motorway service as he was forced to wait for three hours.
He said: “My family (inc. child and cat) were stuck in our car for nearly three hours at an M4 Welcome Break (with only two charge stations…) and have received a £100 parking charge.”
Express.co.uk reached out to Welcome Break for comment at the time without any response.
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