Price of Slow Charging (UK)
Slow charging refers to the slowest speeds of charging, commonly referred to as "trickle charging", such as those suitable for overnight charging. Here we include anything up to 6kW.
Other speeds available in the UK:
Comparison of UK Slow Charging Services
For every charging network we calculate a cost per mile, which helps to make comparison between different pricing structures a bit easier. Find out more about about how we calculate cost-per-mile. You can also view prices per kWh, which is a pricing structure that most networks use.
| Charging network | Service | Cost per kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char.gy | PAYG Day April 2026 |
39p |
| Ubitricity | Standard Pricing April 2026 |
44p |
| Pod Point | Tesco 7kW Fast April 2026 |
44p |
| Total Energies | Taxi (Fast) April 2026 |
48p† |
|
| Total Energies | Resident (Fast) April 2026 |
48p† |
| Connected Kerb | AC Charging September 2023 |
50p |
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Members) April 2026 |
52p |
| Average | 54.2p | ||
| Blink Charging | Lamp Post January 2025 |
54.87p‡ |
|
| Total Energies | Full (Fast) April 2026 |
55p† |
|
| Ubitricity | Off-peak Pricing April 2026 |
55p (off-peak) |
| Mer Charging | Fast (Registered Users) April 2026 |
55p |
|
| Mer Charging | Fast (Contactless) April 2026 |
56p |
|
| Char.gy | PAYG Night April 2026 |
59p (off-peak) |
| ESB Energy | Fast (Taxi Members) April 2026 |
59p |
|
| ESB Energy | Fast (Members) April 2026 |
59p |
| Gridserve | Gridserve AC Charging April 2026 |
59p |
|
| ESB Energy | Fast (PAYG) April 2026 |
63p |
|
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Contactless) April 2026 |
65p |
|
| BP Pulse | AC Charging (Instant) April 2026 |
65p |
† Indicates that the cost-per-kwh has been calculated from an alternative pricing structure.
‡ Indicates that the cost-per-kwh has been calculated as an average.