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Electric vehicle charge points

We have worked with MER and BP Pulse to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at various locations across the district.

The charge points open up EV ownership to residents who don't have access to off-street parking, whilst also providing a place for drivers to top-up on electricity whilst visiting nearby shops.

We secured grant funding to support these installations through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS); and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) provided support for the bid. 

EV drivers are required to provide their own charging cables as the charging points are untethered.

The charging points are all fast charging of between 7kW and 60kW, as well as being double-headed which allows two cars to be charged by one point, at the same time. 

More EV charging locations can be found on ZapMap to find your nearest charge point.

EV charging locations

There are seven MER charge points located in the following car parks:

  • Herring Lane Car Park, Spalding (60kW)
  • Priory Road, Council Offices, visitors' car park, Spalding (22kW)
  • Vine Street Car Park, Spalding (7kW)
  • Victoria Street Car Park, Spalding (7kW)
  • Snowden Fields Pavilion, Thorney Road, Crowland (7kW)
  • The Curlew Centre, Bridge Street, Sutton Bridge (7kW)
  • Holbeach Community Centre, Fishpond Lane, Holbeach (7kW)

There are nine BP Pulse charge points at the following three locations:

  • Winfrey Avenue Car Park, Spalding (3x 7kW)
  • Holland Road Car Park, Spalding (4x 7kW)
  • Boston Road Car Park, Holbeach (2x 7kW)

Further information on the charge points, including pricing information, FAQ's and links to assistance and incident reporting can be found at: MER and BP Pulse.

MER charge Points

Vehicle charging at these charge points costs £0.55p per/kWh.

If using the charge points at Herring Lane, Vine Street or Victoria Street you will also need to pay for parking. 

Charge points payments can be made by using the app or by ordering a charge card or tag.

For more information, please visit the MER website.

Help with an MER EV charge point

To report a fault with a charge point or if you experience any problems using a charge point please contact MER's 24/7 customer support line on 020 3884 2768. Please specify the socket identification number when calling us, this number is located near each charge point socket(s).

If you are a Gronn Kontact customer who's previously used our three live sites, you can continue to use the charge points as MER have taken over Gronn Kontact charge points. Further information can be found on the MER FAQ's page at https://uk.mer.eco/faqs/.

BP Pulse Charge Points

Pricing information can be found at BP Pulse network pricing. Charging is available to both BP Pulse subcription customers and guests, although tariffs vary.

You will also need to pay for parking at all BP charge sites listed above.

Further information on how to pay and on the BP PUlse Charging On The Go App can be found at here.

The BP Pulse sites are shown on their app, on their full website map at BP Pulse Live Map and also on ZapMap.

Site users can report a fault or issue either by calling 0330 016 5126 which is open 24/7, 365 days a year; or by emailing heretohelp@bp.com. Please ensure enough detail is given when emailing i.e. location, serial number and issue.

BP Pulse's online help centre can be found at BP Pulse Help Centre.

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