Over 4,000 EV Charging Station Fines Issued to Drivers in Edinburgh

04 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from The Edinburgh Reporter

"Anyone who leaves their vehicle parked in an EV bay beyond the permitted stay period, which varies depending on the charging speed, is slapped with a £30 fine...Currently the maximum stay for a 'standard' EV charger (7kW) is 12 hours..Vehicles are allowed to remain parked in 'fast' charging bays (22kW) for up to three hours and the rate has risen from 30p to 50p per kWh. The maximum stay at 'rapid' EV chargers (50kW)

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