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Driving and charging in the North

rgunning · 2017-06-01 09:57:17

Hey, I am planning on making some long distance drives that will take me through Northern Ireland. Has anyone regularly used the charging points up there. Do our ESB Network cards work up there? Is there a charge for using the points? Also, is there a way of knowing if the points are free in advance (like you can see with…

01-06-2017 9:57am

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rgunning

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Hey,
I am planning on making some long distance drives that will take me through Northern Ireland. Has anyone regularly used the charging points up there. Do our ESB Network cards work up there? Is there a charge for using the points? Also, is there a way of knowing if the points are free in advance (like you can see with the eCars app)?

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#2 01-06-2017 10:51am

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I've used them before on a couple of long trips.
They are managed by ESB Ecars, so the card from the south also works.
The app also shows if they are free or not.

I also check plugshare because it is more reliable especially if the point is active.

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#3 01-06-2017 7:23pm

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See post 70 here and another one further on
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057712348&page=5
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