Charging Guide

If you are not charging at home, you can top up at a charging point. First of all, you need to get your hands on one of these:

Register for one at ChargePlaceScotland.org and click on ‘Join us.’ You have to enter payment details to pay for electricity where it isn’t free.

Most charge points in Scotland will activate with a Charge Place Scotland card.

Drive up to an available charge point – find one on our map here.

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If you’re travelling out of Dundee check out zap-map.com and chargeplacescotland.org

The charge point will either have a socket to plug your cable into or cables to plug into your car. Park your car appropriately and plug your car in.

Hold your card up to the ‘scan’ icon (and press start if there is a button) to begin the power flow to charge your car.

There will be an indication that your car is charging.

To finish charging, hold your card up to the contactless point to end the power flow.

Unplug your car and always tidy cables away as you found them to prevent damage.

Visit the contact us page to report a problem with a charge point or if you need further guidance on charging.

Issue with a charge point?

Take note of the charge point number and dial the number on the charge point.

Dundee City Council are set to introduce new charging tariffs from 1st February 2022.

From February 1st 2022 electric vehicle charging tariffs will increase to 20p per kWh for fast chargers (up to 22kW) and 25p per kWh for rapid chargers (>43kW AC or 50kW DC) alongside a 38p connection fee. The Charge Place Scotland back office will record charging sessions through the use of swipe cards and will then invoice electric vehicle users on a monthly basis.

A Dundee resident’s discount scheme has been introduced for the cities privately owned fully electric vehicles. Applying for the scheme applicants must provide the following items:

Proof of Dundee residency (council tax bill or utility bill)
ID
Note of vehicle registration
Charge Place Scotland Swipe card
Proof of car ownership (v5/ leasing agreement)

The following documents can be presented in person to:

Marchbanks Depot Reception
34 Harefield Road
Dundee, DD2 3JW

Alternatively you can send a clear photo/scanned image to the following email:

fleet@dundeecity.gov.uk

Testimonials

“I love my new Nissan Leaf… the forward-thinking city council are at the forefront of the whole electric car revolution”

Lorraine Kelly

“Electric taxis always surprise our customers with how quiet they are. The switch from fuel to electricity has saved us thousands – and it’s clean too!”

There are now a total of 165 electric taxis operating in Dundee which is 25% of all taxis operating in the city.

Dundee Taxis

“Electric vehicles have reduced the city’s cO2 levels by 987 tonnes so far (Sept 2017)”

Dundee City Council have 175 electric vehicles (and counting) in their fleet, the biggest of any UK local authority.

Gary McRae, Dundee City Council

“The excellent charging infrastructure in Dundee makes running an electric car very easy. I often plug in to one of the chargers in town, pop to the shops and my Nissan Leaf is fully charged by the time I’m done. I can’t wait to use the charging hubs that are planned across the city. The ability to park for free in the Dundee City Council car parks because my car has zero emissions is an added bonus.”

Elinor, Dundee

“We are now using an electric car since 2012 and will not go back to a petrol car. The drive is smooth, responsive and quiet. With Dundee getting better and better with chargers on several places, free parking in Council car parks what’s not to like. The car has saved us money compared to the ford Ka we had before, with currently over 90.000 Miles you can’t tell us it’s not used. Looking forward to the new charging hubs in Dundee.”

Erwin, Alyth

“EVs are over 60% cheaper to refuel than modern petrol and diesel cars and have only 1% of the moving components, so they’re really reliable. There are EVs that have clocked up over 174,000 miles in three years and only needed a ball bearing replaced. Switching to an EV from a 70mpg hybrid and charging it at home has saved me £500 per year on fuel and maintenance alone – double that if I only use Dundee’s free public charge points!”

Euan, Dundee University graduate

“Our two electric vans have completely transformed our business. Not only have they helped reduced our running costs, but they are much better for the environment and work well with the stop start style of driving that we do on our free pick-up and delivery service. The move over to electric vehicles has been extremely easy due to the excellent facilities for charging in the local Dundee area. We are even considering adding a third electric vehicle to our fleet.”

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