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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on April 02, 2026, 01:17:09 pm

Title: Tolls / Car Park Fees
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 02, 2026, 01:17:09 pm
Is there a case for making all toll roads and all car parks free of charge for EVs... with the loss in revenue made up through increased charges for FF vehicles?
Title: Re: Tolls / Car Park Fees
Post by: Bob Shillin on April 02, 2026, 03:35:00 pm
Is there a case for making all toll roads and all car parks free of charge for EVs... with the loss in revenue made up through increased charges for FF vehicles?
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Title: Re: Tolls / Car Park Fees
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 02, 2026, 03:49:11 pm
Just looking out for your grandchildren and their children and grandchildren... if you believe lugging twice the weight of a normal car about somehow saves energy!
Title: Re: Tolls / Car Park Fees
Post by: silverbullet on April 02, 2026, 04:52:17 pm
Just looking out for your grandchildren and their children and grandchildren... if you believe lugging twice the weight of a normal car about somehow saves energy!
You'll be doing your bit for the planet by leaving the EV parked up.

How much was the new EV charger you bought?
Title: Re: Tolls / Car Park Fees
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 02, 2026, 05:08:21 pm
Haven't bought one yet but I have one in the shed (if I can get to it) that I rescued from my sister's shed a while back. She had to get it replaced with a smarter one when she introduced a scheme for her company to pay for home charging... so it should still be working... won't know for sure  till I have a car to plug it into though. Failing that I'll either get the one the erm got on Amazon for under 2 ton or maybe the one Screwfix sells for c.4 ton (NI price, no VAT up there on EV power supplies) that has a CT clamp for load balancing... just not sure that I need load balancing, there's not much load to balance when we're asleep!