Off street charge points

For a limited period, we are allowing free parking in our car parks for vehicles that are using the charging point.

Charge points being installed in 2022/23

Working with Joju, the following charge points will be installed in our car parks:

Town Site Details Sockets Status
Newport Seaclose Park  1x fast 22kw charger 2  Available now
Wootton Brannon Way Car Park 1 x fast 22kw charger 2  Available now
 Cowes Somerton Park and Ride 1 x fast 22kw charger 2  Available now
Newport Chapel Street 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 2 x fast 22kw charger 6  Coming soon
Ryde Quay Road 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon
Ryde St. Thomas Street (upper) 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon
Sandown St. John's Road 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon
Cowes Cross Street 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon
Ventnor Central Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon
Freshwater Moa Place 1 x fast 22kw charger 2  Coming soon
Shanklin Orchardleigh Road Car Park 2 x fast 22kw chargers 4  Coming soon
Lake New Road Car Park 1 x fast 22kw charger 2  Coming soon
Yarmouth River Road Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4  Coming soon

We will update the status of each site as soon as we receive a reliable 'go live' date.

You will be able to access the new charge points through MerConnect: How To Charge Your EV With Mer.

Charge points not managed by the Council

Other public charge points are located around the Island. Please visit the NCR - National Chargepoint Registry (dft.gov.uk) or Charging points and electric vehicles UK 2022 - Zap Map (zap-map.com) for further details.