Off street charge points

Where can I charge my EV in a car park?

For a limited period, we are allowing free parking in Isle of Wight council 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 Car Park 1x fast 22kw charger 2 Available now
Wootton Brannon Way Car Park 2 x fast 22kw chargers 4 Available now
Cowes Somerton Park and Ride 2 x fast 22kw chargers 4 Available now
Newport Chapel Street Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 2 x fast 22kw chargers 6 Available now
Ryde Quay Road Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
Ryde St. Thomas Street (upper) Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
Sandown St. John's Road Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
Cowes Cross Street Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
Ventnor Central Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
Freshwater Moa Place Car Park 1 x fast 22kw charger 2 Available now
Shanklin Orchardleigh Road Car Park 2 x fast 22kw chargers 4 Available now
Lake New Road Car Park 1 x standard 7kw charger 2 Available now
Yarmouth River Road Car Park 1 x rapid 50kw charger and 1 x fast 22kw charger 4 Available now
  • You will be able to access the new charge points through MerConnect: How To Charge Your EV With Mer.
  • All the rapid charge points have Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.
  • CHAdeMO connectors are available on the rapid chargers at Cross Street Car Park, Cowes and River Road Car Park, Yarmouth.

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.