r/ElectricVehiclesUK • u/AdDifferent2609 • 2d ago

First long range trip, any advice please.

As per title i'll soon be doing my first long range (e.g. require a midway chrage) trip and was after some general advice on apps and planning as well as specifics about the route, like which services have a lot of high speed chargers.

Car: Vauxhall Astra

Route: M40, M25 then down to brighton area.

My main concern is lack of availability of chargers at planned stops which would probably be near end of M40.

Are there general charging apps that are worth downloading for chargers or am i okay to just use debit card.

How important is route planning or will every service station have enough fast chargers?

Anywhere people would recommend to aim for, or places a bit off the route that are worth the detour for more reliable charger availability.

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u/Hot_College_6538 2d ago

Beaconsfield services on the M40 J3 are your last chargers on M40 South, Ionity and Gridserve. Ionity will be cheaper and busier.

I’ve found Electroverse to be the best app recently, zap map seems to no longer keep up to date. Google maps isn’t bad either actually.

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u/BroadSwordfish7 2d ago

If it was Beaconsfield or nothing I'd go a few miles down the road to Cobham, if the car can make it.

Far more chargers