Osprey Charging
UK · Open-access rapid network
Published prices
See these published rapid rates in the true-cost comparison (arithmetic on the figures above, not advice).
Payment methods
Contactless payment is stated. Every charger has a contactless bank-card reader. Apple Pay, Google Pay and Android Pay are also accepted. App or account named on the page: Osprey Charging. The page says the app is not required.
Pre-authorisation. £25 pre-authorisation in the app, compared with £45 for contactless, according to the pricing page.
Speed. Described as rapid and ultra-rapid. No single maximum kilowatt figure on the pricing page.
Caveat. Prices include VAT. A small number of locations have site-specific rates. Third-party roaming providers set their own rates. No overstay or idle fees, but some sites have their own parking rules.
Named roaming options include Allstar, Paua, Ovo, Octopus Electroverse, ZapPay, Shell Recharge and Plugsurfing.
Idle and overstay fees
The pricing page says there are no overstay or idle fees, but some sites have their own parking rules. Source: Osprey pricing and payment (checked 2026-11-10).
Roaming versus paying the operator
Osprey accepts named roaming cards including Paua, OVO, Octopus Electroverse and ZapPay, and says some third-party payment providers set their own rate.
- Zap-Pay: not published — Zapmap’s public help page (modified 23 March 2026) says the price shown when you pay with Zapmap is, wherever possible, the same or similar to the operator’s standard PAYG rate, but that some networks apply higher prices via third-party services such as Zapmap. The public Zap-Pay page does not list a per-network p/kWh table. In-app prices are not copied here.
- Octopus Electroverse: not published — Electroverse says the latest pricing for every network and charging point is displayed in the Electroverse app, and that rates might differ when charging with operators directly. No public per-network p/kWh table was published.
- OVO Charge: not published — OVO says PAYG rates are set by the charging networks and are shown for each charger on Charge Anywhere. No public per-network p/kWh table was published. Light Boost is described as 10% off the PAYG rate set by the networks; that percentage is not turned into a p/kWh figure here.
- Paua: not published — Paua says network prices are live in the Paua app and web map, and that customers pay each network’s standard PAYG or “pump” price. Its help page says it aims for a cost equivalent to or less than the network PAYG price where possible, but that some networks charge a premium and drivers should check the app. No public per-network p/kWh table was published.
Source
Source: Osprey pricing and payment · Checked 2026-11-10