ubitricity
UK · Lamppost, bollard and fast charging with local authorities
Published prices
Payment methods
Whether contactless payment is available was not stated on the page checked. Pay-as-you-go charging is described via a QR code to ubitricity’s PAYG page, or by paying directly at the charge point. The page also mentions the Shell app as another way to pay. App or account named on the page: Shell. The page says the app is not required.
Membership or app deals. No connection or subscription fees. The page says charging from 38p/kWh is available on the Shell app, and that a Shell Recharge subscription can give access to 30% off across the Shell Recharge network.
Pre-authorisation. A £40 pre-authorisation is reserved when a UK session starts.
Speed. The pricing page covers ubitricity-operated lamppost and bollard charging stations and separately mentions idle fees on 7–22kW charge points. It says these prices do not include Shell Recharge rapid charging.
Caveat. The page says prices may differ at some charge points, and that Richmond, Wandsworth, Greenwich and Tower Hamlets have multiple different tariffs. It recommends checking the price shown in the PAYG or e-mobility app before starting. A 1 October 2026 PDF lists the local authorities where the new time-of-use structure applies.
Official pay-as-you-go tariffs from 1 October 2026: 45p/kWh off-peak (midnight–7am), 56p/kWh standard (7am–4pm and 8pm–midnight) and 67p/kWh peak (4pm–8pm). Where smart charging is not available there is a flat 54p/kWh rate.
Idle and overstay fees
5p per minute, 60 minute grace period. An idle fee of £0.05 per minute applies after a 60-minute grace period once charging has finished, on 7–22kW charge points only, and only between 8am and 8pm. No cap was published. Idle fees are described for users who pay through the PAYG webpage or directly at the charge point. Source: ubitricity driver pricing (checked 2026-11-10).
Roaming versus paying the operator
The pricing page says prices may vary when using the Shell app or other e-mobility apps, and does not list a public per-network roaming p/kWh table.
- 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.
- Paua: not published — Paua’s public pages describe a business charge card and do not list a per-network public p/kWh table. In-app prices are not copied here.
Source
Source: ubitricity driver pricing · Checked 2026-11-10