Electric car owners can drive around Great Britain for free

Thanks to the UK’s network of electric car charging stations, motorists can drive around mainland Britain without spending a penny on recharging. More than a tenth of the UK’s 35,000 public chargers are free to use, with drivers not having to pay at around 4,400 charging points.A new road trip route from Peugeot UK has plotted a 2,688-mile journey around the coastline of mainland Britain to highlight the extent of the cost-saving infrastructure. Starting at Land’s End, the route runs along England’s southern and eastern coasts, up through Scotland via John O’Groats before returning to Land’s End through Wales using only free public chargers.Driving the same route in a petrol or diesel version of the same car can cost drivers up to £421.Many of the approximately 4,400 free charge points in Britain are located in retail parks, hotels and public car parks and are funded by retailers, landowners and some Local Authorities.READ MORE: EV owners warned of abuse as charge rage increases Electric car owners can drive around Great Britain for free thanks to ‘under-used’ service. (Image: Getty) Driving the same route with a petrol or diesel car could cost up to £421. (Image: Getty)This allows drivers to charge overnight or run errands while their vehicles charge. The ChargePlace Scotland network features more than 2,000 chargers.The majority of these are available for free to users who have the ChargePlace Scotland app or who pay a one-off £10 fee for a charging card.The furthest distance between two free charge points on the route between Chelmsford and Sandringham, is 168 miles.DON’T MISSSainsbury’s implements new 50p charge in petrol stations [SHOCKING]UK drivers warned of ‘nasty surprise’ when buying fuel at supermarkets [WARNING]Drivers face huge fines for having condensation on their windscreens [INSIGHT] UK new car registrations by type. (Image: Express)In a bid to keep up with net zero goals, Peugeot will offer an electrified version of every model in its range by 2023.At the end of October 2022, there were 35,778 electric vehicle charging points across the UK, across 21,378 charging locations. This represents a 35 percent increase in the number of charging devices since October 2021, based on Zap-Map data.Between the end of 2016 and 2021 the charge point network grew four-fold from 6,500 to more than 28,000 devices.