![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-bought-an-ev-but-now-i-want-to-be-sick-we-have-to-queue-2-hours-to-charge/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23930037-1694594883153.jpg&description=WATT CAN YOU DO Published : 9:50, 13 Sep 2023 A FUMING driver has told how he wanted to get sick after queuing for two hours to charge his EV. George from Devon had to wait under the rain to charge his Peugeot at Leigh Delamere Eastbound service station. 1 George, who suffers a disability, had to wait under the rain for hours Credit: Jon Rowley George, 28, and his partner Miriam were travelling from Okehampton, Devon, up to London when their Peugeot 2008 run out of charge. The pair were forced to make a 40-mile detour to plug their vehicle with only a 200-mile range left. But what should have been a quick and smooth stop at the charging station ended in total chaos. The shocked couple found themselves stuck for more than two hours under the pouring rain queuing for a plug. George said: "It was causing me so much anxiety I thought I'd be sick. "And now we're here, we'll have to wait about two hours before we can plug in, then another 45 minutes to give us enough power to complete the journey to London. The angry car owner said it was the "most stressful" journey they've ever undertaken and "an absolute joke". The M4 motorway services is located a mile west of Junction 17 between Bristol and Swindon. But people are now branding it a fiasco as charging spots can't keep up with the high demand. Dozens of drivers like George flock to the only charging point in the area to plug their cars. George slammed: "Motorists were promised an electric car revolution and what have we got..? "A single power point with a long queue of angry motorists." He said that more charging points should be available at motorway services to keep drivers on the road. However, the reality is way harsher as EV drivers are still suffering the consequences of charging blackspots. Data from the Department for Transport showed that large areas like Somerset, Cumbria and Yorkshire don't have a single charging spot. Another study from manufacturer Vauxhall found some UK councils have no roadside charging){kind=link}
A FUMING driver has told how he wanted to get sick after queuing for two hours to charge his EV.
George from Devon had to wait under the rain to charge his Peugeot at Leigh Delamere Eastbound service station.
George, 28, and his partner Miriam were travelling from Okehampton, Devon, up to London when their Peugeot 2008 run out of charge.
The pair were forced to make a 40-mile detour to plug their vehicle with only a 200-mile range left.
But what should have been a quick and smooth stop at the charging station ended in total chaos.