The Route to Accessible EVs #13
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Date of visit: May 2026
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment, accessing toilets, moving around and seeing.
I use or have experience of: disabled toilet, hidden impairment, mobility scooter, powerchair, toilets, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Poor
Located at a small unstaffed petrol station, this hub has a highly exposed setting, which is overlooked by a fast road. The location offers a very nice view of the sea while you wait. We used a Penoil device at this location.
Disabled Access In and Around
The charging spaces are not designated or marked as accessible bays for disabled drivers, and the layout fails to meet PAS 1899 requirements. The layout around the units includes low-level obstacles, specifically bollards. While the bollards themselves do not block your vehicle, the loose cables sitting directly on the ground do present an obstruction. A minimum clearance path of 1200 mm from the charge unit to the vehicle socket point is maintained despite these obstacles, and you can reach all components within 220 mm. However, there are several accessibility barriers: the screen is completely unreadable from a seated position, and the interface is not clearly labelled or easy to use. While the handle connector bottom sits between 800 mm and 950 mm and the terminal height is positioned between 800 mm and 1000 mm from the ground, the hardware alignment makes viewing and managing the terminal from a wheelchair highly non-compliant.
Parking & Transport
I travelled to this place by personal vehicle
There are 2 bays in total at this location, and neither was occupied by another vehicle when we arrived. The chargers are run by Plenoil (Plenergy) and provide 60 kW charging power. Our battery was at 56% when we arrived and ran for 1 hour and 10 minutes. We paid by card. The setup process at this unmanned station is unintuitive: you have to walk away from the charger over to the main payment terminal by the petrol pumps to initiate everything. There is a sign detailing what to do, but it is quite unclear, as payment terminals are usually located directly on or right next to the chargers. The interface supports multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish and German. The charger has its own cable and connector, but there is no built-in cable management system; once finished, you have to manually lift and wrap the heavy cable around the unit.
Accessible facilities: Electric Vehicle Charging
Accessible Toilets
There are no public facilities or toilets anywhere on or near the site, there are shops nearby but they were closed on our arrival.
Additional Information
There is no help point or assistance option available by the chargers, and no shelter is provided over the vehicles or chargers. Finding the location is relatively easy as it can be spotted from the main road, though the station itself is quite small.
