Welcome Break South Mimms Services M25

This charging hub is located right in the middle of the motorway service station, which meant we had plenty of options to get food while waiting. We took a look at a few different networks across the site during our stop. The Tesla chargers are sign posted as you enter, but they did not show up on ABRP or on our Tesla in-car map, even though they were listed on Google Maps and had cars actively charging. We tried to charge but couldn’t. Gridserve was located right near the entrance. Interestingly, these bays had originally been designated disabled spaces and still retained their hatch markings. Two out of the four Gridserve units were working and in use, while the other two were completely broken. More bays were being installed next to them but were fully fenced off. The Applegreen app originally showed its own chargers as non-operational when we were researching stops. When we arrived, the stalls were coned off except for a few near the entrance, most of which were in use. As we drove toward them, the workers on site removed the cones from the remaining bays, making them available and other drivers started using them quickly. We initially paid by card but it disconnected after just two minutes, forcing us to set up the app and use that to complete the session instead.