I CHARGED my Porsche EV at TESLA SUPERCHARGERS and was SHOCKED to discover RIP OFF PARKING CHARGES!

[@stephensmith7499]

It's absolutely insane the messing about with evs,if you're old, disabled or not tech savvy you're stuffed

[@CPetchelli]

@@Kwistenbiebel200 it’s not phone dependent at all

[@PaulCowcher]

Born and lived in London for 30 years. Lived in the North now for 20 years. Hate going back.

[@toucheturtle3840]

It’s a shithole now mate ain’t it. Cameras everywhere. I used to travel down at weekends in my car to see friends 30 years ago. I love London, but now it just isn’t worth it.

[@DerekNevatte-hb1do]

also, here in Australia, the coffee is made with full cream milk unless you ask otherwise. In the UK, it's the other way round where you will get lite milk unless you ask for full cream.

[@TiredMorgan]

Sunderland Royal Hospital has approximately 16 EV chargers but you are required to pay for Parking to use them on top of the EV Charge fee. Two bites at the cherry. Durham Services £1.02 per kWh (at Carville Interchange A690/A1(m))

[@CraigLedden]

The worst of the worst is car park charging at hospitals.

[@AlsETypeResto]

Just checked out the Northern Territory Australia on the EV charging map. The NT has more crocodiles than the UK and is 5.5 times its size in area. If you want to use a Tesla supercharger, there are three to choose from and they are 930 miles apart.

[@Ian8008]

Duh! What's your problem - just pull it the last 700 miles with a tow truck. You just need to make more effort to to save the planet - make sure it's an electric tow truck, though you may need more than one of them, at strategic locations, and perhaps some additional ones to tow the tow trucks after. Hmm - perhaps a diesel.

[@15bit62]

I charged at the Renaissance hotel last summer. You didn't need to pay to park if you were charging. You just had to go into the reception and tell them you are charging. Then they'd swap your entry ticket for a "Tesla users" one and you'd get out for free. This was not well described on signs anywhere though. This need to pay looks like a new thing, and i wonder if it conflicts with whatever contract they have with Tesla for those chargers being located there. Usually at such stations a message will show in your Tesla to tell you what to do, but if you are a non-Tesla user of the station i don't know if the App will tell you this.

[@dawncoates8083]

It's appalling charging you to park to charge your car. It only takes one to start the 'trend' for everyone to start it

[@gilrose12345]

Wait and see as Tesla and other car makers start heavily moving to memberships and subscription services by month! Or else.

[@shug3481]

Lee the A380 absolutely blinds the Dreamliner.I flew to Melbourne via Qatar with Quatar airlines flew Manchester to Doha on the Dreamliner great then the 380 on to Melbourne…Fantastic all the staff were excellent.Enjoy your trip to Perth will be with you every step of the way.❤

[@kiwitrains]

Lee you could not get from Perth to Sydney on a full tank of diesel or petrol it is 3500kms 👍🇦🇺🇬🇧

[@Ian8008]

Depends on the tank...

[@terrortorn]

Its almost as if they are trying to make it difficult to own private transport, impossible even!

[@Gixie-R]

My Yamaha RD350 Powervalve used to have a problem with leaves, plastic bags, Paper towels.... It seemed everytime i went out on it something would get flung up and stick to the plate. My friends had the same issues.

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

A mate of mine had an RD350 and that thing terrified me, I don't know if there was something wrong with his one but the frame felt like it was made of rubber, nearly spat us off a few times.

[@brianj4543]

I live in Australia in a city of 50k there is no longer any charging infrastructure within 300km which covers 3 major regional cities and a national highway. save one charger at a small regional centre. 100km away. as you go inland there is nothing. distances are huge between cities here in Central Queensland

[@Ian8008]

So - why did you buy an EV?

[@brianj4543]

I haven't bought one and although i like the concept they are not practical for the distances we have here in Australia, even though out govenment is pushing them . I have 2 toyota Hilux utes as i have a remote property i travel to regularly that is off grid. Yes i have batteries and solar but also has a 13kVa generator @@Ian8008

[@ouethojlkjn]

Yes hotels do try it on. I stopped somewhere else near Heathrow on the way home from somewhere and it was free - for 15 minutes. To be fair I walked to reception, got the ticket to raise the barrier, walked back to my car (took about 10 minutes) unplugged my car and drove off. The charges are often used to discourage people parking when they are not actually at the hotel. You would be amazed all the blags people near airports use to try and park their cars for free (so the receptionist told me). I also remember a colleague parking in a Hotel in Acton and even though he had a room, they whacked him £20 a night to "park" - with no guarantee there was even a space.

[@clivedeer6211]

Dear Lee, you think you can get across Australia with a good diesel with a big tank!!! I do worry about you Lee, it's nearly 4000 km from Perth to Sydney so if you know a car that can do that I'd love to know, Australia is a similar size to Europe. BTW if you look up John Torode & Lisa Faulkner on TV they are doing a series based in Perth, and they hire your favourite EV, a Polestar 2, you'll get some good tips, see ya cobber!!

[@anthonyanderson2622]

EV owners are going to be ripe for the picking for hotels who have chargers of any kind. The cost will be whatever the Hotel wants to charge. You didn`t think EVs were the future and now you know.

[@mayorsnorkum4005]

Regarding your questions concerning Tesla at around 18 minutes in ... The Superchargers are better for several reasons, but the leading reason is the reliability, compared with the other options. I'm not sure about Europe, but in the US, the other charging networks are absolutely horrible. They typically have between 2 and 4 chargers at the stations, and about 50% of those chargers are likely to be offline. The Tesla supercharger stations are usual either eight chargers, or sixteen chargers, at each supercharger location. In some parts, there are more than 50 chargers, but those are more rare. Based on my experiences in using the other chargers here in the US (Electrify American and EVGO), they are much more complicated and slow to operate (requiring interactions with a touch screen, credit card, etc.). The Tesla Superchargers have no human interface, you simply plug the little plug into the car, and it figures everything out. Most Teslas are not sold with a Supercharging plan, so you must pay for each supercharger session. In the US, they vary from about 30 cents per kWh to maybe 50 cents, depending on the location and sometimes the time of day. However, those who purchased the model S and model X Teslas in the early days DID get free supercharging, unlimited, and for the entire time they owned the car (I'm not sure what happened if they sold the car to someone else). The charger network is just known to each Tesla, so when you navigate to a Supercharger as part of a trip, the car automatically starts "pre-conditioning" the battery in the 10 minutes or so before you arrive at the station, to maximize the charging speed. Another innovation at the Supercharger stations is that, if you hog a Supercharger (stay there after you have fully charged), you are charged fees (sometimes $1 a minute). Now, your phone does warn you in advance (to come pick up your car), and those charges are not incurred (usually) if the station is less than 50% utilized. Thus, there is a real incentive to get your power and leave, so others can use the Supercharger. I believe this is a good thing. I hope this information is what you were looking for. Have a nice time in Australia. I'd be interested to know if they have a Supercharger network that spans the continent!!

[@carolinegreen7043]

I live in Hounslow West London. I agree crime has increased and 3 London buses caught fire. Electric naturally

[@johns3421]

EV owners are the gift that keeps on giving! There are, it seems, new ways to take their money off them every day. Starts from day one really - sell them a car for £40k and next day it's worth £20k if you're lucky. And of course the EV will kill the secondhand market stone dead unless the cost of replacing a battery drops by about 80%.

[@Kenben451]

I double checked and hertz no longer offer Tesla. SIXT is the car rental company that has Tesla now at Perth airport.

[@PaulCowcher]

They are not telling the sheep this. EV drivers should expect to start paying the Congestion Charge from January 1st 2026. It’s not surprising that the exemption is being lifted. Initiatives like the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) have seen a rapid increase in electric car usage in Central London, so, logically, TfL will begin to tackle electric car congestion too.

[@ukgroucho]

Hmm OK so I'm on the fence with this. Hotels are paying or supporting loosing car park space to have charge points installed so that customers (people who are staying overnight or attending functions) can charge their EV. They are NOT intending to become a 'gas station' for EVs. Imagine a scenario where customers cannot charge because all of the charge points are constantly occupied by locals charging their EVs. Their is a local pub and small hotel that suddenly installed a bunch of chargers.... I'm in pretty rural Warwickshire .. and I wondered why. And I concluded that it is to serve customers who are overnight guests or going there for lunch or dinner. Makes perfect sense. I think you need to acknowledge that these hospitality facilities are installing charge points to serve their customers - NOT the general population - they do not want to be the new petrol station for EVs, they just want to serve their EV customers.

[@MemorialRifleRange]

Funny, I never feel weird or resentful of other brands when I fill up with petrol.

[@davidjohnbarnard]

I would be tempted to park at the entrance to the charging place, take off my number plates put them in the boot that way they cant fine you on their ANPR cameras or via their parking assistants as they dont know where to send the parking fine. Just a thought (dont forget to reattach the number plates at the exit when you leave)

[@waynelevett3632]

Or you can just stick a leaf over a couple of letters 😆

[@billienomates1606]

'We are just following orders' ha ha, I also assume as you pulled up to the tesla chargers there are diesel generators stock behind the wood panelled fence next to the grey electrical distribution unit!

[@willoverkill8461]

Friend of mine went to the USA and couldn't use some of the chargers because they wanted a US zip code and phone number to register on the app that you need to run the charger! At least with a Tesla you just plug it in and all the billing is done through the car, plus they're usually 150-250kw charging rate

[@mdshovel]

Same happens for them here and in EU. Also same in USA if trying to pay at the pump for gas with a credit card

[@70chevs]

Perth to Sydney by road is approximately 3,930kms which is just over 2,440 miles. Charging outside the major cities is fairly sparse. I don't think I'd like to drive across the Nullarbor in an ev.

[@waynelevett3632]

Maybe I would take a 2kw Genny and give it a go.

[@simplygregsterev]

I’ve used that SC on Bath road near LHR. Those parking charges must be new but it’s a busy spot for rideshare drivers and people returning rental cars. Someone saw a chance to make some extra money off you. If you want to avoid the parking fees go to Heston Services. The supercharger in Inverness Scotland is inside a multi level car park that doesn’t charge you for parking while charging. However here in Canada I know of one supercharger where you need to pay for parking, in Ottawa Ontario. Paying parking for a V2 overloaded supercharger Charging parking fees while charging is up there with charging for WiFi

[@christopherrichardson9942]

The Tesla charging lead is short because Teslas park in reverse because the charging point is at the rear.Tesla hold your credit card details and automatically bill each month. If someone recommends you to Tesla with their referral link ,both parties get 1000 miles of supercharging. I saw the light two years ago and sold my 15 month old Long range model 3. Got what I paid for it. But not now.

[@brianman6788]

Hi Lee great video. I don’t drive but I agree that motorists being penalised by car parking companies for charging their car up. My niece parked her car in hospital car park paid £3.35 for 2 hours only get letter from private car park company at hospital fining her £100 outrageous.

[@Isclachau]

I just cry. You know just the hassle of plugging the damn EV in and faffing around with apps puts me right off. Should just be pick up plug insert and pay. Nothing else at all.

[@morgancarson2071]

There are (surprisingly) rules for parking companies (I used to work in the industry and was involved in the Beavis case) they can't enforce a charge when the car has some "issue" which means it can't be driven away, that issue may take minutes, or hours to fix, the duration isn't the issue... I think a flat battery counts!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Its London, you have to pay to park your car, even if you are charging it...If the Car Park was free, people would leave their cars there and go on holiday...😮😳🇬🇧

[@GenoppteFliese]

In front of my office was a beautiful wild park that had grown over 15 years and was fenced of so nobody could enter easily. It contained lots of birches and a bunch of rabbits. Now it is a flat tarmac desert with 800 long term parking spaces for the nearby airport. In summer this thing is heating up the whole area. Everybody is talking about more parks in towns but nobody is actually doing anything to reduce summer heat. Near the local train station they currently replace a wild forest with a "green" office building for 4000 workers. Imagine 4000 workers arriving at 9 a.m. and leaving at 5 p.m. and crowding the small number of trains available here. This would have been a good place for long term parking as the airport is directly attached to the train station.

[@leeshellam3150]

Hey Lee, a very long time viewer here. I've recently purchased a new Tesla, an extra long range model 3. A range of approximately 390 miles. So I've had it a month now and do around 600 miles per week up and down the motorways. I supercharge often and have never paid more than 44 pence per kwh. I've also never had to charge for longer than 20 minutes at an average 160-180 kW speed. I've had up to 230kw and as low as 85kw. I've never once failed to get immediately onto a charger, always straight in. Catch up with a few emails, then go. Obviously no messing about for us tesla owners, just plug in, plug out and drive away. Personally I would like to see the Tesla network remain exclusive for Tesla owners. Its a bit like asking Ford to install a Ferrari engine in your Focus .... Maybe other manufacturers should invest in their own networks....

[@roccprofit]

One of the incentives to by a Tesla in the US is a period of free charging. I've heard 3months, 6months and a year. Apparently it depends on which car or something...

[@roccprofit]

If they want this to work the entire EV industry needed to standardize thier plugs and every charge point useable by every EV regardless of manufacturer. Just like gas stations.

[@winstoncat6785]

Wow! Wondered about this. The Ionity just north of Paris is actually on the grounds of a hotel (Novotel I think). Anyway, we used it and it made me wonder how it was supposed to work. It did. The nice French reception people let us use the toilets. We would have had a coffee or something but we were in a real rush at that point. I suspect with Ionity they've some kind of contract that will exclude any charges. Best charging infrastructure in Europe is found on French autoroutes, especially the A7/A8/A9 to the south. Best not to talk about the UK by the sound of it?

[@David-fj5lz]

They are charging Tesla for being allowed to take up their places which could be used by other non EV customers

[@bobmizen1]

Perhaps charging stations should prominently display their prices just like petrol stations have to. Bob M. South Wales

[@actualfacts1055]

If you head North from Perth in an EV you will not survive, it's been nice knowing you.

[@EnglishTurbines]

Its all payout with these EVs, and they seem to have a captive audience....🤔😮😳😳🇬🇧

[@waynekaminski5438]

Who the heck put Tesla Superchargers in hotel parking lots, if the intent was to allow the public to charge there?

[@srbs73]

I was travelling to Guildford on Saturday and attempted to do the same thing and try the Tesla Supercharger. Problem is for non-Tesla cars, unless your charging port is on the front right or rear left, you can’t use the correct charger. Whilst there was gaps, none of them would reach as my port is rear right. When you parked up, you were using the charger that a Tesla would use in the bay to the left so you’re actually blocking two bays! Just doesn’t work unless they increase the length of the cables.

[@moragkerr9577]

I believe they are doing that in the newer installations. Smug person here. The MG4 has its charge port in the same place as a Tesla's. Happy days.

[@chrisaris8756]

I expect that the hotel have franchised the parking out to a private criminal company. The only thing I will say is you’ve parked in Heathrow. I’m amazed you’re getting away with only a fiver. It’s only a matter of time until Heathrow charge you to breathe!

[@NightWatch975]

You get charged to park when charging in Kennilworth, Warwickshire. Its a council pay and display, where they put in 6 charging points (no rain cover). Been there for a hood year or so.. An EV owner got a penalty charge for charging and not paying the £4.50 (I think) parking fee too. I can't stand EVs but will admit this just takes the biscuit. They shouldn't have to pay and display too. Great vid. 👍

[@63mckenzie]

The owner of the car park at my local retail park said the company he brought in as parking enforcers introduced loads of regulations and fines he didn't consent to. They are basically legalised extortionists.

[@TheMacMaster]

Scum Sucking Leeches. 😂

[@theclotshotdidit3115]

Lol I bet he said that, after he brought them in. Perhaps he should get rid of them, rather than passing the blame. That's like letting a dozen rats go free in your basement then blaming the neighbours bird feeder 🤷🤦

[@paulscott1759]

The car park owner needs to tear up the contract then or go out of business

[@63mckenzie]

@@theclotshotdidit3115 He said he simply wanted a time restriction set to stop people using the car park then taking the bus into the centre of town for work. The company came up with 75 quid fines for things like being over the marker between bays etc.

[@theclotshotdidit3115]

​​@@63mckenziethen he should have read the contract and ensured they could only do what he agreed to, just cancel the contract and find a company who will, they will be fighting for the ability to make money there, where is it? If they don't read contracts, perhaps I could rent the whole retail park for a few years for £2.50😂

[@winstoncat6785]

Ionity look nice, especially at dusk, due to lovely, bright coloured LED, showing state of operation. Also painted solid-white.

[@MStanleyRoss]

On the lucky side of the coin. You still have your headlamps! Bloomin heck, what an incentive to deliver 20% of the advertised rate, charge a fortune for five times the parking time.

[@Jeddin]

Perhaps too technical an explanation for your audience but your Taycan caps out at 50 kw charging on Tesla chargers. The Taycan uses 800 volt battery architecture but the Tesla superchargers only deliver about 500 v. What the Taycan has to do is accept the 500 v and use a DC to DC converter to take it up to 800 v. However this DC-DC Converter is max capable of 50 kw unless you spec up for the much more expensive 150 kw DC-DC converter which your vehicle is not specced for.

[@vevey75]

They have to speed up the charging time and number of charging points for mass adoption.

[@milkosteve]

Just watched Brown Car Guy and Islington council are charging EV's to park, and it is the same as some parking charges for ICE vehicles (with tiered charges depending on emission size), but charging by capacity of the batteries, which could end up with a 30kwph EV about £100 per annum and larger than 90kwph at up to £230 PA. Islington was the first to implement this but other councils are doing it too.

[@iancrompton2597]

I know at Manchester, any hotel on airport properties get slapped with massive ground rates,for thier carparks. And have to pass it on. Once again, huge profiteering by greedy Airports. Ian Wythenshawe.

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

At least in Finland Tesla is charging €0.10...0.15 extra for non-Tesla EVs in their Superchargers. And in some countries they include 3..6 months free charging as a perk for new Tesla car buyers. Tesla Supercharger membership in Europe is €13.

[@markst.germain9286]

The best time to buy an electric car is never.

[@ourhudlathome8885]

The £5 charge by Renaissance doesnt surprise me. A water from the minibar probably costs similar. Upmarket airport hotels often seem to be a licence to print money.

[@golders99]

That Hotel is a disgrace. Love the fact it's £10 for 2hours etc. Mad.

[@hughchilds5888]

Pre 2017 (I think) Teslas have free supercharging. Tesla owners who do pay have 2 rates. Typically cheap rate is about 39 to 41p per kWh. Higher rate is about 50-55p.

[@willielarsson9651]

We're fast becoming the cash cows of motoring. EVs will be fleeced in the way that we were conned about diesel by the uk government at the time.

[@waynelevett3632]

Thanks for the leaf tip. Chewingum Will Work.

[@TheCornish123456]

Perth to Sydney is 2500 miles via the most boring route. So quite a few tanks of diesel. Drove it in 2008, getting across the nullarbor at the time was stressful enough in a petrol car with some of the roadhouses being unexpectedly shut. Would not even dream of doing it in an EV, you will need AC so factor that. One part of the nullarbor is 98 km dead straight it made my vision go a bit funny to be honest only seeing blue sky dead straight tarmac and bush each side.

[@TheMacMaster]

I bet you can't do it in an EV. Probably no chargers. I'd like to do it in a diesel though.

[@TheCornish123456]

@@TheMacMaster the night sky on the Nullarbor is something to behold.

[@TheCornish123456]

@@TheMacMaster I had a 4 litre straight 6 petrol. Greta's best friend 😂

[@waynelevett3632]

@@TheMacMaster I done it in a diesel 4000 kilometres 7 days return driving long periods. About 8 twin diesel tank fills at approx 8k ten years ago.

[@waynelevett3632]

8 thousand kilometres return trip in 7 days.

[@richardhewitt.easyvanlife.6957]

A mate of mine bought a brand new Tesla in 2017, he has free charging for life.

[@mrporkster1617]

So very lucky that leaf "landed" on your reg 😅😅😅

[@user-wc4ud2je9o]

I saw a van close to the ULEZ border with a strategically placed piece of autumn foliage. Couldn’t help thinking that it wasn’t an accident!

[@rickyboy591]

Another reason not to buy an EV

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

They only seem good if your journeys are always under 150 miles, and you are able to charge at home every night on a cheap EV specific energy tariff. Octopus will sell you electric overnight for 8 hours at just 7p/kWh.

[@karreendiuk2221]

Yes…thank god who would want one horrible looking things 😅

[@lisawilliams4324]

This hotel has always charged for parking not just Tesla/EV; you can pay to leave your car while you’re on holiday. In addition it’s to stop people using it to watch the planes even though they’re not staying at the hotel. It’s the same cost for everyone.

[@johnwickham9805]

I see now we are being charged double for car insurance because of governments mistakes on net zero, time to dump it and start living again

[@mikeblake9971]

No free charging! I got the car with 30% battery brand new and they give you 100 miles free.. then it's 22 to 50p depending on the time you charge.. that's what's most annoying. Not only do we have to travel but we get charged extra for peak times!

[@davidmwood560]

I wonder if you thought this through. You claim not to like your EV; so if people start charging owners to "park" whilst they charged; won't that simply accelerate the demise of EVs?

[@MikeOxbrowne]

Make a note if your cars % on charge when you park it for 3 weeks, I've heard stories of lost charge due to phantom discharging when not used for a lengthy time. Ice cars don't lose fuel when in situ.

[@richardcrowell284]

Just an aside it's 7am in Sydney and the temperature is 73.4 Fahrenheit or 23.4 in Celsius , I hope you packed your budgie smugglers so you can have a bit of a cool off.

[@aliveRaptor2929]

Hi from Mosman 😊

[@johnjenkins7704]

Hi Lee flew to dubai on the A380 with ba and on the dreamlike on the way back, and I can tell you the a380 is by far the more comfortable especially row73 a and b upstairs but the dreamlike has dimming windows . But I don't think you be flying on the dreamlike as its range won't make it non stop to oz, but the a380 will, if you are on it book the twin seats upstairs if you can. Have a great trip looking forward to the video's.

[@thfc4lif419]

Qantas fly the Dreamliner nonstop to Perth in under 18hrs 😊

[@johnjenkins7704]

Ah didn't know that hope its comfortable for you, as 18 hours is a long time . Have a great trip.

[@thfc4lif419]

@@johnjenkins7704 neither did I until I saw a video on KZbin about 2 weeks ago 🤣

[@stephencollier665]

I think all charging points are for every one to use

[@gunder3]

I think your perspective about the size of Australia will change. Fkying across Australia is like flying from Bristol to Cyprus lol

[@jimfell7147]

Is the reason Tesla opening up chargers anything to do with them selling less cars?

[@chetsaxton1526]

The reason you only got a 50kw charge rate is because the v4 cables (up to 1000 vdc) are still running off the v3 cabinets (up to 500 vdc). I had to look-up the taycan's pack voltage (800 vdc), but several cars have a built-in around 50kw charge limit when boosting source voltage so not to damage the voltage boosting circuit. Lucid (around 900vdc) also has this issue when charging at tesla. You will see normal charging speeds when the actual v4 cabinets are ready and installed.

[@philbamford6957]

You get free fire engine with a tesla

[@chrispartosbro4555]

shush, They will make that a subscription service if they read comments like this!

[@aaronlittlehales2664]

While you were doing the puzzle I noticed the british gas van. Open reach and british gas vans are becoming electric and most customer delays now are because they are charging. Imagine you had a gas leak and phoned british gas and they said don't worry we'll have someone with you as soon as his van is charged. But he or she may have to stop and charge again so he might not be with you today because he may have to go home to sleep in the meantime. But he might then have to stop and recharge on the way from his or her house on the way to yours

[@lordkered]

How much a year do EV owners spend on food and drink while they're waiting? The Extra Victuals gang.

[@chaseshadow]

Always follow the money - Blackrock owns them ALL.

[@ToyCars2019]

​@@chaseshadowDoes vanguard own some too? (I know they're both bad; part of wef probably?)

[@chaseshadow]

@@ToyCars2019Hi Tony. Vanguard is more on the heavier side of say 'Business' like funding wars, hospital control, medical industry, militaries etc. Smaller hege fund commodities are under the Balcrock Teir. So I Understand it. YOU and each of everyone of us are in 'their' planning and design merely commerce, a commodity to them. Hence why the best business are of passed around the human. Which is an incorrect label when in fact we are actually Chimera. Intersting FACT - The UPU - Universal Postal Union, yes controlled/owned by Vanguard - Operates and controls ALL commerce/commodities on LAND AIR AND SEA. The anology for LAW comes from LAND AIR WATER. Know your LAW. Hope that helps. If you wish to discover much more research Vanguard's shareholdings and shareholders, including hedge funds. And why not do that for Blackrock.

[@ds911-vh1te]

lee ,in gloucester we have a car park with 2 hour limit , but if you park and walk out of the car park and cross the road you will get fined £100 you can only park there to use the few shops that are in there.

[@philnotley5138]

They can and do charge whatever they want because they have you by the short and curlies

[@marknicholson6562]

A380. Especially first class cabin on sq. Your 787-9 should be compared with a350-1000. Big windows. Cabin pressure is lower making it better experience than older aircraft.

[@DavidLancstrainspotting]

You may have seen the guy standing on his van at hotel car park that was Jerry from Big Jet TV doing his live video at Heathrow

[@Farney-gy1qo]

That hotel probably even charges their Employees to park to work there 😡

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

I'd quit lol, one of my previous workplaces charges us to park there so I switched to riding my bicycle to work and they wanted to charge me to keep it on the premises as well!. It's what made me finally quit that job I wonder how it was even still in business and the company went bust about 2 years after I left.

[@user-zh9kc7tw4n]

Leason learnt is that I could have filled up my 60litre diesel tank in the time it took you to connect to charge...

[@GwynnOak1]

Krispy Kreme no doubt! Simply no comparison between them and Dunkin. The very best donuts are from our local old fashioned German bakeries, unfortunately a vanishing breed. However among commercial bakeries Krispy Kreme can't be be beat. A huge no to Starbucks, and their over-rated over-priced swill. The scam with electrics continues unabated. I'm unfamiliar with the taxes in the UK, however in the US a large portion of the funding for our highways, comes from motor fuel taxes. Which means at present the EV community contribute nothing! How long can that continue? If we all switched to electric, how would they fund highways? No one mentions this!

[@Captain_Scarlet_SIG]

The Dreamliner or (787) has had a few avionics bay fires from guess what yes Lithium batteries good luck 🔥 ✈️

[@David-fj5lz]

So before you enter, enter your boot or glove compartment obtain your stick-on leafs, apply where applicable. When leaving endure these are still attached then remove said leafs after exiting said place!!!

[@waynelevett3632]

We have many free chargers in Perth Australia. I have never paid for 3 years at free chargers in almost every town..were the lucky country not the smart ones as we make NOTHING.

[@zagan1]

I doubt that as east side didn't have any free chargers

[@waynelevett3632]

@@zagan1 sorry to hear that, I have used free chargers for years and finding plenty of them.

[@maxgomila8209]

The hotel staff are 'just following orders'...

[@greggek1]

bring a flask of coffee no need to buy a coffee

[@edwyncorteen1527]

Well done, at Luton and Heathrow you plugged into the wrong charger and blocked two spaces, you should have reversed in and used the one on the other side, that is exactly what Tesla owners hate about non Teslas charging! The network will only be open to all once sites have been upgraded to v4 superchargers which have a built in screen and have longer leads so all cars can connect without blocking, also the Luton chargers are the "slow" 72kW chargers designed for retail parks hence your slow charging speed. The Heathrow superchargers used to be free parking, sadly the company who runs the site has changed and now charge, hopefully Tesla can get it sorted.

[@williieloman1549]

Glued leaves...imagine that....very clever! 😂😂😂

[@eladreleped]

Flying to Perth, well 17 hours in a plane. I hope you are flying Premium Economy or Business Class. I have been in both and they are nice planes, but if I had an option, A380 all the way. You should have asked a Tesla driver who was charging to see what charge rate they were getting. Maybe it has to do with Porsche/Tesla combination. Parking, everywhere you go in the UK you have to pay, but it is a bit of an oxymoron to put chargers if you have to pay to park to use them. Maybe Tesla hasn't paid any rent on the site and this is a way to recoup costs.

[@stephenuden6403]

Yes Mr SadIQ of Khant, the ULEZ was put in as he said people are dieing prematurely from pollution? Mmm..... People are also dieing prematurely on the streets with knife crime etc etc.... maybe the elephant in the room is standing too close for him to answer why he's not addressing this problem....in my opinion a bigger problem! I used to love going on the train to London but now it feels different, an awful unsettled feeling and not a safe one too.

[@horseathalt7308]

Could it be because London is so colorful today? haha. Maybe you think you are in India or Africa..partly because you are!

[@martinwalker3372]

The charge is outrageous Lee. The hotel should be ashamed of themselves and I'm glad you're not going to give them any more of your money.

[@bruceanderson8588]

ev across aus easy make sure you have a towbar fitted so you can tow a diesel generator to charge your car every 100km only take you a couple of weeks , but you might die of thirst first

[@johnsuffill6520]

At the Renaissance, you were using up at least 18" of cable needlessly by taking it out of the left hand side. If you'd taken it from the right hand side it would have reached your car easily without having to move it closer to the charger. And Renaissance are just ripping people off by introducing car parking charges. If I was ever going near there, I would definitely not use that hotel.

[@drivingfroggy1]

Hotel car park charges are completely normal. The question is why are the chargers in a private car park?

[@TerenceBiddle]

there were no charges when they installed them. Which is assume was agreed.

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Residents have to charge, I guess, and theyu pay for parking. Maybe when you get to a ticket barrier, that should have been the clue...

[@johnbowyer6902]

Lee, I noticed that you were using the latest version 4 supercharger. I thought it would charge faster with your 800 volt system. Umm!😮.