BP pulse……

[Drakon]

Nearly all BP chargers in the city centre now either don’t work or are coned off. Conveniently the ones that are coned off are the ones that their app says are working, and the ones that you can park at aren’t working.

I’ve given up with reporting them on ZapMap given that they just blame the user (their chargers double reading an RFID card so it immediately starts a charge and then stops is the users fault, apparently) and because almost every time I get the same weirdo challenging me on it.

 

[gnutrino]

So I think we're all missing the important question here: Did you visit The Tunnel while you were in Bude?

Given the new legislation, they're going to have to open them up eventually.

Oddly enough. not really. All of the public charger regulations (both current and the draft future ones) include a specific exemption for "a charge point restricted for the exclusive use by...a vehicle produced by a specific manufacturer" so if anything the new legislation gives them an incentive not to open up chargers as they would then have to follow more regulations.

Although tbh the per-charger regs are fairly tame and shouldn't be anything Tesla would have a problem with and unless they turn around and re-close down all their existing non-Tesla available chargers before the legislation passes they're going to have to follow the network level regs in some form regardless so it probably doesn't make much of a difference to them in reality.

 

[robert9962]

I recently drove from Hampshire to South Shields. The only chargers that didn't work were the BP pulse. It was in Milton Keynes and there were about 10 of them, I gave up after trying 3. Osprey, MFG and Gridserve all worked fine.

 

[Rolfe]

Oddly enough. not really. All of the public charger regulations (both current and the draft future ones) include a specific exemption for "a charge point restricted for the exclusive use by...a vehicle produced by a specific manufacturer" so if anything the new legislation gives them an incentive not to open up chargers as they would then have to follow more regulations.

Although tbh the per-charger regs are fairly tame and shouldn't be anything Tesla would have a problem with and unless they turn around and re-close down all their existing non-Tesla available chargers before the legislation passes they're going to have to follow the network level regs in some form regardless so it probably doesn't make much of a difference to them in reality.

I didn't know that. But I heard they were gearing up to open them anyway.

 

[SorchaMac]

My MG4 was serviced last month and according to the dealership there was no update available so I still don't think the BP Pulse chargers will work. What's odd is the very first time I tried to use one, it worked!! Since then it never has.

 

[JonnyG]

I was'nt expecting the one I used to work either after reading this post but because BP Pulse was the only charger near my daughter's house (some 244 miles away from our house) I had to give it a go.

I downloaded the BP Pulse app, registered and added £5 credit (as requested)

Finally managed to get it to charge on the 2nd attempt using the app and it pulled about 47kw (50kw rated) :-

Maybe it was a really old one as it said Chargemaster on it ??

But if anyone is around Maidenbower the Frogholes Farm Pub Charger may work for you too ?

It did'nt even charge me !! just turned my £5 credit on the app to around £27 debit ?so I topped it up again just in case they charged interest.

 

[Lovemyev]

Maybe it was a really old one as it said Chargemaster on it ??

Until about three weeks ago, we had one of those older units in a hotel car park pretty close to our home address.
Used it once to charge or previous ZS EV in a hurry for an unexpected trip.
At the time I had the subscription, until it became to expense and then I dropped it.
Work is still in progress at the hotel, they have ripped out the one single unit and they have replaced it with two of the new style BP Pulse units and a huge transformer cabinet.
The area still has a plastic fence around it, so I think they are waiting to get the transformer connected maybe ??.

 

[georgekit]

The trick is to plug in the charger and when it locks in place lock the car. The charger can then communicate and start charging.

 

[Tig170]

I was'nt expecting the one I used to work either after reading this post but because BP Pulse was the only charger near my daughter's house (some 244 miles away from our house) I had to give it a go.

I downloaded the BP Pulse app, registered and added £5 credit (as requested)

Finally managed to get it to charge on the 2nd attempt using the app and it pulled about 47kw (50kw rated) :-

Maybe it was a really old one as it said Chargemaster on it ??

But if anyone is around Maidenbower the Frogholes Farm Pub Charger may work for you too ?

It did'nt even charge me !! just turned my £5 credit on the app to around £27 debit ?so I topped it up again just in case they charged interest.

I did find that they worked on our MG4, albeit slow, but as this was the middle of nowhere (some hotel in the lakes), more than happy - I had a Octopus universe satnav issue which sent me 40 miles in the wrong direction.

 

[Deleted member 11291]

I test charged on DC without a problem, at The Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, Mold. Which may be the ones referred to by @Lovemyev.
Used a debit card and the system charges £45 as security, but only charges for the amount used. The £45 stayed as pending on my account for a few days, then disappeared.

 

[Lovemyev]

I test charged on DC without a problem, at The Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, Mold. Which may be the ones referred to by @Lovemyev.
Used a debit card and the system charges £45 as security, but only charges for the amount used. The £45 stayed as pending on my account for a few days, then disappeared.

Yes these are two new BP rapid units, that replaced the older single BP rapid unit, that has been in place for a few years now.
Easy to find, as they instantly visible on the left hand side, as soon as you enter the car park of the hotel.
I pass them almost very day and it’s nice to see them populated by at least one EV.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

I test charged on DC without a problem, at The Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, Mold. Which may be the ones referred to by @Lovemyev.
Used a debit card and the system charges £45 as security, but only charges for the amount used. The £45 stayed as pending on my account for a few days, then disappeared.

FYI - The Tesla superchargers at Flint Mountain are faster and WAY cheaper.

 

[Deleted member 11291]

FYI - The Tesla superchargers at Flint Mountain are faster and WAY cheaper.

Thank you, but only used because they are 5 mins away from home.
I had not charged at a DC station in 5 months of ownership and thought I would check the day before going away on holiday ??

 

[EllisDee]

BP Pulse is rubbish. I now refuse to use them. Their customer service is pants as well.

They only have one charger in the UK worth using.

 

[ZTT]

They used to be fantastic when they were Chargemaster. The guy you used to talk to when you had a problem was excellent.

As soon as BP bought them it went downhill and I now actively avoid using them as inevitably they have more chargers not working than are operational and customer service is appalling