In other news bases and charger cabinets sufficient for 8 V3 stalls appeared at Edinburgh Newbridge last week. - Newbridge gets quite busy but is also constrained for space. More likely destined for Glasgow SC? Service centres seem to get them in groups of 8. Be nice if they were for Stirling but they removed that from the coming soon list a while back.
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I spoke to Tesla Glasgow a few weeks ago and they said that Superchargers were due to be installed but they didn't have a date, 8 X V3 would be great for the greater Glasgow Area and anyone passing through it.
I visited Gretna and Tebay today, Gretna was full, and a regular turn over. However Stall 1A (I think, nearest the ecotricty chargers) was not in the best of health. Someone had dropped the plug in the mud so I cleaned all that out of the pins and plugged in. I almost always check that the car is charging but this time I just wandered in to grab a coffee. I came back 5/10 mins later to a yellow flashing port and "charge pin not locked". Sigh. I replugged and held the plug "up" in the socket it latched and charged just fine. But the plug was looking very rough. Interestingly an Audi was struggling with ecotricity, because the Ionity was full with a queue! Tebay 50-75% utilised in my short 15 minute visit but nothing to report other than a new coffee cup recycling "thing".
6x V3 Stalls installed and almost complete at Crimple Hall near Harrogate in Yorkshire, HG3 1EW.looking on course to open before Christmas.
These are North of Leeds so unlikely to be considered as the “East Leeds” project even with Tesla’s unique approach to site naming!
Thomas Shepperd on TOUK was there in person and took pictures of them.
Seems an odd location was hoping nearer A1. Great nonetheless. Look forward to the photos
looking on course to open before Christmas.
These are North of Leeds so unlikely to be considered as the “East Leeds” project even with Tesla’s unique approach to site naming!
Thomas Shepperd on TOUK was there in person and took pictures of them.
First look at Crimple Hall's new restaurant and food hall
Artisan produce and late-night dining in a sustainable setting
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Sneak Peek: Crimple Hall opens after £6 million investment - The Stray Ferret
Crimple Hall is finally ready to swing open its doors to the public this weekend with a new food hall and plenty of Christmas goodies.
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Seems an odd location was hoping nearer A1. Great nonetheless. Look forward to the photos
First look at Crimple Hall's new restaurant and food hall
Artisan produce and late-night dining in a sustainable setting
Sneak Peek: Crimple Hall opens after £6 million investment - The Stray Ferret
Crimple Hall is finally ready to swing open its doors to the public this weekend with a new food hall and plenty of Christmas goodies.
I was excited for a second there, until you realise it's over a 30 minute detour to/from the A1 to use it :-(
bctomuk
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Very bizarre location indeed. Whose going to use these so far from the A1? Urgently need ones by the A1/A64 junction.
Nothing quite as annoying as realising new Supercharger stalls are opening near me, but slightly too near to be useful. I suppose I can see the reason why since there's exactly one fast charger in Harrogate at the council head office, and it's broken a lot of the time. There's a 50kW Podpoint in Knaresborough and that's it for North Yorkshire until you get to Skipton.
They've got to try and get something at Ferrybridge. It is so well placed at the junction of two major routes and doesn't suffer from the Northbound/Southbound problem that other sites have.
Agreed, or Wetherby would also work for the north/south issue (and fit for one of my usual routes!)
Seems an odd location was hoping nearer A1. Great nonetheless. Look forward to the photos
First look at Crimple Hall's new restaurant and food hall
Artisan produce and late-night dining in a sustainable setting
Looks like it is aimed at people on holidays in Haragate and users of the conference center rather then A1 drivers. (Maybe Tesla has also sold cars to people who live in the many overpriced OAP flats.)
How is Trentham supercharger? Need to travel to Stoke next week and ABRP is saying I can get there without stopping (likely we might for breakfast anyway) and then recommends a stop at trentham on the way back, then skipping to Warwick south - both 10 minute top ups to 50% which seems good. But thats using the M6 toll and bypassing Hilton park. Thinking whether to keep on the regular M6 so Hilton is still an option to me just to keep things flexible?
Couple of miles off the motorway but it's part of a nice outlet village type place so plenty of amenities.
jimbo_hippo
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It’s more of a stop and mooch kind of place than a volt and bolt location. You can grab a coffee in various locations onsite and it’s actually a lovely place, especially if you have a dog that needs an (on the lead) stroll. But if you want a familiar services-style location directly off a motorway then Hilton Park or similar might be a better option. it’s not an inconvenient location but it IS a slight detour Compared with other options. A bit like Trumpington, it’s not the usual fare but it may suit if you have requirements other than a jimmy riddle and a Latte refill.
thanks - it’d be right at the start of our trip so probably fine to take a slight detour. Alternative would be charging at hilton/warwick going north otherwise I wouldn’t have enough charge to get back down there. If we need to stop on the way up I’ll do that to give more options, otherwise will try and one-shot it and then do trentham/warwick on the way back.
When I worked in women’s underwear, I used to travel from the NW to Bracknell every week. I have a personal preference for going M6 / M5 / M42 / M40. It’s slightly longer but has fewer “managed” motorways to randomly reduce the speed limit. This route also brings the Superchargers at Hopwood Park into play.
I’m heading down that way next month and will probably stop there on the way home.
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