Pod Point
Forbury Place
Reading, RG1 3JH
7 kW AC, bring a cable
Forbury Place is a Pod Point charging site in Reading, Reading, with 12 charge points and a top speed of 7 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK. The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Tesla Supercharger Reading – Katesgrove, 1.3 miles away. At 7 kW you add roughly 25 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- Forbury Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 3JH
- Coordinates
- 51.45813, -0.97001
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Private - For Staff, Visitors or Customers
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- 020 7247 4114
- Website
- pod-point.com
Phone is the support line for the charging network.
Send it to your phone, sat-nav or Tesla
- Any map app (Android)
- Google Maps pin
- Apple Maps pin
- what3words square
- Bing Maps
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- GPX (sat-nav)
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Send to your Tesla: open the Google Maps or Apple Maps pin on your phone, tap Share and choose the Tesla app; the car picks it up as its next destination. The what3words link gives the exact 3-metre square, handy for meeting someone at the right bay or telling a breakdown service where you are.
Connectors
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Type 2 socket | 8 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 7 kW. 8 connectors in total. Listed as: 6x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW; 2x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW.
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3 closest chargers to Forbury Place
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Reading Railway Station Car Park0.1 miles north · APCOA Parking
- Address
- Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BT
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 158× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Pay At Location
- Cost
- £0.20/session + £0.34/kWh
- Website
- apcoaconnect.com
- Novotel Reading Centre0.1 miles south-west · bp pulse
- Address
- Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DP
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Private - For Staff, Visitors or Customers
- Cost
- Inclusive; for Polar Plus subscription members only
- Phone
- 01582 400331
- Drax_001050.2 miles south-west · Drax Energy Solutions
- Address
- Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DP
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 2× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Pay At Location
- Cost
- Not listed
- Website
- energy.drax.com
More chargers nearby
- SSE ReadingVastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BUAC, bring a cable, Chargemaster0.2 miles
- Area1 Station Hill, Reading, RG1 1NBAC, bring a cable, bp pulse0.3 miles
- The Oracle Shopping Centre-Holy Brook Car ParkBridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LRAC, bring a cable, Pod Point0.3 miles
- Reading Civic Centre, outside Car ParkSimmonds Street, Coley, Reading, RG1 6QFRapid DC, Evolt Network (Swarco E.Connect)0.4 miles
- East StreetEast Street, Reading, RG1 4QUAC, bring a cable, Joju0.4 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
Charger fault or car fault?
If a charge won't start, try another connector, then restart the session in the operator's app or call 020 7247 4114. If your Tesla fails at more than one charger, charges far slower than usual everywhere, or shows a charging alert, the car may need looking at. The nearest Tesla Service Centre is Tesla Service London Heathrow, about 23 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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Listing 90878. Source: Open Charge Map, last verified 2018-03-09. Report a change. How we build these pages.