Mer
Metrocentre Green Car Park
Whickham, NE11 9YG
22 kW AC, bring a cable
Metrocentre Green Car Park is a Mer charging site in Whickham, Gateshead, with 1 charge point and a top speed of 22 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK. The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Tesla Supercharger Washington – Southbound, 6.2 miles away. At 22 kW you add roughly 39 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- St Michael's Way, Dunston Hill, Whickham, Gateshead, NE11 9YG
- Coordinates
- 54.95473, -1.66752
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Public
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- Not listed. Check the network app.
- Phone
- 020 3884 2768
- hello.uk@mer.eco
- Website
- mer.eco
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
- OpenStreetMap
- GPX (sat-nav)
- KML (Google Earth, My Maps)
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 | 46 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 22 kW. 46 connectors in total. Listed as: 10x Type 2 (Socket Only) 22kW; 36x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW.
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3 closest chargers to Metrocentre Green Car Park
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Metrocentre Green Car Park0.1 miles north-east · Zest Charging
- Address
- St Michael's Way, Dunston Hill, Gateshead, NE11 9YG
- How a Tesla charges
- Rapid DC · 2× CCS2
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 0333 577 6760
- Website
- zest.uk.com
- Metro Centre Green Car Park0.2 miles east · Mer
- Address
- St Michael's Way, Dunston Hill, Whickham, NE11 9YG
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 3× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 020 3884 2768
- Website
- mer.eco
- Metrocentre Red Car Park0.2 miles north-west · Zest Charging
- Address
- Metrocentre Car Park, Gateshead, NE11 9XZ
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 14× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 0333 577 6760
- Website
- zest.uk.com
More chargers nearby
- Metrocentre Yellow Car ParkMetrocentre Yellow Car Park, Whickham, NE11 9YGAC, bring a cable, Mer0.3 miles
- Metro Yellow Car ParkSt. Michaels Way, Gateshead, NE11 9ZGAC, bring a cable, Zest Charging0.3 miles
- Ionity NewcasltePinetree Way, Gateshead, NE11 9XURapid DC, IONITY0.4 miles
- Allison CourtAllison Court, Whickham, NE11 9YSRapid DC, Osprey Charging0.4 miles
- IKEA GatesheadMetro Park West, Gateshead, NE11 9XSRapid DC, GRIDSERVE0.5 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
- Tesla Supercharger Washington – SouthboundA1(M) Southbound, Washington, DH3 2SJRapid DC, Tesla6.2 miles
- Tesla Supercharger Washington – NorthboundCampanile Hotel, Emerson Road, Washington, NE37 1LERapid DC, Tesla6.4 miles
- Tesla Supercharger WashingtonEmerson Road, Washington, NE37 1LBRapid DC, Tesla6.5 miles
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 3884 2768. 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 Newcastle, about 7.8 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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