Pod Point
Playing Fields
Towcester, NN12 8RN
7 kW AC, bring a cable
Playing Fields is a Pod Point charging site in Towcester, Northamptonshire, with 2 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 Northampton – Grange Park, 8.8 miles away. At 7 kW you add roughly 25 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- Playing Fields, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8RN
- Coordinates
- 52.14568, -1.08617
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- £0.39/kWh
- 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
- 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 | 2 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 7 kW. 2 connectors in total. Listed as: 2x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW.
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3 closest chargers to Playing Fields
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Tesco Superstore-Towcester3.9 miles east · Pod Point
- Address
- Old Tiffield Road, Towcester, NN12 6PF
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 4× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Cost
- £0.44/kWh
- Phone
- 020 7247 4114
- Website
- pod-point.com
- Richmond Road Car Park, Towcester4.3 miles east · bp pulse
- Address
- Richmond Road, Towcester, NN12 6EX
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 01582 400331
- Website
- bpchargemaster.com
- Silverstone Innovation Centre5.5 miles south-east · bp pulse
- Address
- Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, NN12 8GX
- How a Tesla charges
- Slow socket · 2× 3-pin/Commando
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 01582 400331
- Website
- bpchargemaster.com
More chargers nearby
- Silverstone Circuit Innovation CentreSilverstone Circuit Innovation Centre, Towcester, NN12 8GXRapid DC, Chargemaster5.5 miles
- Silverstone Circuit, Car Park 49Dadford Road, Silverstone, NN12 8GXSlow socket, bp pulse5.6 miles
- Fawsley Hall HotelFawsley, Daventry, NN11 3BAAC, bring a cable, bp pulse5.8 miles
- Whittlebury HallWhittlebury Hall Drive, Whittlebury, NN12 8QHAC, bring a cable, bp pulse5.9 miles
- Silverstone Circuit RapidSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8TNRapid DC, bp pulse6.1 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
- Tesla Supercharger Northampton – Grange ParkSaxon Avenue, Grange Park, Northampton, NN4 5EZRapid DC, Tesla8.8 miles
- Tesla Supercharger FinmereA421, Buckingham, MK18 4AGRapid DC, Tesla11 miles
- Tesla Supercharger BanburyBanbury Cross Retail Park, 15 Lockheed Close, Banbury, OX16 1LXRapid DC, Tesla12 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 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 Northampton, about 13 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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