Char.gy
Sampson Street (opposite no. 5)
City of London, E1W 1NA
5.1 kW AC, bring a cable
Sampson Street (opposite no. 5) is a Char.gy charging site in City of London, Greater London, with 1 charge point and a top speed of 5.1 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK. The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Tesla London Tower Supercharger / Tower Hotel, 0.4 miles away. At 5.1 kW you add roughly 18 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- Opposite 5 Sampson Street, City of London, Greater London, E1W 1NA
- Coordinates
- 51.50421, -0.06406
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Public
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/00973
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 | 1 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 5.1 kW. 1 connectors in total. Listed as: 1x Type 2 (Socket Only) 5.1kW.
On-street charging in City of London
This is a kerbside or residential Char.gy charge point, one of 73 Char.gy posts in City of London. Posts like this suit an overnight or all-day top-up near home or work, at around 3 to 7 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable, and check the bay signs before you leave the car: many on-street bays have time limits, are only for electric cars while charging, or need a residents' permit.
For a quicker stop, City of London also has 5 rapid DC sites where you plug straight in.
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3 closest chargers to Sampson Street (opposite no. 5)
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Wapping High Street0.1 miles west · Total Energies
- Address
- Wapping High Street, City of London, E1W 1NJ
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 4× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Cost
- £0.059/minute; min £1.18; other tariffs available
- Turks Head0.1 miles east · Char.gy
- Address
- Turks Head, Green Bank, E1W 2PA
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- Day (07:00-00:00): £0.65/kWh Night (00:00-0700): £0.29/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 086 9606
- Website
- char.gy/00979
- Opp0.2 miles east · Shell Recharge Solutions
- Address
- Opp, City of London, E1W 2PQ
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Pay At Location
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 0800 029 4601
- Website
- ubitricity.com
More chargers nearby
- 58 Kennet Street58 Kennet Street, City of London, E1W 2JUAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.2 miles
- Reardon PathReardon Path, corner of Watts Street, City of London, E1W 2PQAC, bring a cable, Char.gy0.2 miles
- Lamp-post charger, City of London (E1W 2PP)City of London, E1W 2PPAC, bring a cable, Shell Recharge Solutions0.2 miles
- Outside Matilda HouseOutside of Matilda House, City of London, E1W 1YDAC, bring a cable, Shell Recharge Solutions0.2 miles
- junc. Waveney Closejunc. Waveney Close, City of London, E1W 2JTAC, bring a cable, Shell Recharge Solutions0.2 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
- Tesla London Tower Supercharger / Tower HotelSt Katharine's Way, City of London, E1W 1LDRapid DC, Tesla0.4 miles
- Tesla Supercharger London – Camberwell Road96-106 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, SE5 0EGRapid DC, Tesla2.0 miles
- Tesla Supercharger London – Canary WharfCanada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5EWRapid DC, Tesla2.1 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 0800 086 9606. 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 Tottenham, about 7.4 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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