Does the ESB install a parked car with all charge Points?

cros13

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes, so you'll now have 40, 60, 70 and 85 kwh Model S's out there.

Lucky gits !!!

Well the 40 was up for pre-order but AFAIR never went into production due to low demand.
I had a deposit down at the time and a quick search of my email shows the last mention of the 40kWh was a pricing update in Dec 2011.

So it's 65, 70 and 85.

Whatever battery is in the Model S it's unfair for a Model S owner to tie up a charge point for so long, unless they're doing business in town then I wouldn't have much of an issue with it.

It would be a real shame if Model S owners did not purchase the twin 10 kw chargers it means they'll have to spend double the time on a normal non fast charger.

nokia69

Deleted User wrote: »

Whatever battery is in the Model S it's unfair for a Model S owner to tie up a charge point for so long, unless they're doing business in town then I wouldn't have much of an issue with it.

It would be a real shame if Model S owners did not purchase the twin 10 kw chargers it means they'll have to spend double the time on a normal non fast charger.

you won't see that happen very often

there are few if any Teslas in Ireland yet, and with the range of the model S they don't need to use public charge points as much as a Leaf would

cros13

nokia69 wrote: »

you won't see that happen very often

there are few if any Teslas in Ireland yet, and with the range of the model S they don't need to use public charge points as much as a Leaf would

And in fairness there won't be a supercharger in Cork until next year. I doubt many Model S will bother using the ESB infrastructure once the superchargers are available.

nokia69

nokia69 wrote: »

you won't see that happen very often

there are few if any Teslas in Ireland yet, and with the range of the model S they don't need to use public charge points as much as a Leaf would

Indeed but you will get people plugging in just because it's free !

I observed this on several occasions at the Naas fast charger, being at the Tesco a lot of Locals think it's there for their own private use and are too mean to use their own home charge unit and couldn't care less that I and others might actually need to go somewhere.

pwurple

bipedalhumanoid wrote: »

This idiot was parked in this space today and yesterday:

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And again today. Both cars in this picture just park here every day for the entire day. The council does not seem to be willing to do anything about it.

Report to the traffic warden. There's a traffic hotline is some cities/towns as well. Ask at the local garda station who is the best place to report it to.

I've lived in a house where cars would continuously park across my driveway, so I had to get fairly familiar with who could get it sorted fast.

Glebee

ESB installed a power point location in my home town in a quite carpark area that never has any cars in it. I kid you not when I say that a person who lives beside the carpark parks his car infront of the power point even when there are no other cars in the area. Must have a gripe with ESB i guess or else he just a total plank.

OldMrBrennan83

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bipedalhumanoid

pwurple wrote: »

Report to the traffic warden. There's a traffic hotline is some cities/towns as well. Ask at the local garda station who is the best place to report it to.

I've lived in a house where cars would continuously park across my driveway, so I had to get fairly familiar with who could get it sorted fast.

I've contacted the DL/Rathdown Co. Council and the ESB. I was told the following:

The Council and the ESB are working together to get the required signage and road markings in place and expect it to be completed in the next few weeks. Traffic wardens frequent the area daily issuing tickets to cars illegally parked over double lines and disabled spaces, but they are not yet ticketing EV bays in lieu of the signage being put in place.

My problem with that response is that the signage is in place in the specific location I have complained about and has been there since I started monitoring it.

They seem to be unwilling to have the wardens issue tickets until the signage and road markings are in place for all of the EV charging stations. In the meantime these two losers are parking their cars in those bays and leaving them there for the entire day.... every day.

bipedalhumanoid

It's an indication of how slow we are do get anything done in this country.

This 2011 bill was signed into law in May 2014. Now we're in May 2015 and councils still haven't implemented it.

pwurple

bipedalhumanoid wrote: »

In the meantime these two losers are parking their cars in those bays and leaving them there for the entire day.... every day.

Jeez. Well, i guess they have figured out that there is no penalty whatsoever and they get free parking. People are arseholes. Don't suppose you've ever left a note saying "hey, i needed that charge point!".

Very frustrating alright. Reply to that email with photos of the signage is all you can do. If the wardens have not been given the permission to ticket, it can't happen.

irishgeo

Anyone remember the scene in backdraft where the car was parked across the fire hydrant. Two broken windows to get the hose to the fire hydrant.

I park in front of them so close they can't get out and run the cable as far it can go and if its short so be it. I then leave my car there with a note on their window saying my battery died and your parked in the charging bay and bugger off.

Your not doing anything wrong either.

bipedalhumanoid

pwurple wrote: »

Jeez. Well, i guess they have figured out that there is no penalty whatsoever and they get free parking.

I'd be willing to bet that they still believe it is legal to park there and they are not aware of the legal changes signed into law in May of last year or the council bylaws enacted in January of this year. I look forward to seeing a big shiny ticket attached to them. I'll keep an eye on it and send a picture when it happens.

reboot

bipedalhumanoid wrote: »

It's an indication of how slow we are do get anything done in this country.

This 2011 bill was signed into law in May 2014. Now we're in May 2015 and councils still haven't implemented it.

Exactly the same deal up North, but we passed the law back in 2010, still no fines in these parts,but lots of buck passing.

bipedalhumanoid

Trying to get to the bottom of how early these losers park there. I was in at 07:10 and they were already there occupying the spaces. They seem to come in super early and leave their cars there for the entire ****ing day.

beauf

Unfortunately I don't think anyone will be in a rush with official signs until the media broadcasts how embarrassingly inept this situation is.

Nollog

irishgeo wrote: »

Anyone remember the scene in backdraft where the car was parked across the fire hydrant. Two broken windows to get the hose to the fire hydrant.

I park in front of them so close they can't get out and run the cable as far it can go and if its short so be it. I then leave my car there with a note on their window saying my battery died and your parked in the charging bay and bugger off.

Your not doing anything wrong either.

I hope you have some great insurance.

bipedalhumanoid

beauf wrote: »

Unfortunately I don't think anyone will be in a rush with official signs until the media broadcasts how embarrassingly inept this situation is.

Well the thing about this particular location is that it already has the signage and road markings. It has been there for as at least as long as I have been investigating this. The council seem to want to wait until every charging station has the signage and line markings before they're willing to book anyone :-(

reboot

bipedalhumanoid wrote: »

Well the thing about this particular location is that it already has the signage and road markings. It has been there for as at least as long as I have been investigating this. The council seem to want to wait until every charging station has the signage and line markings before they're willing to book anyone :-(

We have no signage, or penalties in Co Down,but then we have new Super Councils!