Q-Park has EV charge points installed across the North

Q-Park car parks in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, and York have had electric vehicle charging point installed by Franklin Energy.

The charging facilities are part of the parking provider’s aim to expand EV charging offering, having previously had Franklin Energy points installed in Liverpool.

Q-Park already offers benefits such as heavily discounted season tickets for zero-emissions vehicles, and on-the-spot payment options through a smartphone app to ensure users can pay for electricity quickly and easily.

For the last two years, Q-Park has been working with Franklin Energy across the north of England to ensure drivers of electric vehicles can enjoy state-of-the-art charging facilities. In March 2016, they launched the UK’s first publicly-accessible charging point in Liverpool’s flagship City Centre Q-Park facility, Liverpool ONE, and since then have extended the scheme across other key northern cities including Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, and York.

With EV charging points already available in 14 of Q-Park’s London locations, the most recent additions bring the total number of EV parking bays available to Q-Park customers to 175 across the UK, with more planned in the near future.

Q-Park is also working to help the environment in other ways. It recently partnered with Green Motion - a low-emissions car hire firm which will soon be operating out of the Edinburgh OMNI Q-Park facility - and similar schemes are planned around the country as part of a continuing effort to bring an evolving service to a new group of customers.

John Denton, head of sales and marketing at Q-Park UK, is pleased with the progress, saying ‘We have been committed to focusing on our green agenda for many years so we’re delighted with this latest roll out. It was good to work with Franklin Energy on this latest roll out which gave us the opportunity to truly lead the market