EV charger pre-authorisation charges - what a rort!
So it seems many/most/all public chargers now seem to require you to accept having a pre-authorisation charge taken from your card-linked account before the charger system will let you charge your electric vehicle. What a rort!
That means that if you don't have enough money in your card-linked account you might be refused a charge by 'the system' if the pre-auth payment is declined because of insufficient funds.
Of course you cannot pay to use an EV public charger with cash - it all *must* be done using a card-linked account. Is this really the future of personal transportation people want to have?
I've never heard of a normal fuel station making a person 'pre-authorise' their card account prior to filling up their petrol or diesel powered vehicle with fuel. I nearly always pay in person with cash to buy fuel. Real money. No hidden charges involved.
That means that if you don't have enough money in your card-linked account you might be refused a charge by 'the system' if the pre-auth payment is declined because of insufficient funds.
Of course you cannot pay to use an EV public charger with cash - it all *must* be done using a card-linked account. Is this really the future of personal transportation people want to have?
I've never heard of a normal fuel station making a person 'pre-authorise' their card account prior to filling up their petrol or diesel powered vehicle with fuel. I nearly always pay in person with cash to buy fuel. Real money. No hidden charges involved.
