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About TheWait.co.uk

TheWait.co.uk answers one question: my car is charging here – what can I walk to while I wait?

Where the data comes from

• Chargers: public charging locations from Open Charge Map contributors (CC BY 4.0) and the charge networks' own open data.
• Places to go: cafés, restaurants, pubs, libraries, coworking spaces, playgrounds, parks, museums and shops from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
• Postcodes and place names: postcodes.io (Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey open data).

How we measure "a 5-minute walk"

We include places up to 400 metres from the charger in a straight line. Walking times allow an extra 30% for streets and crossings at 80 metres a minute, so 400 m shows as about 7 minutes at most.

Badges

Badges such as Free Wi-Fi, Dogs welcome, Power sockets and Step-free only appear when the venue's map entry says so. We never guess them. If something is wrong or missing, you can fix it for everyone on OpenStreetMap and it will appear here at our next weekly update.

Not affiliated

TheWait.co.uk is independent. It is not connected with Tesla, any charging network or any venue listed. Opening hours and facilities change, so check before you set off.