Electric vehicle (EV) charging

Chargers hosted by Midlothian Council

The council owns public EV chargers operated via ChargePlace Scotland.

Find where in Midlothian and costs by using our table and map links.

A new tariff now applies to all Midlothian Council chargers from 1 April 2024.

• Charger locations and details
• Live maps
• How to sign up
• Costs
• Support

EV chargers hosted by Midlothian Council

Charger location	Charge point ID	Type of charger	Number of sockets
Bonnyrigg
Midlothian Community Hospital carpark EH22 3ND	51488	Fast	2
Campview Carpark, off Campview rd. EH19 3HA	62730	Fast	2
Poltonhall Recreation Ground, Polton Ave Rd. EH19 2NU	62740	Fast	2
Lasswade High School Centre carpark EH19 2NE	53346, 53072	Fast	4
Hopefield Primary School carpark EH19 3HL	53069, 53070	Fast	4
Cockpen Terrace, EH19 3PH	62205	Fast	2
Burnbrae Road Flats Car Park (coming soon)		Fast	4
Burnbrae Road Flats Car Park (coming soon)		Standard (Slow)	4
Dalkeith
Midlothian Indoor Bowling Club carpark EH22 1JD	50141, 53347	Fast	4
Midlothian Indoor Bowling Club carpark EH22 1JD	50631	Standard (Slow)	2
Woodburn Terrace, joining path to Cowden Cres EH22 2HN	51867	Fast	2
Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street EH22 1DN (currently not accessible)	51662	Fast	2
Buccleuch St, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN	62749, 62739	Standard (Slow)	2
Normandy Drive, EH22 1GH	62224, 62234, 62244, 62225	Fast	12
Danderhall
Danderhall Primary School carpark EH22 1QL	54189	Fast	2
Easthouses
Newbattle Community Campus EH22 4LJ	53075, 51134	Fast	4
Gorebridge
Vogrie Country park main carpark EH23 4NU	53074	Fast	2
Loanhead
Paradykes Primary School, George Ave EH20 9LA	50142	Standard (Slow)	2
Canmore Ct, Loanhead, EH20 9FN (coming soon)		Fast	4
Mayfield
Mayfield Centre carpark, Bogwood Ct EH22 5DG	62750	Fast	2
Newtongrange
Arrol Avenue, Morris Rd, Newtongrange, EH22 4FT (coming soon)		Fast	6
Penicuik
High St, Penicuik EH26 8HW	62710, 62720	Fast	4
Penicuik Leisure Centre EH26 9EP	53076, 62221	Fast	4
Pavilion Court, Kirkhill, Penicuik (coming soon)		Fast	4
Roslin
Rosslyn Chapel carpark, Chapel Loan EH25 9PU	53073	Fast	2
Shawfair
Sheriffhall Park and Ride EH22 1FD	53344, 53345	Rapid	2 (CCS, CHAdeMO)
Sheriffhall Park and Ride EH22 1FD	51133, 51502	Rapid	3 (CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 2)
Sheriffhall Park and Ride EH22 1FD	50651, 50653	Fast	4

Live maps

• Find chargers hosted by Midlothian Council and others across Scotland

This map details:

• Type of charger
• If currently in use
• If operational
• Tariff applied to them
• Nearby amenities

Other live maps:

• Chargers across UK
• Chargers across the world

Sign up

To use an EV charger sign up on the ChargePlace Scotland website

You will be asked to create an account.

Purchase an access card which will link to your account and allow you to start charging sessions.

Or, start a session using the ChargePlace Scotland mobile app for Apple IOS | Android or via webpay

You will be charged every time you use any of our chargers based on our tariff.

• Find out about how to use a charger on the ChargePlace Scotland website.
• Find out more about charge point tariffs where tariffs vary depending on the charge point host.

Tariff and overstay policy from 1 April 2024

Charger type	Tariff (charge per kWh)	Minimum charge per session	Maximum charging period	Overstay penalty
Standard (Slow) Up to 7kW	£0.42	£1*	12 hours	Overstay fee suspended until further notice
Fast Up to 22kW	£0.42	£1*	4 hours	Overstay fee suspended until further notice
Rapid Up to 50kW	£0.60	£1*	1 hour	£1 per minute after 60 minutes of charge, applies 24 hours. Fee capped at £30.

* A minimum charge of £1 per session, which would be waived if the session is interrupted.

Report a fault

For urgent assistance, please contact ChargePlace Scotland’s 24 hour customer care helpline:

• 0141 648 0750

Report faults on ChargePlace Scotland’s website or use the ChargePlace Scotland mobile app for Apple IOS | Android.