Pre-auth hold for a broken charger?

[Lockkin24]

£30 pre-auth hold for a charger that didn’t even work with three of my cars? Seriously?! I get the idea, but that's excessive. On the plus side, I stumbled onto a 350kW charger nearby, 42p/kWh, so it’s cheaper than Instavolt but still not as wallet-friendly as ChargePlace or PodPoint.

Anyone else got horror stories with these pre-auth holds, or know how to dodge them?

 

[Fox500]

Considering how much power a 350kW charger can provide, £30 seems pretty reasonable. You’re lucky to have one nearby my closest reliable 50kW charger is almost 50 miles away and it’s 50p per kWh

 

[Evholic_32]

Is £30 around $25? That's cheap.

 

[Lockkin24]

Honestly, it’s not even about the price, it’s just that the charger didn’t work with three of my cars! I get the whole security deposit deal, but it kinda feels like I’m being punished for something that’s totally out of my control.

 

[Evholic_32]

Honestly, it’s not even about the price, it’s just that the charger didn’t work with three of my cars! I get the whole security deposit deal, but it kinda feels like I’m being punished for something that’s totally out of my control.

I missed the part when you said it didn't work with three of your cars, sorry. That's really nasty!