Industry jargon

Ad hoc charging

Also called: ad hoc access, ad hoc payment Ad hoc charging lets a driver use and pay for a public charge point without having a pre-existing contract with the operator. It gives occasional users access without requiring a subscription, RFID account or membership of that charging network. Contactless bank-card payment is one route to ad hoc charging. Other methods can be offered as well, provided the applicable legal requirements are met. In the UK, contactless payment covered by the Public Charge Point Regulations must be available on an ad hoc basis. A customer cannot be required to enter a contract before using that contactless option.