National Chargepoint Registry 2017

Cenex takes control of official UK database of electric vehicle chargepoints (NCR)

With over 100,000[1] plug-in electric vehicles on UK roads, OLEV has appointed Cenex to maintain and develop the official UK database of information on public chargepoints. This information will be freely available, and will allow third party developers to offer an ...
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Further additions made to the public retrieve API

Following on from the announcement of the four new API endpoints that have been added to the National Charge Point Registry's public API, an additional three API endpoints have been added in the form of 'addedsince', 'updatedsince' and 'location' as ...
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About the NCR

The National Chargepoint Registry (NCR) was established by the UK Government in 2011 to provide a public database of publicly-funded chargepoints across the UK in support of the Government’s objective to promote the use and sales of Ultra Low Emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the UK.

As its name suggests, the NCR is a registry of UK chargepoints, rather than a mapping service. However, one of the objectives of the NCR is to provide data to third parties, some of whom will present the database in a map format.

Third party applications

Mapping tools / apps based on NCR data include: ecarni which shows points in N. Ireland; Greener Scotland which shows Scottish EV chargers; PlugSurfing, an app which allows covers the EU; Open Charge Map, which shows charge points in the UK and globally; Mitsubishi Motors which allows UK users to find Mitsubishi compatible points; The New Motion, that provides apps with search, filters and status notifications; and Zap-Map which displays chargepoint locations with user search functionality.

Access the data

The NCR database containing key information regarding the UK’s public chargepoint network is freely available to end users in XML, CSV, and JSON formats. An API is also available for developers to automatically import the dataset for third party applications.

To download the latest version of the NCR database (in all formats), users are directed to the official Government data portal at: data.gov.uk/dataset/national-charge-point-registry. Data is provided free under the Open Government Licence. No registration is required for this service.

Download NCR from data.gov.uk

Uploading to the NCR

Network owners and operators are able to upload chargepoint information to the NCR either via a web portal or using upload APIs on a periodic basis.

Organisations wanting to upload data should first register with the National Chargepoint Registry. For more info, email [email protected] or call the NCR Helpline on 0300 777 0001.

NCR upload portal at dft.gov.uk

In the future, individuals will also be invited to submit and/or update chargepoint information. Details will posted on this site when this service is available.