Latest News from the National Charge Point Registry

News

17 Jun, 2015

New London Fire Brigade points added

Chargemaster has added 9 of its newly installed fire brigade points to the NCR. The company has installed 156 new EV charging points across 76 fire stations and fire brigade sites across London. 9 locations and 18 points are available...

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4 Jun, 2015

New NCR system now live [uploaded 03 June]

Following consultation and development, the new NCR system has now gone live. The updated system brings with it improved usability both from a data provider and third party user perspective. The improved system provides a more user-friendly interface and improved...

News

22 May, 2015

NCR switch-over process: 26 May to 03 June 2015

As already announced, to conclude the current development, the NCR will be switching over to a new database system on 03 June 2015. In preparation for the switch-over, some of the data entry channels will be blocked for a short...

News

19 May, 2015

The big NCR switch-over approaches

On 02/03 June 2015 the NCR will be making the switch to the newly developed improved NCR system. This switch follows extensive consultation and development on behalf of the Department for Transport. In preparation for the switch-over, some of the...

About the NCR

The National Charge Point Registry (NCR) was established by the UK Government in 2011 to provide a public database of publicly-funded charge points 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 charge points, 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 charging point locations with user search functionality.

Access the data

The NCR database containing key information regarding the UK’s public charge point 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 charge point 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 Charge Point 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 charging point information. Details will posted on this site when this service is available.