Hi

here is where it might get a little tricky (mainly as I don’t know
Hi!
No, you won’t be able to continue to use those units beyond Sept/Oct with your Polar card. I believe Polar has a 1 month notice for ending the subscription? So if you aren’t using it elsewhere in the country then you are maybe better to cancel that. Our membership for these posts will be free and if you just sign up to the newsletter or keep checking GMEV.co.uk we’ll update you of the date for “switch off”

Please note that even if the new units are installed, you will still be able to use your polar card temporarily until we do that official switch off. There will also be a tariff introduced to those units around the same time.
Thanks!
Now I am really confused ?.
The Trafford Centre offers a mixture of GMEV and Charge Master posts in about equal numbers.
Polar bought out Charge Master & CYC if my memory serves me correctly.
Therefore, having a Polar Plus subscription should still give you access to the Charge Master posts !.
Are the original Charge Master posts being replaced then ?.
You say the GMEV membership will be free, but is that only for people in the Greater Manchester area, or to everybody ?.
If this is only available free to people from the Manchester area, this appears crazy to me !.
Surely these customers live close enough to make the round trip with out requiring a charge even with a short range EV ?.
Remember, customers WHO do travel a long way, require the facility to charge or face the prospect of not making it home.
Its not a luxury, its a necessity.
The very people who should be encouraged to travel a long distance to the Trafford Centre and then spend there money ( like myself ) did so knowing they could shop and at the same time collect a charge free from cost.
Just to say it is not completely free of course, as I am paying Polar a sub to use one of their Charge Master posts.
Many other shopping centres and even super markets now are offering this free facility to EV drivers as they have learn it attracts more customers to their stores.
Just at a time when the Trafford Centre needs every bit of custom it can muster up, they decide to go down this route ?.
Shooting themselves in both feet comes to mind !.
I welcome your views on this subject.