Electric car users across Scotland will be able to plug in to an improved charging network thanks to a Transport Scotland contract awarded in early August.

The new contract sees Charge Your Car Limited appointed to operate the Charge Place Scotland network of over 550 publicly available electric vehicle charge points. It will also provide customer service facilities and a robust fault management system.

Key user benefits of the new contract are:

• a full 24 hour 365 day a year customer helpline with a new dedicated ChargePlace Scotland phone number;

• an enhanced fault management system

• a dedicated ChargePlace Scotland network manager based in Scotland;

• new Charge Place Scotland website, twitter and Facebook accounts to enhance customer communications

Charge your Car will now develop a detailed mobilisation plan and will be touch with all existing hosts and users in due course.

Humza Yousaf, Minister for Transport and the Islands, said:

“The Scottish Government has set a clear vision of freeing Scotland’s towns, cities and communities from the damaging emissions of fossil-fuelled vehicles by 2050.

Our aim is to encourage more individuals and businesses to make the switch to electric vehicles. The Switched on Scotland roadmap recognises the importance of robust and reliable charging infrastructure and 24/7 customer support. This is why we are continuing to invest in growing and operating the network across the country.

The network operator has a key role to play in this process and I look forward to working with Charge Your Car to deliver a robust and reliable charging network along with the promotion of electro-mobility in Scotland.”