# The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, Regulation 5: Contactless payment


(1) For a new public charge point with a power of 8 kilowatts or above, a charge point operator must, within one year from the date on which these Regulations come into force, ensure that a person using that charge point is able to pay by contactless payment to charge an electric vehicle.
(2) For a rapid charge point in operation before the date on which these Regulations come into force, a charge point operator must, within one year from the date on which these Regulations come into force, ensure that a person using that charge point is able to pay by contactless payment to charge an electric vehicle.
(3) Where an existing charge point becomes a public charge point after the coming into force of these Regulations, a charge point operator must, within one year from the date on which the charge point becomes a public charge point, ensure that a person using that charge point is able to pay by contactless payment to charge an electric vehicle.
(4) In this regulation—
(a) “contactless payment” means a payment made at a contactless payment terminal using the contactless payment facility of a payment card that does not require the payer to have entered into a pre-existing contract with the charge point operator;
(b) “existing charge point” means a charge point with a power of 8 kilowatts or above in operation before these Regulations come into force;
(c) “new public charge point” means a public charge point installed after the coming into force of these Regulations.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348249873/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-charge-point-regulations-2023/regulation-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.