Commercial Payment Systems

Commercial payment systems let drivers pay for charging with a bank card — no app, no account, no membership — which is consistently the difference between a public charge point being used and being walked past. We stock 6 payment products from £335: the Charge-M8 Sigma kiosk in wall (£335) and post (£400) versions, the e.Park Universal Payment Post (£375), Nayax VPOS Media 4 Mini (£450) and VPOS Media 5 (£740) terminals, and the Evec PAY-WALL (£1,350) and PAY-TWR (£1,620) units with integrated Payter terminals. Free UK delivery.

Nayax Terminals / e.Park Payment Post / Commercial Chargers / RFID Access

How do EV charger payment systems work?

A terminal sits beside or on the charge point. The driver taps a debit or credit card, digital wallet or NFC device, the terminal authorises the payment and releases the charging session, and the provider settles the takings to you. There is nothing for the driver to download and no account to create, which removes the main reason people abandon a public charge point. Most terminals connect over built-in 4G rather than relying on site broadband, so they work in car parks and yards where there is no wired connection.

How much do EV payment terminals cost to buy and run?

Hardware starts at £335 for the Charge-M8 Sigma wall-mounted kiosk, £400 for the post version, £450 for the Nayax VPOS Media 4 Mini and £740 for the larger-screen VPOS Media 5. The Evec PAY-WALL (£1,350) and PAY-TWR pillar (£1,620) include Payter terminals and light-sensing controllers. Running costs are the part to plan for: terminals typically carry a monthly fee of around £10 plus a percentage of each transaction. Each product page sets out the specific fees.

Should I buy a charger with payment built in, or add a terminal?

Both work; the question is whether you are starting from scratch. If you are specifying new chargers, a unit with the terminal integrated — such as the Nayax EV Meter Pay or the Evec vecBOLT Duo — is neater, needs one installation and usually costs less than buying the two separately. If you already have chargers on site and want to start charging for their use, a standalone terminal or kiosk is the retrofit route and avoids replacing working hardware. Existing OCPP chargers can usually be paired with a terminal without difficulty.

What is the difference between a terminal, a kiosk and a payment post?

A terminal is the card reader itself — the Nayax VPOS units, for example. A kiosk is a terminal in a housing ready to mount, like the Charge-M8 Sigma. A payment post is the upright that carries a terminal where there is no wall or suitable charger to fix it to: the e.Park Universal Payment Post (£375) is made from 304 stainless steel with an IP44 weatherproof hatch and accepts most common terminals, including the Nayax VPOS Media 5 and Payter Apollo, using tilted or flat brackets. The terminal is bought separately.

Do I need MID metering to charge per kWh?

If you bill by the kilowatt hour, yes — MID certification is what makes those readings legally acceptable for billing in the UK. That is a property of the charger, not the payment terminal, so check the charger specification: the NexBlue Delta Max, Ratio io7 and io8 MID models and Sevadis Digital range all include it. If you charge a flat fee per session rather than per kWh, MID is not required, which is a common way to keep smaller installations simple.

Is card payment better than RFID or app access?

They solve different problems. Card payment suits sites serving the public, where drivers arrive once and will not set up an account first. RFID cards and fobs suit closed user groups — staff, residents, fleet drivers — where you want to control access and track usage rather than take money at the point of charge. Plenty of sites run both: RFID for regulars, contactless for visitors. What rarely works on public sites is app-only access, which loses a meaningful share of first-time users at the download step.