Where to park your electric car in Manchester

While you’re off occupying yourself and indulging in the activities and sites of Manchester, it’s the perfect time for your electric car to fill up on the juice. As you swan around and immerse yourself in the city, your electric rental car will be topping up its energy, ready for the next adventure.

Thankfully, like most major cities in the UK, Manchester has an extensive network of electric charging points that mean you are never too far away from somewhere for your rental car to recharge. Manchester Metropolitan University in itself has 36 charging points.

But if you aren’t in Manchester for studying, there are plenty of other charging points in and around the city close by some of the attractions that you won’t want to miss.

Get in the heart of the city

There are many shopping areas and entertainment venues in the centre of Manchester as well as the gothic architecture at John Rylands Library and Manchester Cathedral.

There are many locations for you to park your car so that you are close to all the hustle and bustle. Great Northern City NCP car park houses six charging points and is the perfect central spot for you to leave your car in while you go sightseeing, shopping and dining.

Retail therapy

You can’t go to Manchester without having a bit of retail therapy. High street destinations such as Exchange Square and Market Street can be easily reached from the Great Northern City car park mentioned above.

For the city’s shopping centres such as Manchester Arndale and intu Trafford Centre, you can park at NCP Church Street car park where there are six charging points and at intu Trafford Centre itself which has 12. Happy shopping!

Football, football, football

Manchester is synonymous with football as for sports fans, a trip to the city is because of just that. If your trip includes a football match or a stadium tour, there is parking with charging points by both Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium.

For Old Trafford, you should park at Trafford New Town Hall on Warwick Road. Here there are two charging points that in close vicinity to Manchester United FC’s ground as well as the Old Trafford cricket stadium. Those who are with the blue half of the city will find three charging points on Ashton New Road, just outside of the Etihad Stadium.

Going beyond the stadiums, visitors can discover the history of the beautiful game at the National Football Museum. Park up at Q-Park Deansgate North which has two 22kW fast charging points.

Lake and Peak District

Of course, there is plenty to see and do out of Manchester’s city centre and with a rental car, we’re sure you’ll want to get out and explore areas out of the city at some point. Located between two national parks, the Lake District and the Peak District, it’s easy for visitors to escape the brick and mortar of the city in favour of nature and breath-taking landscapes. Although rural, there are plenty of charging points in these locations too.

To find the nearest to you on your travels, we recommend you check www.zapmap.com

Manchester electric car hire

If you are looking to hire an electric or hybrid car on your next trip to Manchester, get in touch with us today. Green Motion car rental takes its environmental policy seriously, championing best practices and attitudes to ensure that our impact on the environment is kept to a minimum.

If you would like to hire an electric, hybrid or low-emission vehicle, use our online booking system to browse the car options available to you from our Manchester branch.