Dragon Charging Gwefru

This app isn’t bad to navigate around. It’s needed to pay at the charging stations in wales. The major flaw is the charging station finder. It’s good that is shows the connectors, but most people on the move, can’t wait for a 7kw charger. The app doesn’t tell you what kWh the charger is! Not only that, nether do the stations when you get there! You have to use Zap-Map to make sure you are in the charger you want. I almost wanted to buy a tin of spray paint today and mark up the charger power on them!

Worked fine in Hay on Wye. No need to sign up which is good, just asked for credit card number, plugged in and started charging. One issue was the scanning of the QR code on the charger didn’t work (it said not found) so had to use the app’s map to zoom in and select the exact charger from that instead. Decent 11kw charge rate and reasonable price.

A lot of the chargers in west wales seem to have migrated to this from GeniePoint. Given the nationalist name it feels like a cash grab by local authorities. Everything about this app feels amateur; it only loads properly every other time, gives me no info about the rating of the charger. I’ve had no luck connecting to a charger via the map, only by typing the charger number into the app. When browsing chargers via the map, if you press back, it will take you back to your location rather than where you were browsing (very frustrating!). There’s a huge problem having chargers that only work via app in some of their locations, as there is no mobile signal. When using a charger in Porthgain I had to plug the car in then wait until I had WiFi at a nearby restaurant to activate it with my fingers crossed, feel like the chargers should be equipped with a low traffic wifi hotspot. I’d give one star but as I managed to successfully charge I will bump it up to 2.

Seems to be the same app as ClenrgyEV. In fact, trying to create an account for Dragon Charging it says I already have an account with ClenergyEV and to use that instead. If it’s essentially the same app with the same account, what’s the point in having it and encouraging users to download? Bloatware and a waste of time, effort and resources.

I have tried using the app countless times in Brecon; so frustrating as when the charging devices were operated by Genie - I had no problem. They simply fail to connect - you get the spinning circle of doom. Top tip for Brecon - drive around the corner to Morrisons and use the Genie 50kw device.

Stood in front of a charger in St. David’s, Pembrokeshire, and the App can’t find it. Used QR code via a browser and it found it straight away. App needs some work.