Charging gaps on the M6
The longest stretch of the M6 without a fast charger is 15 miles, between Tebay and Penrith (October 2026).
At 150 kW the longest is 18 miles, between Stainton and Carlisle. 161 chargers count at 50 kW and 45 at 150 kW, along 232 miles from Rugby to Carlisle.
The longest gap at 50 kW is drawn in amber.
Plan this tripEvery gap at 50 kW
Rugby to Rugby
3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.2 miles
Rugby to Rugby
6.5 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.9 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.1 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
9.9 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.1 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.1 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.1 miles
Rugby to Coventry
2.2 miles
Coventry to Coventry
0.5 miles
Coventry to Great Heath
0.2 miles
Great Heath to Court House Green
0.1 miles
Court House Green to Barrow
0.2 miles
Barrow to Court House Green
0.1 miles
Court House Green to Barrow
0.1 miles
Barrow to Barrow
0.1 miles
Barrow to Exhall
0.2 miles
Exhall to Corley
2.9 miles
Corley to Corley
0.1 miles
Corley to Corley
0 miles
Corley to Birmingham
9.3 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.8 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
3.4 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.4 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.4 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.4 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.4 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.7 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
2.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
1.9 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
2.1 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.7 miles
Birmingham to Essington
0.3 miles
Essington to Essington
0.1 miles
Essington to Bridgtown
0.6 miles
Bridgtown to Shareshill
0.3 miles
Shareshill to Cannock
0.1 miles
Cannock to Bridgtown
0.1 miles
Cannock to Bridgtown
0.1 miles
Bridgtown to Bushbury
1.9 miles
Bushbury to Gailey
1 mile
Gailey to Stafford
5 miles
Stafford to Castle Bank
4.3 miles
Castle Bank to Whitgreave
0.2 miles
Whitgreave to Norton Bridge
2.8 miles
Norton Bridge to Litton
0.9 miles
Litton to Trentham
5 miles
Trentham to Newcastle under Lyme
1.2 miles
Stoke-on-Trent to Newcastle under Lyme
0.4 miles
Newcastle under Lyme to Newcastle under Lyme
0.3 miles
Newcastle under Lyme to Baldwin's Gate
0.7 miles
Baldwin's Gate to Barthomley
8.5 miles
Barthomley to Crewe
1.4 miles
Crewe to Sandbach
2.8 miles
Sandbach to Sandbach
1 mile
Sandbach to Middlewich
3.8 miles
Middlewich to Lower Peover
5.2 miles
Lower Peover to Knutsford
0 miles
Knutsford to Knutsford
0.6 miles
Knutsford to Knutsford
0 miles
Knutsford to Lostock Gralam
1.9 miles
Lostock Gralam to Appleton Thorn
5.1 miles
Appleton Thorn to Lymm
0.1 miles
Lymm to Warrington
0.1 miles
Warrington to Lymm
1.2 miles
Lymm to Fearnhead
2.4 miles
Fearnhead to Lowton
3.9 miles
Lowton to Burtonwood and Westbrook
0.6 miles
Burtonwood and Westbrook to Golborne
0.6 miles
Golborne to Burtonwood and Westbrook
0.7 miles
Burtonwood and Westbrook to Ashton in Makerfield
1.1 miles
Ashton in Makerfield to Ashton in Makerfield
0.2 miles
Ashton in Makerfield to Haydock
1.1 miles
Haydock to Haydock
0.1 miles
Haydock to Wigan
1.2 miles
Higher Walton to Wigan
3.5 miles
Wigan to Skelmersdale
0.8 miles
Skelmersdale to Wrightington Bar
1.9 miles
Wrightington Bar to Parbold
0.1 miles
Shevington Moor to Chorley
2.4 miles
Chorley to Coppull Moor
0.1 miles
Coppull Moor to Coppull Moor
0.1 miles
Coppull Moor to Chorley
2.4 miles
Chorley to Euxton
0.9 miles
Euxton to Clayton-le-Woods
0.1 miles
Chorley to Clayton-le-Woods
0.5 miles
Clayton-le-Woods to Leyland
0.1 miles
Leyland to Penwortham
0.4 miles
Penwortham to Farington
1.3 miles
Farington to Preston
0.1 miles
Preston to Samlesbury
3 miles
Samlesbury to Red Scar
1.6 miles
Red Scar to Red Scar
0.6 miles
Red Scar to Red Scar
0.4 miles
Red Scar to Preston
0.2 miles
Preston to Haighton Green
0.9 miles
Haighton Green to Woodplumpton
1.5 miles
Woodplumpton to Woodplumpton
0.1 miles
Woodplumpton to Garstang
5.8 miles
Garstang to Bay Horse
3.3 miles
Bay Horse to Bay Horse
0.1 miles
Bay Horse to Scotforth
4 miles
Scotforth to Lancaster
2.7 miles
Lancaster to Lancaster
0.4 miles
Lancaster to Carnforth
3.1 miles
Carnforth to Yealand Redmayne
3.7 miles
Yealand Redmayne to New Hutton
10 miles
New Hutton to Tebay
11 miles
Tebay to Tebay
0 miles
Tebay to Tebay
0.2 miles
Tebay to PenrithLongest
15 miles
Penrith to Penrith
0.1 miles
Penrith to Stainton
0.5 miles
Stainton to Carlisle
10 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
3.9 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.8 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
2 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.5 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.6 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.1 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.7 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.3 miles
Every gap at 150 kW
Rugby to Rugby
3.2 miles
Rugby to Rugby
7.3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.1 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
0.3 miles
Rugby to Rugby
10 miles
Rugby to Birmingham
16 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.9 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
6.5 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.2 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
0.6 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
2.5 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
4.3 miles
Birmingham to Birmingham
2.7 miles
Birmingham to Essington
5.3 miles
Essington to Essington
0.1 miles
Essington to Shareshill
0.9 miles
Shareshill to Cannock
0.1 miles
Cannock to Bridgtown
0.2 miles
Bridgtown to Whitgreave
12 miles
Whitgreave to Trentham
8.8 miles
Trentham to Sandbach
15 miles
Sandbach to Knutsford
11 miles
Knutsford to Lymm
7 miles
Lymm to Fearnhead
3.8 miles
Fearnhead to Haydock
8.2 miles
Haydock to Wigan
4.7 miles
Wigan to Shevington Moor
2.9 miles
Shevington Moor to Chorley
2.4 miles
Chorley to Coppull Moor
0.1 miles
Coppull Moor to Chorley
3.4 miles
Chorley to Preston
2.5 miles
Preston to Red Scar
4.7 miles
Red Scar to Preston
1.2 miles
Preston to Bay Horse
12 miles
Bay Horse to Bay Horse
0.1 miles
Bay Horse to Yealand Redmayne
14 miles
Yealand Redmayne to New Hutton
10 miles
New Hutton to Tebay
11 miles
Tebay to Tebay
0 miles
Tebay to Tebay
0.2 miles
Tebay to Stainton
16 miles
Stainton to CarlisleLongest
18 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.8 miles
Carlisle to Carlisle
0.3 miles
Chargers that close a gap
In order from Rugby, each with a DC plug of 50 kW or more.
- Holiday Inn Rugby-Northampton
3 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Crick (EG)
3.2 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Rugby Golf Club
9.6 miles along · 2.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Moto Rugby Motorway Services M6
11 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Moto Services Rugby Motorway Services M6 (Tesla)
11 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Rugby, UK - J1 Retail Park
11 miles along · 1.7 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Hu-Newbold Rugby
11 miles along · 1.9 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Morrisons Binley
21 miles along · 2.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Holiday Inn Coventry M6
21 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Tesco Superstore-Coventry Walsgrave
21 miles along · 1.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG Walsgrave
21 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Binley Road (car park)
23 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- 14 Red Lane
24 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Foleshill
24 miles along · 1.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Foleshill Road
24 miles along · 1.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Griffin
24 miles along · 2.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lockhurst Lane
25 miles along · 2.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- McDonald's, Bermuda Park
25 miles along · 2.5 miles off the road · up to 120 kW
- Holiday Inn Nuneaton
25 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Bedworth Service Station
25 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- M6 Corley North Instavolt Welcome Break
28 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 125 kW
- M6 Corley North Instavolt Welcome Break
28 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Corley Services Southbound
28 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 125 kW
- Welcome Break Corley Southbound Services
28 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- BP Pulse Charging Hub
37 miles along · 1.8 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Holiday Inn Express
37 miles along · 0.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Birmingham Airport Services
38 miles along · 2.7 miles off the road · up to 300 kW
- Esso Marston Green - Birmingham
39 miles along · 1.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Kitts Green
42 miles along · 1.8 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Holiday Inn Express - Castle Bromwich
43 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- The Fort Shopping Park Birmingham
44 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 180 kW
- Lidl-Yardley
45 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Birmingham Small Heath
46 miles along · 2.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Star City
46 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Birmingham-St Andrews
47 miles along · 2.5 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- McDonald's
47 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 120 kW
- Powick Road
47 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 175 kW
- Brunel Street Car Park Birmingham
48 miles along · 2.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Gulf filling station
48 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 100 kW
- Tesco Extra-New Oscott (75KW)
48 miles along · 2 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- Tesco Superstore-Aston Lane
49 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Golden Hind
50 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- Tesco Superstore-Birmingham Springhill
50 miles along · 2.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG New John Street
50 miles along · 2.2 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Foley Arms
52 miles along · 2.2 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- MFG BP Great Barr
53 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG BP Handsworth
53 miles along · 2.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Ionity West Bromwich
54 miles along · 2.9 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Heath Service Station
55 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons - Walsall - Lichfield
55 miles along · 1.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- McDonald's,
55 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 120 kW
- Tesco Extra-Walsall
56 miles along · 1.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Walsall
56 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG Walsall Street
57 miles along · 0.9 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Chestnut Tree Pub & Restaurant
57 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Wednesbury Service Station
57 miles along · 1.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- IKEA Birmingham
57 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 60 kW
- Old House At Home
59 miles along · 2.8 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Merry Boys
61 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- MFG BP Royal Oak Wednesfield
62 miles along · 2.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MOTO Hilton Park Southbound Services
62 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 360 kW
- Hilton Park Moto M6 (N) Services
62 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North-Cannock
63 miles along · 1.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Wheatsheaf Inn
63 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 300 kW
- Cannock
63 miles along · 2.7 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Watling Street
63 miles along · 1.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Cannock
63 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Shell Cannock
64 miles along · 1.3 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Moreton Arms Pub & Restaurant
65 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Spread Eagle
66 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Knot & Plough Pub & Restaurant
71 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Tillington Hall Hotel
76 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- IONITY Stafford
76 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Roadchef Stafford Southbound Services
79 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Moto Stafford Northbound Services
80 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Trentham
85 miles along · 1 mile off the road · up to 250 kW
- Holiday Inn Stoke on Trent
86 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Tesco Superstore-Stoke-on-Trent
86 miles along · 1.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Stoke-on-Trent
86 miles along · 2.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Newcastle U Lyme
86 miles along · 1.8 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Higherland Service Station
87 miles along · 1.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Newcastle Under Lyme
87 miles along · 2.5 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Shell Barthomley
96 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Bannatyne Health Club and Spa - Crewe
97 miles along · 3.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Roadchef Sandbach Southbound Services
100 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Co-Op Petrol
101 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Morrisons Middlewich
105 miles along · 2.8 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Legh Arms Hotel & Restaurant
110 miles along · 1.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Shell Knutsford
110 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MOTO Knutsford Northbound Services
111 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 60 kW
- Moto Knutsford Southbound Services
111 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Weaver's Whistle Pub & Restaurant
113 miles along · 2.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Moto Lymm Services
118 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lymm, UK
118 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Warrington Supercharger
118 miles along · 2.9 miles off the road · up to 130 kW
- MFG Lymm
119 miles along · 1.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG Oakwood Gate
121 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Red Lion
125 miles along · 1.6 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- IKEA Warrington Services
126 miles along · 2.3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Miller & Carter Warrington
126 miles along · 2.8 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Bridge Street
127 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Skymaster
127 miles along · 2.8 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- Shell Haydock Island
128 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Holiday Inn Haydock
129 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lymewood Farm Pub
130 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- Galway Crescent
130 miles along · 1 mile off the road · up to 300 kW
- Lidl-Wigan Centre
131 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Tesco Extra-Wigan
131 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Woodhouse Lane
134 miles along · 1.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Robin Leisure Park
134 miles along · 1.6 miles off the road · up to 300 kW
- Concourse Shopping Centre
135 miles along · 3 miles off the road · up to 120 kW
- Golden Days Garden Centre
137 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 120 kW
- Miller & Carter Parbold
137 miles along · 2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- MFG BP/Costa Crow Orchard Service Station
137 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- 27/28 Mill Ln
140 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Applegreen Electric Charnock Richard Northbound
140 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Welcome Break Charnock Richard North Services
140 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- 119-127 Market Street
142 miles along · 2.5 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Tesco Superstore-Chorley Buckshaw
143 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Bobbin Mill
143 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 60 kW
- Matrix (EG)
143 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- The Woodsman
144 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 75 kW
- Morrisons Leyland
144 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Booths - Penwortham
144 miles along · 2.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Holiday Inn Express Preston South Walton Summit
145 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Preston - South
146 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Tickled Trout Hotel
149 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 100 kW
- Eurogarages Preston East Starbucks
150 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 175 kW
- The Anderton Arm
151 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- The Anderton Arms
151 miles along · 0.4 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Queens Shopping Park
151 miles along · 1.9 miles off the road · up to 300 kW
- The Sherwood Bun
152 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidl-Eastway Retail Hub
154 miles along · 1.2 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Ancient Oak
154 miles along · 2.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Booths - Garstang
160 miles along · 1.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Moto Lancaster Northbound Services
163 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Moto Lancaster Southbound Services
163 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Booths Scotforth
167 miles along · 0.5 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Shell Caton Road
170 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lancaster Park & Ride
170 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Market Street
173 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Booths Carnforth
173 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Moto Burton-in-Kendal Services
177 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 350 kW
- Roadchef Killington Lakes Services
187 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 290 kW
- Tebay Services Southbound
198 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Penrith, UK - Tebay Southbound Supercharger
198 miles along · 0.2 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Westmorland Tebay Northbound Services
198 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- MFG Morrisons Penrith
213 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Booths Penrith
213 miles along · 0.6 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Westmorland Rheged Centre Services
213 miles along · 0.9 miles off the road · up to 250 kW
- Moto Southwaite Southbound Services
223 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 142 kW
- Moto Southwaite Northbound Services
223 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 142 kW
- Premier Inn Carlisle
227 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Crown Hotel Wetheral
228 miles along · 1.9 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Toby Carvery
230 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Lidi
231 miles along · 0 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- London Road Retail Park
231 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- IMO Car Wash
231 miles along · 0.7 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- St Nicholas Retail Park
231 miles along · 0.5 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
- Arnold Clark Carlisle Hyundai Motorstore
232 miles along · 2 miles off the road · up to 150 kW
- Lowther Street
232 miles along · 0.1 miles off the road · up to 50 kW
Month by month
| Month | Longest at 50 kW | Longest at 150 kW | Chargers at 50 kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 15 miles | 18 miles | 161 |
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