Title: ANWB Laadpas vs Tap Electric: charging cards compared
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Last modified: 2026-10-07
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Charging cards compared

# ANWB Laadpas vs Tap Electriccharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric?

EV cost scan with your mileage and charging habits

-   [Calculate it with ANWB Laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=anwb-laadpas)
-   [Calculate it with Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/ev-cost-scan/?pas=tap-electric)

ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: €0.89 and none; in the worked example €7.12 and €2.20\* a month on top of the charger price.

Amounts from the providers' own sites, checked on September 27, 2026 · no paid placement

The numbers

## ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric side by side

What the card itself costs on top of the charger price: card, subscription, start fee and surcharge.

ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric: costs, use and card score
| Item | ANWB Laadpas | Tap Electric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Card one-off | €2.95 | None Lower |
| Subscription per month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start fee per session | €0.89 | None Lower |
| Surcharge on the charger price | None | 5% |
| Worked example extra per month, 100 kWh | €7.12 | €2.20\* Lower |
| Use |
| Price shown before charging | Yes | Yes |
| Works across Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Card or app | Card and app | Card and app |
| ERE and score |
| Own ERE deal | No | Yes |
| Card score | 7.3/10 · Good | 9.4/10 · Strong |

-   \* Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
-   Marked green: the lower amount, only when it stays lower if an amount with \* were excl. VAT (then 21% is added). No mark: the same, or not certain which is lower.
-   Worked example: what the card costs per month on top of the charger price, at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh (the tariff of the municipal TotalEnergies chargers in Amsterdam).

Worked example

## What ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric cost extra per month

Per plan: what you pay per month on top of the charger price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh.

ANWB Laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€7.12 a month

Plans

-   Gratis laadpas (zonder abonnement) €7.12

-   Laadpas met abonnement €3.99

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Tap Electric

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

€2.20\* a month Lower

Plans

-   Pay-as-you-go (alleen app) €4.40

-   Light €2.20

-   Roamer €2.50

-   Family €4.00

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Amounts: the providers' tariff pages (see Sources).

Card score

## Score per pillar

Nine public checks in three pillars, the same rules for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.

[How the card score works](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/#card-score)

-   ANWB Laadpas 7.3 /10 Card score · Good
-   Tap Electric 9.4 /10 Card score · Strong

-   Costs

    weight 40%

    ANWB Laadpas 3.3

    Tap Electric 10.0

-   Transparency

    weight 35%

    ANWB Laadpas 10.0

    Tap Electric 8.3

-   Usability

    weight 25%

    ANWB Laadpas 10.0

    Tap Electric 10.0

See every point per check+

Card score: points per check
| Check | ANWB Laadpas | Tap Electric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| No subscription needed Costs · Entry plan without a monthly fee: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Start fee per session Costs · None: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price shown before charging Transparency · Yes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5)) | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Price computable up front Transparency · No, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 0.5 / 1 |
| Works across Europe Usability · Yes: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| For any car Usability · No brand restriction: 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Card and app Usability · Both: 1 · one of them: 0.5 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |

Extras

## Coverage, transparency and extras

The first sentence of what the provider itself says. Everything is on each card's page, with sources.

-   ### Works across Europe

    ANWB Laadpas Yes

    Over 1,000,000 charge points in the Netherlands and abroad; per the FAQ the card works at more than 80% of public (fast) chargers abroad.

    Tap Electric Yes

    Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.

-   ### Tariff and price up front

    ANWB Laadpas Price shown up front

    The card itself is free; ANWB charges a one-off €2.95 shipping fee.

    Tap Electric Price shown up front

    The price is the charge point operator's tariff plus your plan's transaction fee.

-   ### ERE deal

    ANWB Laadpas No

    ANWB's ERE page explains EREs and refers to registration service providers; it does not describe an ERE service run by ANWB itself.

    Tap Electric Yes

    Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card.

    [View this ERE offer](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/providers/tap-green-credits/)

-   ### Home charging

    ANWB Laadpas

    ANWB sells a home charger with MID meter (Zaptec Go 2) including installation.

    Tap Electric

    Free charge point management for home chargers (OCPP 1.6J).

-   ### Business

    ANWB Laadpas Yes

    ANWB Zakelijk offers the same card or key fob for SMEs, sole traders and employees, with one monthly invoice in the company's name (VAT shown separately).

    Tap Electric Yes

    Company name and VAT number can be added to invoices; Tap Fleet offers fleet management with one invoice for public and home charging (price per driver or vehicle, amount not on the card page).

-   ### Good to know

    ANWB Laadpas

    Free card: cancel any time with immediate effect in the app.

    Tap Electric

    Monthly plans; change or cancel any time in the app.

Which one suits whom?

## The differences at a glance

No winner and no advice: these are the differences in the public data. Lower means a lower amount, nothing more.

ANWB Laadpas

-   No surcharge: you pay the charge point's price

[All about ANWB Laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/anwb-laadpas/)

Tap Electric

-   Lower cost in the worked example: €2.20\* against €7.12 a month
-   Card at no cost (against €2.95)
-   No start fee
-   Surcharge of 5% on the charger price
-   Own ERE deal, open now

[All about Tap Electric](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/tap-electric/)

Both

-   No subscription needed
-   Works across many networks
-   Shows the price before charging
-   Works across Europe
-   As a card and in the app
-   For any car

Sources

## Where the numbers come from

ANWB Laadpas

-   [ANWB Laadpas (productpagina)](https://www.anwb.nl/auto/elektrisch-rijden/laadpas-abonnement)
-   [ANWB Laadpas veelgestelde vragen](https://www.anwb.nl/auto/elektrisch-rijden/laadpas-abonnement/veelgestelde-vragen)
-   [ANWB Zakelijk laadpas](https://www.anwb.nl/zakelijk/elektrisch-rijden/laadpas)
-   [Algemene voorwaarden ANWB Laadpas (sept. 2023)](https://merk.anwb.nl/m/18557c2db26e088a/original/20230921-Algemene-voorwaarden-ANWB-Laadpas.pdf)
-   [ANWB: zo werken ERE-certificaten](https://www.anwb.nl/auto/elektrisch-rijden/laadpalen/ere-certificaten)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Tap Electric

-   [Tap Electric laadpassen en abonnementen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laadpas/)
-   [Tap Electric FAQ](https://tapelectric.app/nl/faq/)
-   [Tap Electric algemene voorwaarden (9 sep 2026)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/algemene-voorwaarden/)
-   [Tap Electric thuisladen](https://tapelectric.app/nl/laders-beheren/thuis-opladen/)
-   [Provincie Drenthe: Tap Electric laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (€ 1,25 per maand)](https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/onderwerpen/verkeer-en-vervoer/laadpunten-elektrisch-vervoer-drenthe/vraag-laadpaal/vraag-openbare-laadpaal/)
-   [Tap Electric: laadpas Groningen en Drenthe (aankondiging)](https://tapelectric.app/nl/blog/groningen-drenthe-goedkoopste-laadpas/)

Checked on October 7, 2026

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Questions

## Frequently asked questions

Answered with the numbers on this page, the same way for both.

What does charging with ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric cost?

ANWB Laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.89, surcharge none. Tap Electric: subscription none, start fee none, surcharge 5%. In the worked example (100 kWh in 8 sessions at chargers of €0.44 per kWh) that is €7.12 and €2.20\* a month on top of the charger price. \* Amount as the provider publishes it, without saying whether it includes VAT.

Do ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric work across Europe?

ANWB Laadpas: yes. Over 1,000,000 charge points in the Netherlands and abroad; per the FAQ the card works at more than 80% of public (fast) chargers abroad. Tap Electric: yes. Charging in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland and the UK, at chargers shown in the app.

Do ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric show the price before charging?

ANWB Laadpas: yes. Tap Electric: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric?

ANWB Laadpas 7.3/10 (good); Tap Electric 9.4/10 (strong). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do ANWB Laadpas and Tap Electric have an ERE deal?

ANWB Laadpas: no. ANWB's ERE page explains EREs and refers to registration service providers; it does not describe an ERE service run by ANWB itself. Tap Electric: yes. Tap Green Credits: ERE service for chargers in the Tap back office or charging with the Tap app or card. Since 1 January 2026, ERE payment for home charging needs a charger with a built-in MID meter; you can also arrange ERE separately from your energy supplier or charging card.

## Do you also charge at home?

With a charger that has a built-in MID meter you earn ERE payment for what you charge at home. Compare the providers on net earnings and trust.

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