Bonnet(OVO Charge)
Charging card · OVO (Bonnet)
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- Not public
- Surcharge on the charger price
- Own price per charger (in the app)
What does your charging cost with Bonnet?
Same charging habits, every card side by side
Checked on September 27, 2026
Card score
Fair · 5.0/10
Costs, transparency and usability, 9 public checks
- Costs (40%)3.3
- Transparency (35%)3.3
- Usability (25%)10.0
Costs
- Card (one-off)
- Not public
- Subscription per month
- None
- Start fee per session
- Not public
- Surcharge on the charger price
- Own price per charger (in the app)
Rates are shown per country in local currency in the app and include VAT (terms 5.2 and 5.5); Dutch amounts are not public. 'Applicable fees' may be added per session (terms 5.4), without an amount. A physical RFID card can be bought in the app; price not stated. A pre-authorisation per country applies.
* Amount as the provider publishes it; the provider does not say whether it includes VAT.
Worked example
Extra cost per month on top of the charge point’s price at 100 kWh in 8 sessions at public chargers of €0.44 per kWh.
Cannot be worked out up front: this card charges its own price per charger, shown in the app.
Charging prices per networkSubscriptions
| Plan | Per month | Start | Surcharge | Example /mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYGNo monthly fee; you pay the rate shown in the app, which Bonnet says is set by the charging network. | None | Not public | Own price per charger (in the app) | Not computable |
| Light Boost10% off the PAYG rate. The site only lists £2 per month (UK); the euro price for the Netherlands is only shown in the app. | Not public | Not public | Own price per charger (in the app) | Not computable |
| Turbo Boost15% off the PAYG rate plus route planner. The site only lists £8 per month (UK); the price for the Netherlands is only shown in the app. | Not public | Not public | Own price per charger (in the app) | Not computable |
Where and for whom
- Works across Europe
- Yes
- Price shown before charging
- Yes
- Taking new customers
- Yes
- For whom
- Anyone in the Netherlands
Coverage: For residents of the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands; charging in those countries plus Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Luxembourg and Italy, among others. At least 50% of charging must take place in the chosen country of residence.
Extras
ERE deal: No. No ERE service found.
Home charging: Not found on its own website.
Contract: Cancel Boost in the app; the plan ends at the next billing date, then PAYG. Plan changes announced at least 7 days in advance.
Good to know: Bonnet was acquired by OVO; the terms call the service 'Charge Anywhere' in the OVO Charge app (terms updated 19 March 2026). No OVO energy contract needed.
Sources
Checked on September 27, 2026
Price history
What changed at Bonnet (OVO Charge)
We record every check of our data, since September 27, 2026. Latest check: October 21, 2026. Corrections of our own mistakes do not count as changes.
- Subscription per month
- €0.00 per month
- unchanged
- Charging card score
- 5.0/10
- unchanged
No changes seen since September 27, 2026. When a price, term or score changes, this shows when, and from what to what.
All trends: electricity price, charging and ERECard score
Card score 5.0: how it is calculated
Nine public checks, the same for every card. Anything not public earns 0 points.
Costs
3.3/10 · weight 40%- Cost in the worked exampleCheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 00 / 1
- No subscription neededEntry plan without a monthly fee: 11 / 1
- Start fee per sessionNone: 1 · up to €0.35: 0.50 / 1
Transparency
3.3/10 · weight 35%- Price shown before chargingYes: 1 (AFIR Art. 5(5))1 / 1
- Price computable up frontNo, fixed or percentage surcharge: 1 · flat own kWh price: 0.50 / 1
- All amounts publicWith VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.50 / 1
Usability
10.0/10 · weight 25%- Works across EuropeYes: 11 / 1
- For any carNo brand restriction: 11 / 1
- Card and appBoth: 1 · one of them: 0.51 / 1