Title: Plugsurfing vs Shell Recharge laadpas | EREVergelijken
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Charging cards compared

# Plugsurfing vs Shell Recharge laadpascharging cards compared on cost and coverage

What does your charging cost with Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas?

All cards on the same worked example

-   [P Plugsurfing in the card comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/?sort=cost)
-   [Shell Recharge laadpas in the card comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/?sort=cost)

Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas side by side: both without a subscription, start fee: not public and €0.35; with both, the price per kWh depends on the charger.

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

The numbers

## Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas side by side

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

Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas: costs, use and card score
| Item | P Plugsurfing | Shell Recharge laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Costs |
| Card one-off | €9.95 | None Lower |
| Subscription per month, entry plan | None | None |
| Start fee per session | Not public | €0.35 |
| Surcharge on the charger price | Own price per charger | Own price per charger |
| Worked example extra per month, 100 kWh | Cannot be worked out up front | Cannot be worked out up front |
| 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 | No |
| Card score | 5.0/10 · Fair | 6.8/10 · Good |

-   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 Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas 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.

P

Plugsurfing

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

Cannot be worked out up front: own price per charger, shown in the app

Plans

-   Without subscription Not computable

Where

Many networks

Payment

Card and app

For whom

Anyone in the Netherlands

Shell Recharge laadpas

Charging card

Without subscription or entry plan

Cannot be worked out up front: own price per charger, shown in the app

Plans

-   Shell Recharge Basic Not computable

-   Shell Recharge Premium Not computable

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)

-   P Plugsurfing 5.0 /10 Card score · Fair
-   Shell Recharge laadpas 6.8 /10 Card score · Good

-   Costs

    weight 40%

    Plugsurfing 3.3

    Shell Recharge laadpas 5.0

-   Transparency

    weight 35%

    Plugsurfing 3.3

    Shell Recharge laadpas 6.7

-   Usability

    weight 25%

    Plugsurfing 10.0

    Shell Recharge laadpas 10.0

See every point per check+

Card score: points per check
| Check | Plugsurfing | Shell Recharge laadpas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost in the worked example Costs · Cheapest third: 1 · middle third: 0.5 · not computable: 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 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 | 0.5 / 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 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| All amounts public Transparency · With VAT stated: 1 · without: 0.5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 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

    PPlugsurfing Yes

    More than 1,000,000 charge points across Europe and the UK through more than 500 operators.

    Shell Recharge laadpas Yes

    The tariff page mentions over 900,000 public charge points across Europe; the card page mentions charging in 8 European countries and more than 700 fast chargers in the Netherlands.

-   ### Tariff and price up front

    PPlugsurfing Price shown up front

    The help centre puts the card or key fob at about €9.95 including VAT (in an article about the UK subscription); the terms say the exact card price is shown at checkout.

    Shell Recharge laadpas Price shown up front

    At other operators Shell charges its own fixed tariffs in price bands (AC €0.50 to €0.60, DC €0.79 to €0.85 per kWh) instead of the operator's tariff; the Shell App shows which applies.

-   ### ERE deal

    PPlugsurfing No

    No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages.

    Shell Recharge laadpas No

    Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands.

    [Why Shell is not in the comparison](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/how-we-compare/#shell)

-   ### Home charging

    PPlugsurfing

    Not found on its own website.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    50five is taking over home and workplace charging from Shell, in six countries including the Netherlands.

-   ### Business

    PPlugsurfing

    Plugsurfing no longer offers a fleet product itself and refers fleet customers to its sister brand Travelcard.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    Shell.nl has a separate help section for business drivers; business charging tariffs are not on the consumer tariff page and were not researched.

-   ### Good to know

    PPlugsurfing

    No minimum term; you can close your account at any time.

    Shell Recharge laadpas

    Card is free, no shipping cost, ordered in the Shell App (payment method required).

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.

P

Plugsurfing

No item where only Plugsurfing has a lower amount or offers something extra compared with Shell Recharge laadpas.

[All about Plugsurfing](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/plugsurfing/)

Shell Recharge laadpas

-   Card at no cost (against €9.95)

[All about Shell Recharge laadpas](https://erevergelijken.eu/en/charging-cards/shell-recharge/)

Both

-   No subscription needed
-   Own price per charger, shown in the app
-   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

P

Plugsurfing

-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: Pricing information](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/11002150340253-Pricing-information)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: Unaware of the rate / price model](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/11002568570653-Unaware-of-the-rate-price-model)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: How to purchase subscriptions (pasprijs)](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/11002647078813-How-to-purchase-subscriptions)
-   [Plugsurfing Terms of Use](https://plugsurfing.com/legal/terms-of-use/)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: Credit card reservations](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/18434510727325-Credit-card-reservations)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: Which payment methods do you accept?](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/11002612912925-Which-payment-methods-do-you-accept)
-   [Plugsurfing helpcentrum: Do you offer a Fleet solution?](https://support.plugsurfing.com/hc/en-us/articles/11002085597213-Do-you-offer-a-Fleet-solution)

Checked on September 27, 2026

Shell Recharge laadpas

-   [Shell: tarieven publiek laden](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/Tarieven.html)
-   [Shell Recharge laadpas](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/laadpas.html)
-   [Shell Recharge Premium](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen/premium.html)
-   [Shell elektrisch opladen](https://www.shell.nl/elektrisch-opladen.html)
-   [Shell Nederland: thuis en op de bedrijfslocatie met 50five](https://www.shell.nl/bedrijven/shell-fleet-solutions/elektrisch-laden/charging-at-home-and-office.html)
-   [Shell Nederland: gebruiksvoorwaarden Shell App en Shell GO+ (augustus 2025)](https://www.shell.nl/content/dam/shell/assets/nl/the-netherlands/b2c/recharge/legal/Algemene%20Gebruiksvoorwaarden%20Shell%20App%20-%20NL%20NL_%20Augustus2025.pdf)
-   [Shell UK: Shell GO+ Rewards terms](https://www.shell.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/shell-go-plus-terms-and-conditions.html)

Checked on October 18, 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 Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas cost?

Plugsurfing: subscription none, start fee not public, surcharge own price per charger. Shell Recharge laadpas: subscription none, start fee €0.35, surcharge own price per charger.

Do Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas work across Europe?

Plugsurfing: yes. More than 1,000,000 charge points across Europe and the UK through more than 500 operators. Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. The tariff page mentions over 900,000 public charge points across Europe; the card page mentions charging in 8 European countries and more than 700 fast chargers in the Netherlands.

Do Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas show the price before charging?

Plugsurfing: yes. Shell Recharge laadpas: yes. That counts towards the card score, under transparency.

What is the card score of Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas?

Plugsurfing 5.0/10 (fair); Shell Recharge laadpas 6.8/10 (good). The card score counts nine public checks: costs 40%, transparency 35% and usability 25%, with the same rules for every card.

Do Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge laadpas have an ERE deal?

Plugsurfing: no. No ERE offer mentioned on its own pages. Shell Recharge laadpas: no. Shell EV Charging Rewards is not an ERE offer for private home charging in the Netherlands. 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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