🚛 For depots, yards, rest stops & sites that can take trucks and buses

Truck & Bus Parking and EV Charging in IrelandYour quiet hours are another fleet's stop.

Open spare bays and chargers to visiting trucks and buses, by day or overnight. You set the hours and the rate, and drivers book and pay in the app.

🚪 Already rent parking to truck drivers? See how it works →
De Energy Hub app parking hubs list showing distance, charging availability and prices
🅿️ Parking Hub
De Energy Hub app map of Ireland with parking hubs shown as orange pins, plus search and filters
📍 On the map of Ireland
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What does De Energy Hub do for a truck and bus site?

De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking. A business with a yard, depot, car park or site lists its spare bays, its chargers or both, chooses the days, hours and rates, and truck and bus drivers book through the app. Tick Bus/Truck on your Parking Hub to show which vehicles your bays suit. Every booking carries the driver's vehicle registration, each bay and charger has its own QR code, and it works with the chargers and bays you already have.

Who it is for
Hauliers, bus and coach operators, rest-stop and yard operators, and any business with room for trucks or buses
What you list
A Parking Hub for the bays, a Charging Hub for the chargers, or both linked as Park & Charge
Drivers filter by
Charger speed, connector type, distance, energy rate and price, plus vehicle type where a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub
At the gate
Each booking carries the vehicle registration, so a site with gates or ANPR can add it to its own system
Your earnings
You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings. A 15% service fee and VAT are added on top and shown before the driver pays.
Set-up
Works with your existing chargers and bays. Create a host account, add your hubs, print your QR codes. Typically under an hour. How it works · Set-up guide
Problems and fixes

Where trucks and buses get stuck, and what a host can do

Six everyday yard and depot problems, and the part of the app that answers each one.

Drivers can't find somewhere legitimate to stop overnight

Fix: open bays for the hours you choose, daytime, overnight or both, and drivers book them in the app.

Hubs →

The yard sits empty at night or while the fleet is out

Fix: set your quiet hours as the opening window. You choose the days, hours and minimum booking length.

Booking →

A bay is too short or too low for the vehicle that turns up

Fix: tick Bus/Truck, add an optional height limit, and put bay length and gate details in your rules.

Hubs →

Gates and ANPR need to know who is arriving

Fix: every booking carries the driver's vehicle registration, so you can add it to your own system first.

Booking →

Drivers need a charge as well as a bay

Fix: add a Charging Hub and link it to your Parking Hub as Park & Charge, so one booking covers both.

Energy rates →

Nobody is on site to manage it

Fix: a QR code at each bay, driver check-in through the booking, and a notification to you at check-in and check-out.

QR codes →
Quiet hours

Every site has quiet hours. Which are yours?

Different businesses are quiet at different times of day. Choose a type of site to see an example, then set the days and hours that suit you in the app.

Daytime window

Bus or coach depot

Who it helps:

Examples only. You set your own days and hours in the app.

De Energy Hub app: select a start time and booking length
Drivers book your hoursA start time and a length, from the options you set.
For the driver on the road

Instead of a lay-by, a bay nearby.

Truck and bus drivers need somewhere to stop for breaks and overnight. In the app they search by location, filter the results and book a space for the hours they need.

Ireland is still building its charging network. Every business that opens a bay or a charger gives drivers one more place to stop on their route, and the more sites that list, the more places there are to choose from.

  • Search by location on the map of Ireland
  • Filter by charger speed, connector type and distance, plus vehicle type where a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub
  • Book a start time and length, then check in through the booking
De Energy Hub app map of Ireland with parking hubs shown as orange pins, plus search and filters
🅿️ Parking hubsOrange pins on the map
De Energy Hub app map of Ireland with EV charging hubs shown as green pins, plus search and filters
⚡ Charging hubsGreen pins on the map
Across the country

From the motorway to the Wild Atlantic Way

Trucks and buses stop in every kind of place. Here is where a spare bay or charger helps most.

Motorway

Between towns and cities

Trucks on long motorway runs need a place to take a break and a charge in the towns they deliver to. A yard or depot with spare room can list it.

Coast and countryside

Projects across rural Ireland

Trucks serving projects along the coast and in rural areas need somewhere to park for breaks and overnight. A business park or yard nearby can open its bays to them.

Wild Atlantic Way

Coach tours on a long route

Coach operators on the Wild Atlantic Way need places to park, and to charge, along a long route. Hotels, attractions and visitor sites can list bays that suit buses.

Two ways in

Open a bay, a charger, or both

A bay is the simplest place to start. It needs no charger. Add a charger when you are ready.

🅿️ Parking Hub

Your bays, with the vehicle types they suit, an optional height limit and your rules.

⚡ Charging Hub

The chargers you already own, each listed with its speed, connector type and brand.

🔗 Park & Charge

Link the two and one booking covers the bay and the charger.

How Parking and Charging Hubs work →

From booking to the barrier

What a gated site needs to know

Already renting parking to truck drivers? The booking gives you the details you need at the gate.

🪪 Registration travels with the booking

If your site runs gates or ANPR, add the registration to your own system before the driver arrives.

📱 QR code at every bay

A scan opens the booking screen for that exact bay and shows what is available.

🔔 Check-in notifications

You are notified when a driver checks in and out, and you can see who is checked in.

How booking works →QR codes →

For hosts

Your site. Your hours. Your rate.

What a truck and bus host sets in the app.

🕒 Days and hours

Daytime, overnight or both, with a minimum booking length.

🚛 Vehicle types and height

Tick Car/SUV, Large Van/Minibus, Bus/Truck or Campervan, and add a height limit.

📝 Rules and instructions

Bay length, entry details or site rules for drivers.

💶 Your rates

You keep 100% of the rate you set on full-price bookings.

All host features →Pricing →Promo codes for partners →💬 Questions? Contact us →

Setup guides & resources

Everything you need to get started

📖 Hub setup guideEvery screen for creating a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub. 🧰 Host featuresBookings, notifications, messages and earnings in the app. 📘 All app featuresHow hubs, bookings, promo codes and pricing work. 🅿️ Parking booking system guideHow QR parking booking works for car parks and yards. 💶 Charging and parking pricingA reference for charging and parking prices in Ireland when you set your rates. 📈 Earn from a charger or spaceHow businesses and owners earn from a charger or parking space.
Got questions?

Truck & Bus FAQ

Is this page for drivers or for businesses?

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This page is for businesses with a yard, depot, car park or site that can take trucks or buses. Drivers use De Energy Hub app to find and book bays and chargers, and hosts list their site in the same app with a separate host account.

We already rent parking to truck drivers. What does the app add?

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List your bays as a Parking Hub, set your hours and rate, and drivers book and pay in the app. Each booking shows who made it and carries the vehicle registration, each bay has its own QR code, and your site appears on the map of Ireland in the driver app. It works with the chargers and bays you already have.

We have gates or ANPR. How do bookings work with that?

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Every booking carries the driver's vehicle registration. Add it to your own gate or ANPR system before the driver arrives, so access works the way it already does on your site.

How does a driver know a bay is booked?

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Each bay has its own QR code. Scanning it opens the booking screen for that exact bay and shows what is available, so a driver sees whether it is free before they book.

Can I open only some hours, such as overnight or daytime?

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Yes. Choose the days and hours each hub is open and the minimum booking length. A depot that is quiet in the day can open daytime hours, and a site that is quiet after closing can open overnight.

How do truck and bus drivers find my site?

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Drivers search by location on the map of Ireland and filter by charger speed, connector type, distance, energy rate and price. Tick Bus/Truck on your Parking Hub, and when it is linked to your Charging Hub drivers can also filter by vehicle type.

Which chargers do I list, and what connector types are supported?

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You choose which chargers to list. Add each one with its name, maximum speed, connector type and brand. Connector types are Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 1 or EHU.

Can I tell drivers about bay length, turning space or how to find the gate?

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Yes. When you set up a Parking Hub you can set an optional height limit and add rules or instructions, for example bay length or how to find the gate.

Can a hotel or visitor site on the Wild Atlantic Way list bays for coaches?

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Yes. Tick Bus/Truck on your Parking Hub, set a height limit if you have one, choose your hours, overnight if you wish, and drivers book in the app.

Can I offer free or discounted charging or parking to partner companies?

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Yes. Request a promo code from De Energy Hub. It can be discounted or complimentary, limited by number of uses and expiry date, and set to cover parking, charging or both. You share the code, and the user enters it when they book.

Can I book a bay or charger for a visiting partner?

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Yes. Make a booking on a visitor's behalf in the app. They need the app and an account to check in and out.

How do our own drivers find bays and chargers when they are on the road?

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Hosts and drivers use separate accounts in the app. Your drivers create a driver account to search, book and check in at other sites.

Do I need to be on site when a driver arrives?

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Drivers book and check in themselves through the app. A member of your team sets up the hubs and answers driver queries through the app, and you see every booking and who made it. You are notified when a driver checks in or out.

What do I earn, and when am I paid?

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On full-price bookings you keep 100% of the rate you set. A 15% service fee and VAT are added on top, and drivers see your rate, the fee, VAT and the total before they confirm. Payouts are made daily, at the end of the day, when there is something to pay out.

Do I need to buy new equipment?

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De Energy Hub works with the chargers and bays you already have. Each bay and charger gets its own printable QR code.

How do I list my site on De Energy Hub?

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Download the app and create a host account. Add a Parking Hub, a Charging Hub or both, set your hours, rates and booking length, and print the QR code for each bay or charger. The step-by-step setup guide is on the De Energy Hub app page.

More answers: app FAQ · features FAQ. Truck and bus features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

Open your site to visiting trucks and buses, by day or overnight.

Works with your existing chargers and bays. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Download the app to list your site.