🏋️ For Irish leisure centres, gyms & sports clubs

EV charging booking for leisure centres
A member perk your car park can deliver.

Request a promo code from De Energy Hub to offer members free or discounted charging, let visitors book at your rate, and help bays turn over on your busiest class nights. Set the days and hours you offer, and any driver can book in those windows, helping drivers find a charger or a space on their route while Ireland builds out its charging network.

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What does De Energy Hub do for a leisure centre or gym?

De Energy Hub is a booking app for EV charging and parking. A leisure centre or gym lists the chargers and bays it already has, sets the days, hours and rate, and drivers book through the app. Members use a promo code from De Energy Hub, complimentary or discounted, and everyone else books at the centre's rate. Drivers are reminded as a booking ends, QR booking and payment can take the place of the pay-and-display machine, and every booking shows who made it. It works with the EV chargers you already own.

Who it is for
Leisure centres, gyms, swimming pools and sports clubs, from a single site to council-run chains
What you list
A Charging Hub, a Parking Hub, or both linked as Park & Charge
Members
A promo code requested from De Energy Hub and shared by the centre, complimentary or discounted
Class-night turnover
Reminders 5 minutes before a booking ends, at the end time, and shortly after. See the timetable
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.
Your team
A member of staff sets up the hubs and answers driver queries in the app.
Set-up
Works with your existing EV chargers, no listing fee, typically under an hour. See the hub setup guide
Your timetable, your car park

The car park gets busy where your sessions overlap

Tap a session to see the problem it creates for the bays, and what booking does about it.

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Car park pressure
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Example timetable and pressure strip, for illustration only. Pressure simply reflects how many sessions overlap, not measured demand.

Pool

Swimmers, and the people waiting for them

On the day (example)Pool sessions bring members and pay-as-you-go visitors to the same car park, and a charger in use has no end time that anyone can see.
With bookingA visitor without a member code books in the app, sees your rate, the 15% service fee, VAT and the total before they confirm, and pays by card. A host can book for a guest, who still needs the app and an account to check in.
What a leisure centre needs

Six things centres ask for, and what the app does about each

Each one links to the full detail, with real app screens.

A charging perk for members

Request a promo code from De Energy Hub and share it with members, who type it in when they book. A complimentary code skips the payment screen and the centre covers the electricity, while a discounted code takes a percentage off the overall price.

How promo codes work →

Bays that turn over between classes

Every booking has an end time. Drivers are reminded 5 minutes before it ends, at the end time and shortly after, and a driver who has not checked out is checked out 5 minutes after the end time. You set the minimum booking length for each hub.

How booking and check-in work →

A QR code in place of the pay-and-display machine

Each bay has its own QR code, and a scan opens the booking screen for that exact bay. QR booking and payment can take the place of the machine, with no ticket machines, barriers or sensors to install.

How QR codes work →

Visitors who pay your rate

Anyone booking without a member code searches ahead or scans the QR code, sees your rate, the 15% service fee, VAT and the total before they confirm, and pays by card. The driver receives an invoice for each paid booking.

How pricing works →

Every centre, one account

One host account can run every site, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Past and upcoming bookings show who made each one, you are notified when a driver checks in or out, and your home screen shows earnings by day, week and month. Reports are available from De Energy Hub on request.

What a host sees in the app →

Going live with the chargers you already own

De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own. Create a host account, add your hub, print a QR code for each charger or bay and place them on site. There is no application and no waiting period.

See the hub setup guide →
What you list

The chargers, the bays, or both

List the chargers you have, and add the bays too if you want them booked.

Charging HubYour chargers, each listed with its speed, connector type and brand, and your rate per kWh. Each charger has its own QR code.
Parking HubYour bays, free or paid, with one QR code per space and the availability and minimum booking length you set.
Park & ChargeLink the two so one booking and one payment covers the bay and the charger. Each hub keeps its own rate.

How each hub works, including Park & Charge →

Members and visitors

One charger, two ways to pay

Every hub is visible to any driver in the app. You set the rate, and your members use a promo code to charge for less or for nothing.

Free or discounted, your choice

Request a promo code from De Energy Hub for your members. You share it, and members type it in when they book. Codes can be limited by number of uses and by expiry date, and can cover parking, charging or both.

On a complimentary code the centre covers the electricity as a member perk. Every booking still shows who made it.

To say who a bay is for, name the hub or charger, for example Acme Members Only, and add your policy to the rules and instructions on the Parking Hub. Drivers read the name before they confirm.

Everyone else books at your rate

Anyone booking without a member code searches ahead or scans the QR code at the bay, sees the total before they confirm, and pays by card. No membership is needed.

Drivers need the app and an account to check in, or a host can book on behalf of a guest.

How promo codes work →

Guides & resources

Where to go next

📘 All app featuresHubs, booking, pricing, promo codes and QR codes, with real app screens. 📖 Hub setup guideEvery screen for creating a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub. 💶 Charging and parking pricingA reference for charging and parking prices in Ireland when you set your rates. 📈 Setting your ratesElectricity and EV charging price rises, for deciding what to charge visitors.
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Got questions?

Leisure Centres & Gyms FAQ

Can gym members get free or discounted charging while visitors pay?

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Yes. Request a promo code from De Energy Hub and share it with members, who type it in when they book. A complimentary code skips the payment screen and the centre covers the electricity, while a discounted code takes a percentage off the overall price. Visitors who book without a code pay the rate the centre sets, and every booking shows who made it.

How do we help EV bays turn over on busy class nights?

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Each booking has a start and an end time. Drivers get a reminder 5 minutes before the booking ends, at the end time, and again shortly afterwards if the booking has overstayed, and a driver who has not checked out is checked out 5 minutes after the end time. Reminders go to the driver. You set the minimum booking length for each hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours or longer.

Can QR booking take the place of our pay-and-display machine?

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It can take the place of the machine for the bays you list. Each bay has its own QR code, and a scan opens the booking screen for that exact bay. The driver chooses a time, pays by card and checks in through the booking. You do not need to install ticket machines, barriers or sensors to use it.

How long should a member book for during a class or a swim?

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Drivers book the time the car needs to charge fully at that charger's speed, so a longer session suits a longer booking. A booking can cover several hours, and the centre sets the minimum booking length when it sets up the hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours or longer.

Can a chain or council-run centre use one account for every site?

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Yes. One host account can run every site, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Past and upcoming bookings show who made each one, and you are notified when a driver checks in or out.

Does this work with the chargers we already have, and how do we start?

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Yes. De Energy Hub works with the EV chargers you already own, however they were funded or installed. Download the app and create a host account, add a Charging Hub (and a Parking Hub if you offer bays), describe each charger by name, maximum speed, connector type and brand, and print the QR code for each charger. There is no application or waiting period, and set-up typically takes under an hour. There is no listing fee. Payouts are made daily, at the end of the day, when there is something to pay out. See the hub setup guide.

Are there grants or tax reliefs for installing EV chargers at a leisure centre?

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Grants and tax treatment are questions for SEAI and Revenue, and the rules can change, so check the current position with them or your accountant before you buy a charger. What applies can depend on how the centre is run, for example whether it is council-run or attached to a sports club. De Energy Hub does not give grant or tax advice. Our guide to workplace EV charging explains the general rules.

Leisure centre features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

Turn car park chargers into a member perk and help drivers find a charger on their route.

Works with the EV chargers you already own. De Energy Hub is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Download the app to list your centre.

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