Our longest charger wait, in Tenterfield

Our longest wait at a charger so far.

When we arrived at Tenterfield Visitor Information Centre, The NRMA charger, a grey Model 3 was already there charging (at the only charger). It was at 79%, so I figured they'll be back soon. They hadn't checked in using PlugShare, so I had no idea.

We went for a walk through Tenterfield while I checked my Tesla Sentry Cam to see if they had moved. 30 minutes later, we came back to see they were at 99%. We waited in the car for another 20 minutes, while a red Tesla Model Y joined the queue behind us (we both check in as "waiting" in PlugShare).

The grey model 3 owner returned saying that their app has just told them it had finished charging. I suggested/requested that they use PlugShare.

Lessons learned:

1. The NRMA: We need more than one charger in these locations, please. The Model Y owner said they thought Tesla are adding some nearby, but not yet operational.
2. We need the chargers to request/facilitate checking in, so we can see whether it's worth waiting.
3. Owners need to be educated to vacate the charger if others are waiting and they have reached the slow charging range (somewhere above 90% charge).
4. There's only so much you can do on foot while waiting in Tenterfield on a Saturday afternoon. The park has many bindies 😬.

Edit: Tesla has since added four superchargers in Tenterfield.