The invention relates to a charging station for inductively charging the traction battery of an electrically driven vehicle, comprising a coupling device, which can be attached to the vehicle and which has a first transformer part, by means of which electrical energy can be transferred to a second transformer part arranged on the vehicle behind a license plate, which coupling device can be positioned in several spatial directions in a motorized manner, and a camera for recording position data of the license plate relative to the charging station, the charging station being characterized according to the invention in that said charging station comprises means for transmitting driving instructions to the vehicle driver and/or the vehicle, which driving instructions are derived from the recorded position data. The invention further relates to a method for inductively charging the traction battery of an electrically driven vehicle at such a charging station.