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Phew! February sort of redeemed itself in the 2nd half. We made a bit over 400kWh in the end, with best day of 43kWh (25 of which went into the EV) :) 😎

^^^^ that's got to be worth it for the personalised registration alone ;)

LOL, zee french probably thought you were driving one of these...

No. The maximum input on the inverter's PV MPPT inputs does not relate to its maximum AC output. The 5kW rating of an inverter usually means its maximum continuous output on AC = the maximum your house load can be, without drawing any power from the grid supply. Some inverters will be able...

The 'thing' I meant was having big backlogs to even look at a vehicle, due to lack of staff, as you noted....

YW. Assume you mean 18kWh? Have heard good reports about Fox 8kW system - the only downside, IMHO, is it's HV proprietary battery system. What inverter is proposed for the 5kW system you first mentioned? (y) Can you clarify what you mean by that? Most hybrid inverters can be overpanneled...

It's unbelievable how these so called dealers have such limited capacity for looking at faults. MG are not doing themselves any favours with these stories happening time and time again 🤷‍♀️

Really? Blimey! If you're drawing 50kW from the grid, that would require an incoming supply of over 200A, assuming single phase :eek:

(y) my thoughts were the same in my posting here. (relating to the image two posts earlier) https://www.mgevs.com/threads/xpower-bargains-uk-november-2025.23978/post-428214

But they're not mutually exclusive, me thinks 😊

AVOID. That is underpowered and rubbish installers avoiding a (small) amount of approval work. Wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. BETTER: But, you could do better still by having a larger inverter. With only 5kW, you'll be drawing from grid if you put the kettle on when either the...

(y) yes... we'll be looking forward to the upcoming review of your new Volkswagen ID.5 Ford Capri ;)

@johnb80... LOL, but you're not wrong. Hmmm, having built my own 16S home storage battery system in 2022 and monitored it virtually daily, looking at BMS values for charging, individual cell voltages, temperatures and cell voltage deltas, I don't think so. Sure you can't tell LiFePO4 SOC from...

My post #7 said... I'm puzzled why you would think that going on holiday, working abroad, changing taxation date or driving a Cyberster would not apply if said owner had a vehicle of 2022+ 🤷‍♀️ In fact, I don't think you could even have a Cyberster registered before 2022?

And in my case, I wanted to adjust the renewal tax month to March, so SORN'd it this month and, as a bonus, saved £16.25 in the process (y)