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An article in Auto Express says that if you don't tell your insurance company that you have a tow-bar fitted to your car they may cancel your insurance as it's classified as a modification. https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/365230/warning-your-towbar-could-invalidate-your-car-insurance

It's time to prepare our cars for the cold weather so if anyone has any tips please let the rest of us know. I'll start... Spray the charging port catch with silicone spray to stop the lock freezing shut or being unable to close it after charging. I also put a bit of silicone on the connectors...

If you have bought a service plan from your dealer it can be worth rereading the agreement as I found out. I had a low pressure warning on the front n/s tyre and decided to investigate and found a self-tapping screw had done what it does best and embedded itself into the tyre between the tread...

Does anyone else take everything out of the car before taking it in for a service? My brother and friends tend to leave all the paraphernalia in their cars when they take theirs to be serviced or repaired whereas I remove everything apart from a cloth to wipe the windows. I use it as an excuse...

Robert Llewellyn has a look around the new Gridserve facility at Garwick Airport.

Ex-Top Gear presenter sets 'Electric Car experts' straight... the shocking truth about EVs! https://fullycharged.show/episodes/ex-top-gear-presenter-sets-electric-car-experts-straight-the-shocking-truth-about-evs/

Nottingham EV Owners Clubs are arranging a meet up at the Great British Car Journey in Ambergate, Derbyshire at 10:30am on October 7th. For more information:

I am in the process of upgrading to full fibre broadband without a landline as no-one called me on it nowadays as I use my mobile for phone calls. The engineer removed the old copper cables and replaced it with fibre. He then rang Openreach to activate the line but they couldn't do it for...

What are the chances of MG returning to Longbridge? BBC News - Chinese owner of iconic MG car brand to build Europe plant Chinese owner of iconic MG car brand to build Europe plant

After reading about the MG4 sometimes having a flat 12v battery I purchased a lithium jump starter to keep in the glove box just in case. I didn't want to pay for one of the big names but neither did I want a questionable Chinese knock off so I went for a Ring branded one from Amazon that was on...

Last night I received this email from myenergi about a firmware update. I think I'll charge my car up before it's installed just in case it goes wrong. At myenergi we are committed to offering our customers the latest innovative firmware*. As part of this commitment, we’re pleased to announce...

I connected my MG4 to the Zappi charger last night but had trouble getting the Zappi app to talk to the charger. I don't do a lot of mileage so it had been nearly 2 weeks since the last charge. After several goes I thought it had accepted my instructions to charge at the cheap rate and left it...

E.on have just introduced their tariff for EVs. The cheap night rate is from midnight to 7am Day rate 46.65p per kWh Night rate 10.99p per kWh Standing charge 50.40p per day

Is it wrong to make-up an excuse not to go and see a friend who lives in a village accessed down muddy lanes when you've just washed your shiny new MG4? ?

Many pure electric vehicles are to be fitted with "Adblue" Urea injection systems from 2024 onwards. Diesel car owners will be familiar with the technology, designed to reduce NOx emissions by a process known as Selective Catalytic Reduction. In the case of pure EVs, the system is fitted to...

Apologies for going totally off topic but @Leni16 going by your avatar are you doing the 3 peaks challenge?

Probably not, but is it possible with an adaptor to use my EV wall charger as an outside socket to plug in a lawnmower etc?

I've just had an untethered Zappi EV charger installed. Is it beneficial to spray the cable terminals with silicon spray to prevent corrosion and make inserting and removal easier?

I'm having a wall charger installed by my electrician for my MG4 and he's offered me a choice of two chargers, Zappi or Project EV. Has anyone any experience of either of these chargers particularly Project EV?

Has anyone had a Vestel EV04 charger installed by E.On? I was supposed to have one installed yesterday but E.Ons electrician told me they had just received a call from their manager saying to stop all instillations as there is a fault with them and they've stopped working.