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Many many years ago I was sat waiting for some work to be done in a Rover dealer (that’s how long ago). A guy came in who was chatting and worked for the parts arm of a company - can’t remember who but it was oem spares. He confidently spoke of buying a new part in dealer branded boxes etc would...

It really wouldn’t be good for you. They may not tax the goods vehicles but they will tax the driver getting to work. The people in the warehouses and factories - who will need higher wages to pay the taxes ergo it will get you. Because they need a fuel they can check - remember red diesel ...

Due to my house I really had to go for untethered as house backs on to a communal road where I intended to park and charge. Tethered is so much easier but it would have been exposed where it is. In the rain, wrestling a cable into the boot which sometimes gets mucky on the floor - not great. I...

Indeed it turned out not to be but had I not snaffled some Ford branded electrons 14% worth it may have been interesting (or 10mins of a pricey rapid) but ho hum. The SE did me proud and the HS is rather nice too.

I was almost playing this game on Saturday. OH found a nice HS phev london way. 97 miles each way so didn’t expect to make it. I arrived with 47% remaining and politely asked the garage to spare me some electrons whilst doing the necessaries. Took it to 61%. I was like, be slow, drink their...

Sorry it was in their bundle of paperwork, I wasn’t given anything. It does exist though. Looks to be a bumper off job and a specific sealant for the fix.

Car is back and I was nosing at the paperwork on the desk. There is a bulletin with the instructions on how to fix, I saw a picture on there of how to strip down - the car in the pic was white. Bumper off job. TRE changed under warranty (but there was a slight hiccup steering wheel was off...

I hear there may be more hiccups. Assuming they will leave me alone as my charger is load limited, it’s not coming down that’s for sure. Doesn’t bode well for if next door want a charger (apparently they will next year). My charger will clip the charge down a bit if the immersion heater, washer...

Ahhhhh makes perfect sense now. We young whipper snappers without such things

Wouldn’t it be better to send as much back to the grid, forgetting the car for say 15p/kWh export then charge at night for 7ish pence? Obviously that’s assuming you are getting the export (still waiting for BG to set me up at 15p) and you can squeeze enough in the go window?

Dropped in today as they said the sealant arrived on Wed (along with the TRE). I’m pretty sure it is as people have said vents under the rear bumper - I’ll do some asking when I pick it up next Saturday. Until then I’m back to dinosaur juice in my other car. Left it a week as I started a new job...

Still there and using. More so now solar is in as it shows how much is being exported or imported form the grid so triggers the old brain as to when there is some spare to use.

Weirdly with British Gas their own IHDs on their tariff work, at midnight the rates switch and it counts up correctly. The rest of their service is somewhat lacking (being on the old account system) the app doesn’t do too much. It also corrects for the clocks changing too. Bit more effort as you...

10K but it’s been rattling for at least 3k miles. There was a guy in Germany who had one fail early on as I recall. I’m fairly certain the initial batch of cars had some occasional duff ones on.

Mine is still moist. Took it for a service at 10k miles today and mentioned it - first gen SE with rear privacy glass. They think there is a service bulletin about it and a parts kit to order in (sealant of some sort). Does anybody have access to check? They reckon it’s a 2 day job to let it...

Damn you autocorrect! Euro used to be ok for batteries but blimey their prices have rocketed post covid.

Hope it works out for you! Preparing for the inevitable by watching these threads. I’ve never had any trouble with Tanya tbh. Back in the mists of time on a large 3.5L I had they were nearly 50% cheaper for the exide than euro.

Ahhh I’m with the British Gas of doom so their methods are a smidge archaic (a paper form to fill in and scan back along with photos and installs paperwork plus mcs). As it’s the first registration I had no export mpan to give so they apply for it by all accounts.

Not sure how it all works as it’s not complete yet but I had to take a picture of my meter with the export reading on (it was at 275kwh) and send that with the forms and everything. I’m assuming the payments will start from the 275 reading.

I’m waiting for the day it happens to me. I’m still investigating, I’d have thought AGM would take the discharges a bit better (let’s face it they are for stop start cars which do all manner of things regarding when they charge). I don’t know enough about the chemistries/make up to decide if it...