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I have a slow puncture in the nsr tyre of my pre-facelift LR. A tyre fitter has advised me that they cannot repair it because it is in the shoulder of the tyre and they are unable to locate an exact replacement. The tread is good and I always prefer to keep tyres paired on an axle. The tyre is a...

In the bad old days of ICEs and their ignition systems, I was advised not to leave the ignition switched on with the engine off, for fear of damaging the coil. On older cars there wasn't even an Aux position on the ignition switch, so if you wanted to listen to the radio while waiting for your...

[ Moderator note: this topic is now the merge of 2 threads (incorporating "V2L - Useful?). But see also: DIY V2L V2L warning - also discharges 12v battery! Vehicle to Load (V2L) - Any Information or First Hand Experiences? MG ZS EV facelift - Vehicle 2 Load / V2L etc. ] I see that the new MG5...

Is the percentage of charge shown relative to the 61.1 kWh max size of the battery, or the 57.7 kWh quoted usable size ?

I am expecting to do the vast majority of my charging at home on a tethered Hyperlink. If I need to charge away from home I would expect to use a rapid charger, all of which are tethered. So the only case where I could use a type 2 cable would be free top ups in Tescos and similar. Is that...

Dealer wants £189 for one. I see them on eBay for as little as £120, but I guess there can be huge variation in quality. Does anyone have any particular recommendation - and is it worth going for the extra weight and bulk of a 10M one ?

Does the car come with a Drivers Handbook, or do I have to rely on the electronic one ?

I guess all newbies have this question - there are so many makes out there. In my case, I want one which can be enabled and disabled via its app, and I want to be able to see how much power has been used since the charger was last enabled. Does anyone know of chargers which definitely can, or...

What things do you know now about owning and driving EVs that you wish you had known when you started out ? Also, what is considered to be best practice in terms of charging routines, etc. ? For reference I am getting an MG5 Long Range Exclusive in a couple of weeks. I am still in the process...

Does anyone use this ? I'm interested not for neighbours (we have none) but for charging guests/visitors to our B&B.

I know that Tesco for example provide public charging points on their private property, but what is the situation with other organisations ? For example ones at hotels and leisure facilities are presumably only for guests' use. Zap map shows free public chargers at nearby Nissan and Renault...

In the brochure for the Long Range, page 24), it says : "Estimated charging time (2.2kW 3-pin domestic) to 100% (emergency use) 26.5 hours" Why does it say emergency use ?

Do you encounter charge point hogging, whereby someone plugs in their EV and then goes off for a few hours shopping or into their workplace ? Is there any way of telling whether a car that's plugged in is fully charged ? Do you just have to suck it up, or is there any sort of etiquette evolving ?

I'm about to make my first foray into EV ownership by buying an MG5 LR. One question which springs to mind is : what apps are recommended for my Android smartphone (OnePlus) ? Particularly for locating charging points, but any other recommendations would be welcome.