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nowt wrong with a Skoda, the days of them being the butt of all jokes are long gone. I have had 4 in total over the years and both my nephews who has recently passed their tests have Skoda as first cars, as you say 100% reliable. Was tempted to move to the Skoda Enyaq for my latest but it got a...

I like this thread... From 2010:- Skoda Fabia VRS Limited Edition (1.9 Diesel engine, it was a pocket rocket !!) Skoda Octavia Elegance + Vauxhall Corsa (other halfs) Changed the Octavia for a Seat Exeo Estate for the bigger boot for work (essentially a Audi A4 with the Seat logo slapped on)...

I am waiting for my replacement to the Model 3 to arrive (Volvo XC40 recharge). The dealer tells me its left the factory, but its absolute chaos at the moment trying to get any vehicles moved from factory to ports to dealerships. Apparently Chinese EVs manufacturers have shipped shed loads of...

went and collected the above car yesterday and I have been really impressed so far. Especially Renault CS and their R-link helpline... I want to set the car up to schedule a charge during the IO cheap window via the car using my old dumb EVSE (Zoe will use the old dumb EVSE, while the Zappi...

I make a great cup of coffee/Tea... engineers don't engineer with an empty mug on their desk!! ;)

IT Project Manager, Mainly Networking (SDWAN is the latest and greatest technology everyone seems to be selling these days). So I am the poor bugger who has to deliver the solutions the likes of @FastLaneJB has designed 😂 (I am sure you are one of the good ones ;) )

unfortunately not in our price range without it being cat s or mileage that is off the scales

i’ve just put a deposit down on a 2014 Zoe 22kwh it’s replacing the other half’s Aygo that has done over 100k miles and ready for the scrap heap. I was quite impressed when we test drove it on saturday, it only had 17k on the clock and in mint condition. the garage has bought out the lease on...

EX30 was on my list as an option to replace my end of lease M3, went into my local Volvo dealer to poke around and I was pretty impressed, the only thing that let it down was the boot size for me. Decided to go for XC40 recharge ultimate in the end through Sal Sac at work (arrives next month :) )

I had this a few weeks back, solid red arc always on while driving. Cleaning the sensor made no difference, so I did a two button reset and it fixed it for me.

What if you set the Ready to charge time in the IO App to 05:30. In my experience if you set it too 05:30 (when I leave for work most days), the odd time that IO thinks it cant charge your car in the cheap rate period it assigns you the slots just before the cheaper window starts (i.e...

If Salary Sacrifice is your preferred way forward and you are flexible in your choice of car/colour/delivery date, I have found keeping an eye on the In stock/Coming soon page, if you time it right you can get some great discounts (unfortunately I have never found a Tesla on the list). My...

I know its not quite on topic but when I went to the Octoplus page on the app to opt in to the sessions I note they now have offers section in there now. at the moment they have an offer to claim one free hot drink every week. not bad if you are charging near a Greggs and want to grab a hot drink.

😂 I never knew that is what NACS stood for... every day is a school day

With the exception of the early Teslas, all Tesla over this side of the pond (EU) come with type 2/ CCS ports (not Tesla’s own NACs