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Oh the subject of car cleaning/ceramic coats/snow foam etc, no one has mentioned all the c*ap that I assume will be in these products that then gets washed into the country's sewers. What are the eco/biodegradable options for eg snow foam?

I think people in Britain (yes even in England) are going to finally wake up to the reality of how they were mis-sold brexit and abandon the whole debacle by the end of the year. I know that technically the UK has left the EU but that nothing will change unless some sort of deal is struck on the...

I read somewhere that rear mounted racks add a very significant amount of drag to the car; roof mounted are meant to be much better. We have just purchased the latter for our MS although yet to try them out.

I'll second that - our May 17 registered 90D bought last month came with all of that apart from the free road tax but then the budget intervened and we ended up only having to pay the tax for last month which was quite nice timing for a change. We have the upgrade option for FSD as well although...

We bought our MS last month and sadly won't car camping for some time with the current state of the world. I have to say though that I am surprised by a couple of things. Back in the days when I was still day-dreaming about being able to buy a Tesla I checked some of the camping chat and my...

The 2017 MS we have just bought came with AP2 hardware but the dealer was vague about the AP functionality although to be fair to them they said none had been paid for by the original buyer. What we have found though is that it does have some ie keeping in lane and adaptive cruise but what it...

yes sorry tiredness I meant March 20. That all makes sense thanks...I have cancelled the DD just in case.

Hi I SORNed early afternoon yday and then re-taxed at the PO this morning. I'm confused becuae I set up direct debit payments when I bought the car in early May and the first one came off my bank account on 30 March. Looking at my banking today it is showing another DD payment pending to come...

Is there a charge for this if you are out of the 4 yr warranty? I've never had any similar problem on any previous car I've owned.

Hi having just bought the car and not read the manual fully I see that it appears to be important not to press directly above the latch when closing the lid. Looks like we have done this and when we open it pops up but is still held by the latch and wont open. If you stretch you hand in you can...

This is really helpful thanks. I have just done my SORN online now (I am paying by direct debit). Is there no chance at all re-licencing tomorrow online will work? If not, can you tell me what the post office procedure is ie can any post office do this; is there a form to fill in; will they be...

Is this correct. We have just bought a 2017 MS with AP2 and the App shows you can set sentry mode. The car manual appears to contemplate cars only set up with AP2.5 hardware so where do I find guidance on what sentry mode actually does on my car?

As a litigation solicitor (in Scotland) I would echo the warning that this is a claim waiting to happen. I have a similar problem - no drive - but would only contemplate on street charging if it was possible to have a channel slot cut in the pavement as someone mentioned. Councils should really...

Can I ask what "permit added" signifies? Imminent opening?

Seem to have set up the basics now but still not clear on what to do to set max battery life and to get it to text you if the vehicle is moved?

Good point but two reasons - Tesla have still to register our ownership so the app is currently functional; the more important one is that I have read that its relatively easy for a thief to disable the inbuilt tracking. Overall its a very modest investment in comparison to the value of the asset.

I have bought this and set up the SIM card and the online tracking. I am using it powered from its own battery so am keen to configure it to minimise battery use. I wondered if anyone else uses this tracker and has any tips on setting it up? Basically I think I need a fairly simple setup so that...

Surely they can't expect people to know or remember this sequencing especially when there are pretty much zero instructions on the charger boxes? I have ordered a card now so hopefully it will work using that without these issues.

Thanks tried that but no luck - going to order the card I think and see if it works with that.

I tried to set up the former but the car doesn't appear to recognise the number I put in - I have a feeling that the PIN is still perhaps locked with the number the previous owner user? If that's the case how do I get access to change the PIN when the car isn't registered on the Tesla app yet? A...

Thanks thats helpful

Well we tried again earlier and phoned the 0141 number and they confirmed that they had started the charging; the charge point changed from green to blue but the car simply didn't recognise and stubbornly maintained it ready to charge message. We gave up patience well and truly expended and...

We tried charging for the first time last night using the App and failed despite having good mobile connection and adding my card details to the app account. There must be some simple step I have missed I think but the charging pillar doesnt appear to provide any info apart from confirming the 2...

This is a second hand MS so I think maybe I need to register the car somehow with Tesla?

Another first timer question - I have downloaded the App to my phone having previously registered with Tesla on their website. I tried to log in with the same log in details on the App and it is saying "Sign In Failed....There are no products linke to your account." Does this mean there is a...

Excellent thanks for all the replies

Hi we have just picked up our first Tesla and had our first supercharger stop. I assumed that there was a battery capacity % figure that shows somewhere so you know when you have reached it and can drive on!? Cant see this anywhere. Can anyone help? A better route planner tells us we need to...

Hi we have just picked up our first Tesla and had our first supercharger stop. I assumed that there was a battery capacity % figure that shows somewhere so you know when you have reached it and can drive on!? Cant see this anywhere. Can anyone help? A better route planner tells us we need to...

Ah thanks @Jason71 you answered just as I was posting! Well if this all works out the saving might cover my first year's insurance!

Thanks - so does that mean I could park it on my drive on the evening of 1 April and do the online SORN process and then the next day apply to tax again and get the exemption so no tax and then start driving again and await a cheque in the for the 5 months tax I had pre-paid?

This is very interesting - I am due to buy a May 17 registered MS on Saturday and had been annoyed that it would have 3 yrs of tax to pay. From reading this thread it appears that I may benefit from this change? I cant SORN the car as I need to use it for the rest of the month so I need to tax...

Thanks very much for this - extremely helpful!

As per my heading does anyone know the answers? We are interested in a car for sale that has the AP2 hardware but apparently no EAP paid for. Can we pay Tesla to unlock this as a subsequent owner and if so at what cost? Thanks.

Thanks @WesB does that mean though that you would have no adaptive cruise and emergency braking then or are these separate to AP features? Do you know how much it costs to unlock EAP?

My concern is whether there would be no AP at all because would that mean that you wouldn't get the variable cruise control and automatic emergency braking etc?

And if there is no EAP what do Tesla charge to unlock it? thanks

Thanks @WesB - if it doesn't have EAP will it have any AP functionality at all?

We are interested in buying a 2017 MS with AP2 hardware. The spec screen print the dealer has provided simply states "autopilot hardware" and nothing else ie no reference to EAP etc which I thought all AP2 cars came with. How can you check a particular AP2 car has the AP software enabled ie that...

Its a dealer. What does the dealer need to do to check @vitesse ? thanks

@vitesse here is the Spec sheet - maybe you can see why I am puzzled by what the AP includes?

Thanks yes but my query was actually to do with the functionality that you can expect to be enabled where a car fitted with AP2 hardware from 2017 simply states on the spec sheet "Autopilot hardware"? ie no mention of EAP.

More (basic) questions on potential MS purchase - 2017 AP2 car. What is premium connectivity and is it part of "premium interior"? The spec sheet states "autopilot hardware" but no mention of EAP! Is it possible to buy an AP2 car that has the hardware fitted but no usable AP at all because the...

Thanks @vitesse - regarding Tesla's own used inventory it just annoys me that they strip out benefits that you can get if you buy privately. Its also not ideal that you don't even get to see even photos of the car before you purchase. The positive I agree is the enhanced warranty. Yes R Symons...

We are looking for a used MS too. Ideally a 85/90 variant. From my hours of research so far I am struggling to understand how you can assess objectively the condition of the battery ie both its current capacity and whether charging rate has been throttled or might be in the near future? I...

Hi @kuruma is it possible to charge a completely empty PW to 100% on the cheap night time Octopus tariff and then basically run your house during the day from the battery. We have a long term plan to fit solar PV but I am wondering if a PW atm would be worthwhile to reduce our ridiculously high...

Thanks @gangzoom - I get it now. Do you know if any vintage MS can be upgraded by Tesla to accept the CCS charging? I think they have to do something to the car and provide an adaptor?

Can someone explain what the CCS charger is for the benefit of my ignorance please? Is it a newer public charging format giving faster charge rates? Or are some superchargers using it? If so do they also have the older (type 2) socket? I ask because I am considering a 2014 MS that would need an...

Thanks but this is a pre-2017 car. If it had simply been sold from private seller 1 - private seller 2 - me then there should be no issue ie the free SC should transfer. My issue is that it has come back from PS1 - Tesla and then from Tesla - PS2 as used inventory at the time when Tesla still...

Hi I am interested in buying a 2014 MS currently owned by someone who bought it second hand about 2 years ago from Tesla as one of their used inventory. He has confirmed that he has free supercharging which makes sense as its a pre 2017 car and at the time he would have bought from Tesla I...