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Yep. Adderstone is an odd one. Used to be on and off all the time supply-wise and the location of the tombstones is bonkers. In a normal services where you’d reverse a truck into a bay with allocated slots, they seem to be facing a carpark which is an HGV free for all and is dark as hell too...

I was about to say the same. I found 2 articles just whilst searching to verify it's not just me. One had the line "A 2021 outage locked hundreds of users out of their cars."

Draxcap, Will you be able to home charge in London area? Whilst the notion of city driving may make you think that it’ll be fine, charging inside the M25 is a bit of a pain to be honest and most visitors just make sure they enter with a full battery because if you’re in there a few days it can...

Adsheff, it is but there’s absolutely nothing open after close of business including loos so arrive with everything you need bought or done as it really is a ’sit and wait for it to charge’ location. I do quite a lot at Hive Studios there and leave late for a long trek back to Lancs. Great to...

Based on this approach, I guess we can buy anything then, as long as it doesn’t have an ugly windscreen. you’ve opened me up to a whole new world of possibilities Zilla! ;)

First up, great post Nick. I’ve driven a lot in the States but not since going to Tesla a few years ago. Great to read the flip version of what I’d probably experience there now. Regarding the pressing of the stalk for matching the interpreted speed limit, on the S and X in the UK, a pull and...

Maybe for use by third parties. But as a Tesla device, for me, it represents everything about Tesla design that makes it not only appealing but commercially viable. A Tesla charger has nothing it doesn’t need to charge a Tesla. no more; no less. It’s also cleverer and more adaptable. The app...

You need to check your bill too. BP tried to charge me for putting about 60kw imto a half full SR+ which kind of defies the laws of physics. It wouldn’t be right if it was empty. And it wasn’t a prepayment either Before you ask. Shared the experience and many had seen similar. Either they’re...

Probably also worth noting that its more than likely that subsidies would be available to anyone prepared to have a bash even if the Uk is/was offering subsidies. Subsidies aren’t like bailouts. They tend to be available on a level playing field. So Tesla getting subsidies, in any country, is...

Back in 2019 when we had our solar and PowerWall setup installed we pondered if it would ever be justifiable financially but did it anyway on environmental grounds. it’s panned out rather well. Charge two cars on alternate nights (only one 7kW Tesla Wall Connector) and fill the PowerWall on 5.5p...

Scott, I have no insight or facts here but I do have a guess. The FSD package in Europe is somewhat crippled due to legislation and many features including Summon become a bit useless through no fault of Tesla. pitching in a halfway house option that gives some of the benefits that work but in...

My SEG has just risen to 4.1p after getting an email from octopus. North of a manchester area on the edge Lancs but inside Greater Manchester. Probably just classed as North West IIRC.

I shared some pics of a well advanced Trafford Centre build back end of last year. I also worked at Trafford Centre in the final weeks before Christmas and the 18 unactivated charging bays were complete regarding construction, so much so that Tesla handover was using them as parking bays since...

Ha! Yeah. But the passenger one is out of kilter with the drivers one so it’s now troubling me that I can’t even them up!

To put this in perspective, I had mine in the perfect position before it got broke. Didn’t you?

Did anyone find a solution to this. I also have an S with 2021.44.25.2 and its now missing. I used to love surprising people by telling them how to do it so I’m full au fait with how it works but I have no control over it at all as far as I can see after a deep dive imto the menus and lots of...

I think people forget that this side of Rimac or Lucid (neither of which are in ‘that price category’) Tesla are still the only manufacturer supplying the UK that make nothing but electric cars. we still have no idea how much other manufacturers subsidise their products. For me to say that the...

Buzz, the original 3 Gridserve are still there and functioning but the new area has a split between Gridserve and Tesla on the other side of the car park. Whilst you’re correct that there are 3 onsite, I didn’t make it clear that I was talking about there not being any chargers of any flavour in...

Adderstone seems to have had a rocky history since it’s inception although I have managed to use it a couple of times. I’d be interested if anyone has any deeper and less anecdotal info then mine since it would appear to be more than storm related with substantial stints of complete closure...

I called in at Birch on the way past the other day (I shared pics from a couple of months ago somewhere in this thread). All the groundwork is done and tidy, all construction fencing and buildings gone. it's like a tidy garden now but no sign of any chargers of any flavour yet sadly.

Agreed on location vs facilities. I have a project just inside Kent so I arrive from the North West a couple of times a month needing a local charge and seeing the Tesla logo coming over the bridge then continuing to BlueWater always has me thinking 'I wish'. However, it really is a solution to...

Doats1, I found this in my first winter and I kind of came up with a theory (hardly a groundbreaking one but it was a lightbulb moment at the time). Any model 3 is drawing heat for climate and seats etc in the same amounts no matter which battery it has. But the SR+ feels the pain more as it has...

Gangzoom, totally what you said. we came from a mk1 30kW LEAF to a 2019 SR+ (One of the first, bought new) and now run a 75D S alongside it too. On anything other than round the doors day the SR+ is like living in an eternal comfort zone compared with the LEAF which was like a fat boy at an all...

Yep, totally as expected, and no surprises.

Having dabbled with Tidal in the Model S with premium audio today, including pre-downloading albums I’m super familiar with whilst on wi-fi, I came to the conclusion that if I had chosen Tidal as my primary source of music it was totally fine and easy to use but regarding quality, there just...

You had me at Rega Planar and Back in Black……….

For an entry level car (albeit we all got the plus spec as the base in the UK amd never got the true ‘base model’) I’d proffer that the audio system in the SR+ far from sucks. Obviously, anything involving ears and taste is subjective but the bottom line for a basic system pretty much comes down...

Ermmm…… BBC is all available on DAB and always has been. You press radio and search BBC and save it to favourites. It’s not rocket science to be fair. The BBC having a beef with TuneIn is not really Tesla‘s fault. That’s like complaining to Tesla that your favourite song isn’t on Spotify. as...

Nigel, it used to be pretty much underivable on Autopilot along massive chunks of it. It’s a lot more civilised now. That said, I rarely use autopilot these days. I just use TACC which, while susceptible to the same issues occasionally, allows me to position the car slightly off centre in a lane...

California has a freakish amount of Teslas and they aren’t CCS ready as such so I don’t think Santa Monica will ever be comparable with the likes of Birmingham or Doncaster or wherever over here. I haven’t visited California since embracing EVs so I’m happy to be corrected by anyone who has but...

It’s more of a stop and mooch kind of place than a volt and bolt location. You can grab a coffee in various locations onsite and it’s actually a lovely place, especially if you have a dog that needs an (on the lead) stroll. But if you want a familiar services-style location directly off a...

Very much so. I made the mistake of fiddling about with 2 cars, a new app and some new features while 150miles away from the cars. I wouldn’t advise anyone else to do that so I have no idea why I let myself do it! i agree about not being able to set anything on a car that isn’t connected. But I...

Leeh, it’s probably worth pointing out if you’re new to the car that you have arrived at the very point where there’s some anomalies in the Tesla app which have literally appeared in the last week or two for scheduling. Some long term owners are scratching their heads even without an Ohme...

Here’s a pic I didn’t share. It’s looking like a continuous line all the way along that back edge now. Wouldnt want to guess the quantity but it looked like there’ll be a good few and more than on the original pans but that’s just an uneducated guess on my part.

Scotch Corner is consistently one of my slowest charger stop so I’d hope for some basic upgrade of the ‘floor’ speed of these chargers. It may be that I just imagine it as the distance between chargers in this region means I always have to start low and go high but I do a lot more Netflix at...

Popped in here to add a quick update on The Trafford Centre and Stuart1714 beat me to it! I too accidentally (cough) turned into the car park and accidentally (cough) took some pictures! The more info the better I suppose. Such a great strategic location for Tesla travels this one and the...

If you’re debating between two car brands based on this one element of the respective designs, I suspect the shape of your connector will be the least of your charging worries with a Lucid. most folk accept that public charging is much better these days but if I was thinking that hard about the...

Not sure if it appeals to you but it would appear that every single car on Tesla‘s used car inventory is listed with Enhanced Autopilot at the moment which I presume they’re adding as a deal sweetener (because they can). It is a £3,800.00 option anywhere else. I’d advise researching it as its...

Yep

Birch coming on rather well. This was this afternoon and, whilst it looks very similar to Quavey's post above, there's some good progress on the construction of it. No Tesla elements there yet. One of the onsite construction guys said it was 8 Tesla and 8 Gridserve but we'll stick with the plans...

In hindsight, my point here is slightly flawed as people have pointed out the actual location of the new chargers which is the opposite side of the carpark. Not sure of these existing ones will be relocated or remain.

I hope Birch have a bit of a rethink on the markings for these. They appear to be next to the ecotricity ones which, when you reverse in, you have to be pretty tight in to the chargers and even then your nose sticks out into the roadway considerably In a Model S. outlander driver next to me said...

Always worth pointing this about as it’s not obvious to new owners at all. Fair play. whilst it’s not Tesla SuC related per se, if you do find yourself Superchargerless down the bottom end of Kent and need a charge locally there are some tidy and reliable Instavolts in both Broadstairs and...

Mike, if you tap on the pin for the charger location on the screen it will give you a real-time indication of how many chargers are free and operational IIRC. (I’d go and check if that is still the case but I’m not getting dressed and heading out there at this hour! :p)

I had an American RV that ran on LPG and it was game of watching which forecourts had removed the pumps this week. No new ones for years as far as I know. It’s a dying tech. BEV and hybrid has made it redundant for cars really. the Prius was the first step towards halving your taxi bills without...

Folk using/monitoring Octopus Agile home prices (tied to wholesale price of electricity half hourly) will know that wholesale prices are bonkers high at the moment. The home supply price on Agile is capped at 35p but it never used to hit it and used to drop to about 4p or less at night. Now...

press to save is still useless at the moment and still actually misses the incident completely on press. Had a low speed minor bump from behind this week with, miraculously, no damage but click to save means I have a video of my pastey white legs in shorts examining the back of the car and...

Tony, i also live nearby. Had a rare day when both me and the other half needed to charge our respective cars on our single charger so charged on the Ecotricity/EH at Birch. While I did, I wandered the entire site to see if I could spot any works. If there are any they’re very well hidden...

I think we should all pop back here in November and revel in the discussion. We all have short attention spans these days and we’ve already forgotten winter when we we’re all wondering, like goldfish, where the range went, even thought it was the same about 7 months ago! :D A Manchester to...

I doubt it to be fair but to be in with any chance at all, you need to specify locations a little more. If you live anywhere north of manchester and you’re going to Croydon then not snowflake in hell‘s chance I’m afraid. If you’re going from a Stockport to Chingford then maybe but you’ll be...