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We're going down to the Dover area for a week's break shortly. It seems there's not a lot of Tesla superchargers nearby. Any recommendations for charging in the area? Thanks.

Has anyone signed up to GivEnergy's GivBack programme? It's another DFS implementation but, as far as I can see, with the advantage that charging the battery prior to the "event" is handled automatically (by Axle Energy). Payment for exported electricity is quoted as "up to £2.10" per kWh...

This is a bit of a strange one. On three occasions now, in the last few days, on opening the near-side rear door there a mini flood of water pours out. I'm puzzled where the water is finding a way in. The interior of the car is quite dry. Do you think this would be a warranty job? Link to a...

Just a heads-up for anyone who uses the Rushden Lakes shopping centre in Northants - the Pod-Point chargers are no longer free! As from June 30th they have introduced a 44p/kWh tariff. The shopping centre is local to me (about 4 miles away) and it was a nice feeling while sitting in the cinema...

As an Octopus Go customer I currently receive just 4.1p per kWh for exported electricity from Octopus. I've recently applied to Scottish Power to put my exported electricity to them, as they are offering 12p per kWh at the moment. I applied several weeks ago and had an automated reply but...

So, we have a 4 kW PV array, 5.2kWh battery and a dumb charger (Pod Point). Currently we're on Octopus Go with 7.5p/39.35p rates. There seems to be a bewildering array of tariffs available from Octopus now and I'm trying to work out if Go is still the best option (it's up for renewal in...

If you would like a laugh, read this from "Tiktoker" Luke about the bad points about owning a Model 3. Things like you boil because the roof's glass and you can't sit at a supercharger without charging, or you pay. I've never looked at TikTok and if Luke is typical then I won't bother. I...

Since updating the Tesla app to 4.20.69 I've had two attempts to plan a route in the app and then send to the car - both without success! In both cases the route has planned out fine in the app and sent to the car without issue. However, when I get to the car it is displaying an error message...

My M3P has just returned from the service centre, having spent a month there for an obscure seat belt alert to be fixed. While it was there they fixed a new carbon fibre spoiler, as the original was detaching on one side. The new one doesn't look right to me, standing proud of the boot by...

Just looking for your thoughts on a range issue. I did a drive of 105 miles on Tuesday, with four people in the car (2020 M3P). The drive was a mix of dual carriageway and single carriageway roads, with a few miles of M1. I didn't exceed the speed limits and much of the time sat at around 60 -...

Just had an email from Pod Point telling me that they are replacing the cable on my tethered installation as they've identified a fault on a batch of installs done in 2018. Apparently some cables are getting hot where the connector attaches to the car. The email mentions that a small number of...

In a few weeks I'll be leaving the car at Southampton for two weeks, while we are on a cruise. I'm thinking of charging at Winchester supercharger to top up to a decent charge level before leaving the car - anyone any experiences of the site, good or bad? I'm travelling on a Sunday so not sure...

Anyone any info on what might be causing this notification? So far it has had the rear left seatbelt pretensioner replaced a few weeks ago and then a new rear left seatbelt yesterday. Today the alert reappeared. Yesterday's service (new seatbelt) was from a mobile ranger, so no inconvenience...

I'm travelling down to a site just north of Brighton next Friday and thinking of topping up at the Gatwick/Crawley supercharger. What's it like generally? I'm guessing it gets busy. I will be aiming to be there around 1600. Any experience appreciated.

My M3P goes in to Northampton service centre tomorrow morning for an annoying rear seat belt fault which keeps popping up. I rarely drive at night but did so recently and my headlights, while excellent on full-beam, seem to be adjusted too low on dipped beam, so that the stretch of road which...

As per the thread title, has anyone had a service appointment at the Riverside, Northampton centre? I don't think it's been open very long. My M3P is in there in a couple of weeks to fix an annoying notification about a rear safety belt error. Just wondering how it went if anyone's been in there.

My M3P was upgraded to 2021.44.30.14 a few days ago. Since then it seems that pre-warming the seats has ceased to work! I normally turn climate on from the app a few minutes before going out and at the same time turn the seat heaters on. It appears to work at the time but, when you get in the...

Please excuse my ignorance if this is a stupid question! My other half has just ordered a Seat Mii which apparently comes without a 13A charger. As it's a Type 2 charging connector would the Tesla 13A charger be OK to use with it? Or does the Tesla charger talk a proprietary protocol? As we...

A question for those on the Octopus Go tariff. I've been with Octopus since mid-October and went on to the Go tariff after a few days. Since then I've not had one bill for electricity. I provide a meter reading for gas every month (no smart meter for gas) and get a bill for gas every month...

Having just placed an order for solar panels and battery I thought I'd look around for a decent tariff for electricity supply. I've been with Bulb for a couple of years so thought I'd check out their EV tariff before switching to Octopus Go. My electricity meter is a SMETS1 made by Secure...

We are taking the plunge and having a 4kW solar installation and 5kWh battery. The guy selling us the kit said that Octopus were the best energy supplier for our situation (we're with Bulb at the moment). I'm assuming one of the "smart" tariffs is what to go for but not sure which. We have a...

Just looking for user experiences with the Grantham supercharger. I'll be driving up the A1 in a couple of weeks, on a Friday, arriving at Grantham around lunchtime. Is it generally a busy site? Any gotchas to be wary off? Cheers.

This afternoon, I was on the sharp end of some halfwit's incredibly dangerous driving (I was overtaking two lorries on a dual carriageway, driving at the speed limit, and he undertook me and squeezed, and I mean squeezed, between the lorries and me to get in front). I sounded the horn and then...

Moderator comment - title modified for clarity from "Interesting news item" It will be interesting to see what the fallout from this is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56854417

I thought that free supercharger miles earned by using a referral link when purchasing your Tesla expired after 12 months? However, I bought my car early September 2020 and noticed today that the "Loot" box in the Android app no longer shows any mention of miles (or kWh) remaining. I can see...

I seem to recall that there were rumours that a fairly major software release was due and that Elon had tweeted that it would be "Hot". I thought the 22nd was mentioned. Anyone heard anything further?

A question for the technical experts: I know from experience that my Android phone will show that it is connected to my M3P from, very roughly, 7 or 8 metres away. I also know that I wouldn't be able to unlock the car with the phone until it's physically much closer than that. My question is...

I've had my M3P nearly three months. It's not been used very much in that time to be honest - only about 1,500 miles covered. In that time I don't seem to have mastered the correct, unhindered method of opening and starting the car with my OnePlus Android phone. Here's the usual sequence of...

Had a strange one today. Parked up the M3P at a Pod Point 7kW charger and connected up and started charging - all normal. Came back probably an hour later and opened up the charging screen and touched the "Stop charge" button on the screen. Absolutely no action. Repeatedly doing the same...

As the title, I'm debating whether to attempt applying a ceramic coat to my M3P, using DaveW's excellent guide. I'm going to ask what is probably a very dozy question. Do you apply the ceramic coat to the glass roof of the M3? I know the principle of ceramic coating is that the coating bonds...

I seem to have more and more of the following problem when first getting into my M3P: I gain access without issue, using my phone. But, I'm then unable to put the car into "gear" - it chimes at me and tells me to put the key card over the centre console. Usually, after a short period of this...

I've had my M3P for almost four weeks, and have put about 800 miles on the clock. I'm thinking about getting it ceramic coated before it gets much older. I'm on the Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire border, so can anyone recommend a good detailer in Northants or Beds? Also, what would you expect...

Well, I've been a Tesla owner for three weeks now, owning a Model 3 Performance since 8th September. For the first time since buying it, today I got into the car to be greeted by a black screen. Eventually I got it going, but is this a common occurrence? The car has been on version...

I'll apologise now for this being probably a very daft question! When I picked up my M3P I noticed that, along with the charging cable and 13A charging kit, it came with a pair of mudflaps. What, exactly, are you supposed to do with them? I presumed they were for fitting to the rear, as the...

I've had my M3P a week and a half now and, so far, haven't driven it after dark. Several of the previous cars I've owned have had an auto high beam function and I've not rated any of them as really usable! The problems have always been not dipping early enough, spurious "flashing" which...

I tried an experiment with my new M3P last night. I turned on Sentry mode at about 10pm last night and left it on through the night. Finally turned it off at about 8:30 this morning. In those 10.5 hours it had lost 9 miles of range (231 to 222). Does that sound about normal? I must admit...

Firstly, apologies if this is a daft question - I picked up my new M3P today, so very, very new to the Tesla world! I've scheduled charging to start tomorrow morning at 0200 (cheap rate electricity). I'm puzzled though by the charge current setting, which won't allow me to set more than 16A...

I'm due to be picking up my M3P on Tuesday from Birmingham and at admittedly a very late stage I've got a trade in quote from Tesla on my partner's BMW i3. I uploaded the photos they require yesterday morning (Friday) and am waiting for the final offer. Assuming they don't work Saturdays I'm...

I pick up my new M3P next week (hopefully!). Apart from Tesla's own supercharger network, what are the best charge networks to be equipped for when undertaking longer trips? I've got the Pod Point app, as my partner has had a BMW i3 for a couple of years. What else ought I to be looking at...

I've just placed my order for an inventory M3P and have only been offered Heathrow or Southampton for delivery. Do Tesla offer any flexibility in this, as, frankly, I don't really want to travel to either of those. I have a service centre nearby, in Milton Keynes. Would they possibly...

Anyone know how on earth Tesla arrive at the value for a trade-in vehicle? I got a valuation from them about a month or so ago for my 2018 VW Golf R, which at around £23k I thought was pretty reasonable. I'd indicated my interest was the Model 3. A few days ago, I asked for a new valuation...

Hi all, I'm new to Tesla and this forum. I'm looking at buying a 2015 model S P90D from Tesla's used inventory. Just a couple of questions for those who have a bit of experience. 1) Are used vehicles from Tesla generally sound? I know the warranty is good, but wondering about the cosmetic...