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Yes, absolutely correct. It may to some seem an obvious solution to charge a different VAT rate, but the more you try the more complex it becomes. Billing wouldn't stand up to challenge because domestic car chargers are not designed for this. It's easy to circumvent. A domestic car charger...

It is a problem, mainly because we don't have long flat and even roads in the UK. We have quite the opposite unfortunately, so headlights flick up and down all the time. One could argue part of the problem is the state of our roads. However, it's just a review at this stage which will likely...

This bell curve rollout is typical of every update, look back at previous sofware releases. If a random subset of cars are picked for the initial tranche, you'll see this distribution pattern. To me, this does suggest it really is just random. I would not conclude there is a bug, as nothing...

20% VAT on charging at home is impractical. A 32A commando socket could charge a car or power tools, a 13A socket could power a heater or charge a car. As for other financial "incentives", they were always simply incentives to kick start EV adoption. There is usually a hype cycle with any...

I think fair play if they didn't want to do yesterday, by being different and sticking to their view of a reasonable offer they are sending a message. The energy saved is estimated after all, as we cannot say exactly what would have been used without a parallel universe. That some on Octopus...

Almost... My UK M3 is Fremont made and has matrix headlights. They were introduced on the 2021 refresh for Europe bound cars, so any delivered to the UK from November 2020. Goodness that's scary how quick time flies, it was quite a discussion on here at the time.

Yours does sound a different issue. Albeit a very odd one as the VPN the car creates to the mother ship is common to many functions. Knowing Tesla as we do, I'm not at all surprised that changes have broken something. But more generally for others, if waking is the problem (i.e. no mobile...

Ah, it still doesn't take long for the novelty of software updates to wear off I see. As a partial solution, if Tesla are unable to connect remotely and the car needs to be woken up when there is no mobile signal. Leaving sentry mode on at home while connected to WiFi, will keep the car awake...

"From January 2024 to the end of March 2024 the ESO will look to run a further six tests. If the forecast volume of participation in the service exceeds 1.25GW at this stage, these tests will be competitively tendered, without the use of a GAP. " In the FAQ in the link above. Plenty of time...

Do you not have any other mobile tyre repair services nearby? I find it's easier they come to you anyway. You'll have to pay to get the tyre repaired anyway. Easy to find with a Google search. If it were me and my car was home, this is what I would have done from the start.

Maybe starting the car with the app is the more secure option. Since the order of the numbers still don't change, just the positioning of the key presses is a good clue to anyone watching. I know the position of the window changes. I don't understand why they haven't implemented a delay, after...

Android has been around a very long time now. It has lots of history it has to deal with, without breaking things. If every permission could be individually declined, many apps would not even launch. Therefore not all permissions require user approval, they are implied by you installing the...

Be careful, that's when any good sales person knows they've got you.

It does, look at the full permissions list in the play store, under other, it has Activity Recognition permissions.

I had a similar issue 2 years ago, the error was worded slightly different but that was on older software with the previous user interface. It was caused by a failed sensor in the unit behind the rear view mirror. This was a common fault, it might still be. Upon reporting it, some people...

Understandably, you're thinking UK spec. In the USA, the model Y was available a long time before any Tesla had a heated steering wheel. I think that's the confusion.

I too suspect they damaged it by accident. I've had similar mysterious additions with warranty work. 1509395-10-C is the important part, this is the revision without the issues of the previous one.

I think that one is in orbit.

It reminds me of the heated steering wheel, the first 2021 models didn't have it but later builds did. Tesla are known for doing this. For things to now also start appearing in the software does add more evidence. Separately, we are approaching the time of the year where Tesla release some...

I've tested using the emergency release and I didn't detach the 12v battery. So I believe it also works when the car is unlocked. You could also try pushing down on the bonet while you open it with the app. Maybe the latch is jammed because of upward pressure. The alternative is trying to...

Yep, that's the cable as predicted. Everyone with the error will need that cable replaced. A whole batch of cars have this hidden fault in them, just waiting to show itself.

I do the same. That one sentence speaks volumes. Come on Tesla, just pause for a second and really think about this.

Mine kept clearing as well. In fact, it had cleared when I took it in for the service but it didn't matter as it's a well know fault. Definitely keep the service appointment. If you fancied a heavy brake test, you may find you can trigger the message again on demand. It will be the charging...

That's all a bit worrying, they really should not be getting the torque levels wrong at the factory. They'll know when they corrected that, so they'll know which cars are affected. This is the bit that annoys me with Tesla at times and I'd hope they'd be different to other car manufacturers...

Was the wording of the message "Unable to DC Fast Charge - OK to AC Charge"? If so, I had this error recently and it was repaired under warranty, took them about an hour. There was an older part for the charging harness, which quite often develops this fault, they replace it new a newer part...

Yes, I've had one of mine changed a month ago under warranty. No issue at all, definitely a warranty item just like if any battery in the car failed within warranty. Given they all do the same miles and all were originally fitted at the same time, likely from the same batch, I am expecting my...

I'm guessing it's a quiet news day. It's not a very complex situation. We've only heard one side of the story. If it's as reported then this is clearly a warranty issue. It's reasonable to expect a car to cope with being parked in heavy rain, even in a British autumn "storm". It's a breach of...

My thinking is that Tesla have always wanted the acceleration and sound system as one of their unique selling points. So they won't cut corners on this, but will on almost everything else. It's a rather common thing to do.

Yes, thank you, of course I meant 22KW. No need for a sarcasm. Some of us have a disability, that despite proof reading 20 times we still make a mistake.

Given your unloaded voltage is 232v, that's only a 17 volt drop for what is around 220,000 watts. I see a similar voltage drop when the total load in my home approaches 100A. But my unloaded voltage is 245v and so it doesn't cause any issues. Does your smart meter show incoming voltage on its...

Now the home page of the Tesla website for the UK is showing the upgraded model 3, the new headlights are obvious. The order page is still the previous model. https://www.tesla.com/en_gb

Maybe not to begin with, but I'd never say never.. Tesla need to keep growing sales, their strategy depends upon it. The market expects ever increasing sales to justify its high valuation. There has been a drop in production within the current quarter, yet lead times are still very short...

Try the Two button reset. If unsure, Google search for Tesla two button reset. Does the car horn work at all? You can report it via the service section of the app.

Swap that word for an appraisal then. The underlying concept of performance measurement is the same, however it's handled. Unless Tesla don't appraise their staff at all.

It's been like this the last few days. But it's there now for me.

My guess is, it's someone on commission trying every trick they can think of to get sales. They have probably noticed they can get customers to order and then bump their order back. What he probably doesn't know is, what will happen when orders are bumped back to an "upgraded Model 3*. There...

That's what I said. But there are still a significant portion (and lately growing portion) of the population who aren't interested or can't be bothered in social media or blogs. Why alienate a significant portion of your customers with an internal project name. I'm not saying it's necessarily...

Why use the "highland" codename in a sales email. There are many customers who don't follow Tesla on the internet quite like us lot, who would totally misinterpret that The term highland is an internal project name that got leaked, not a marketing or sales term. I can't see this being any...

A few years ago I found Tesla very refreshing, new and different. They didn't seem concerned about servicing generating profit, the aim should be no need for any service. Often they'd ask during service if there is anything else they could help with. There was plenty of slack in the system...

Hence my very deliberate wording. It's not my area of knowledge to know exactly where the line is drawn and provide a reference to back it up. It's not right for me to give my opinion either way, as it would only be my opinion. Hopefully someone in this profession can give advice with...

I don't know anything about this item and it's not a recommendation, but I think others on this site have purchased from this reseller. I do see type 2 extension leads for sale. In the description, it does say it extends an existing tethered cable...

Basically what I have done many times, I do sign it. You are quite right, it's unreasonable to ask for something and give no way to provide it. That's important and in your favour. Knowing that plus no other human is involved when you collect and return, no one actually checks anything. If I...

There will be. Tesla have said themselves they won't meet their ever increasing sales targets in an era of higher interest rates without more cuts.

I was following a brand new white M3 yesterday, strangely I spotted two small circles where USS use to be... I thought, surely they aren't back again. But when I got closer, I could see these were not USS but were small dents where the car must have reversed into something, maybe twice. Oh...

Mine have been replaced under warranty at just under 3 years old. I was told their voltage was low, so the batteries had run out. They didn't last much longer than the first set of tyres. If others with the BLE sensors experience the same, it could be they don't last that long.

Even with the Bluetooth attack, they were within 25 meters, line of sight from the car and they used a specific phone. They had to complete the handshake within 30ms, some phones are likely too slow for the attack. It wasn't demonstrated with numerous phone models and being upstairs inside a...

The answer to all this, as we should be able to guess by now, will be to train a new AI model for activating the screen wash. They'll call the AI Deep Clean, but it won't work until Deep Clean v2.

They might also have scripts to migrate settings to new formats, migrate local databases to new layouts, perform indexing etc. Again all very common, it's a full operating system with software and not just an embedded system. It's still straightforward but these could have a significant impact...

Ok I'll reword. Electric cars have been around far longer than Tesla. The point is, it's 2023 and this is common knowledge with any reputable garage nowadays. There has to come a point where electric cars are not just for people who worry about these things. These risks fuel those who love to...

If the cars were designed to need jack pads, they would either be supplied with the car or sold by Tesla. They are simply a precaution and if done properly as per the manual, like jacking up any car really, there is no issue. The concept of correct jack points for a car has been around far...