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Some of our Scottish members may have some insights. :)

St Asaph. Haven't been there in years. When we were kids, we had an aunt and uncle who lived there, so many of our holidays were spent there. I fell in love with north Wales. :)

As with any secondhand car, it's worth getting a second opinion from the AA or RAC, etc, and they will do a full inspection of the car and it's batteries.

A bit of silicone grease spray on the latch.

If you've only had it a month, I would go down the route of it not being fit for purpose if it doesn't charge on any CCS. Ask them to rectify it or reject it and get one that does charge on any CCS.

When you plug the ZS in, have a look at the battery screen on the infotainment unit. It will display the charging current. Post a picture if you can.

I think the subscription is to integrate it into Android Auto to "use on the go". Mine works as a stand alone app on my phone without subscription.

Or airport radar?

I usually plan it down to the inch, :) but on my unexpected journey, I thought "why not?", and decided to wing it. And I was surprised how easy it was. I suppose it could have been worse if I'd had to queue for a charger, but I didn't, so I think the infrastructure is improving.

Zap-Map does have a route planner. If you go to "Routes" (3rd icon along at the bottom of the screen), you can plan your route. :) Also, if you are using Android Auto with Google maps, you can select chargers and it will show you the local chargers near your location as you drive along. This...

I presume you've got the usual apps for route planning and charger locations. My personal favourite networks are Osprey and Instavolt. A little bit pricey, but reliable. The new Gridserve units are good, and of course there are the open Tesla Superchargers, which are cheap and reliable (make...

What I am noticing now is more and more commercial EV vans, which I think is really important because they account for a lot of CO2 emmissions. (And also it makes so much sense for fleet managers as they are so much cheaper to run).

A couple of good stories from Nicky this week. Oil demand is falling due to rising EV sales, and the UK is set to install record numbers of EV chargers.

When I got my first EV, Ioniq 28kWh, in 2018, I only ever saw a LEAF (just around the corner from us), a SOUL (a few streets further along), and occasionally a Model S in town. Now on my way into town, I see at least 10 EV's, MG's, Teslas, Hyundai's, Nissans, VW's, to name the common ones...

A lot of the Private Hire Cars in Weston super Mare used to be plug in Prius's. They seem to have been replaced by MG 5's and I've seen a Model S with a plate on it.