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Hi I have an ohme charger with an 8 metre tethered cable. When charging is it better to uncoil all the cable or can some be left coiled around the charger . Would the coiled cable overheat like a coiled extension cable, or even damage the charger. I'm a newbie and haven't charged a car yet !

The lease company sell a maintenance package for 2 services for £28/ month x 2 years .= £670 So I’m hoping I can get 2 services from a local mg dealer for less than this

Many thanks for all the info Wife want to know can we both use the mg app on our phones for the same car ?

Getting a cosmic silver MGS5 Trophy long range battery on a 2 year lease First new car First mg First automatic First lease car First electric vehicle If you can’t scare yourself at my age , when can you 😋

Hi newbie with a few questions 1 Do the mirrors fold in when door locked 2 Does car have locking wheel nuts 3 jack and wheel nut bar 4 when car charging from home is there a safety system to stop car being driven 5_Does car have an alarm 6 How many keys Any tips gratefully accepted ! Wife’s...

Hi just a question before my mgs5 arrives regarding insurance. I am leasing the car but want to insure it in my wife's name and me as a named driver. She has max no claims bonus in her name and as I had a company van until I retired my no claims expired. So can I lease in my name and insure in...

Would wrapping an elastic band around it make it more grippy and stop the handle slipping off ?

Some great replies, cheers The lease company gave me the option of black or silver so went with the silver to match the grey interior. The lease deal was for the long range trophy model and it’s a lot more car than I thought I could afford , just a good deal which suited me . The Ev charger is...

Cheers for the replies ,feeling slightly better!

Hi recent member here , MGA5 on order expected late dec early Jan Beginning to read lots of electronic issues with this model, parasitic battery drains, boot not opening , car not opening, car not closing Car not charging , dealer issues, etc etc As it’s Xmas and I’m thinking have I made a big...

Handy list for comparing suppliers

I’m on Scottish power at moment I might swap tariffs to Scot power Ev saver They also do Ev optimise but don’t think it’s compatible with mg or ohme pro

Great , so my ohme pro charger is now installed . Took about 2 hours to fit with a separate surge protector and rcd . All good I don’t have a vehicle yet so have plenty of time to research a good tariff . The installer did advise me to watch out for cheap tariffs from 12:00 to 5:00 am which...

I’m going to be on Scottish power ev tariff and have read to set up the charge time I have to do something about the percentage charge you require. Hopefully the ev installer will give me more info Or I could always rely on the wise Gandalf like sages on the MGs5 forum 😜

Finally decided on a Ohme home pro with a tethered 8 m cable so I can drive up to garage forward or reverse , getting fitted next Friday £999 with some Black Friday discount Wish me luck