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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...

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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

Sorry should have said farty (autocorrect) !

I’m an old fatty pensioner , so need an easy to operate unit and I doubt if I will ever go down the solar panel route but cheers for the advice

MG Clive, just looking at the cord zero through Halfords. £940 with good reviews, good shout

Thanks for the great input many thanks

Hi all , apologies if I'm repeating old threads but the ones I've looked at are from 2023 and as we know technology marches on. Leasing a MGs5 due in 6 weeks so chasing up costs and advice on home chargers, untethered to use Scottish powers EV tariff.. Latest offer from EV heroes is£969 for an...

Yes that's true, the monitor would just give a bit of early warning so you could at least always start the car and maybe see how fast the battery was draining