Content by Everest in May, 2026

Guess they're good at covering anything.

I give up... spent about 15 minutes, but no joy.... I was never any good at "spot-the-difference" competitions 🤷‍♀️

Sorry, I wasn't focussing.. I was getting my sandbanks and studland mixed up :ROFLMAO:

We (and others on here) use 7kW (32A) portable "granny" chargers that plug into a 32A commando socket.... https://thirdrockenergy.co.uk/products/type-2-ev-portable-charger-32a-variable-7-4kw-5-metre see also this thread...

Really?.. I thought there were already enough 'erect large ugly structures' at Sandbanks :unsure: 🤷‍♀️😊

So, you've just taken a selfie :unsure: 🤷‍♀️

great result (y). So, to clarify, you're say it was just plug and play, with no specific coding needed ? If so, that's great to know.

Doesn't that mess up the timings for his 1,000km challenges though ;) :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I don't see any way that would be economic to repair - probably a write off with hire car costs alone for the time it would take to fix. Glad you're all OK. But re... ... now you've written the teaser, I'm intrigued to know what it is :unsure:

(y)... unless you go for a 32A / 7kW commando plug/socket granny 👵

If I'm seeing the image correctly, that's a french (type e) 16A schuko socket. You will therefore need to buy a granny charger with schuko socket on the supply end. The other end will plug into your EV. The alternative (without the cost of fixed home charger) would be to have a 16A or 32A...

Intermittent faults are the worst to diagnose :( If it is earthing related, it could be down to local conditions if you are on a TT earthing arrangement. Or the fault could be related to over or under voltage conditions (as discussed in the thread linked below); the latter is less likely...

Hmm.. rubbish weather you have over there - look; it's been raining cats and dogs ;)

(y)... you forgot to mention that this is not just any food; it's @siteguru's food :)

(y).. yep, crazy... though to clarify, this was 24% on a 3 year old EV. Oh yes... the look on the boy's face was priceless :)

I'm with BB.. ... and a lot of profit margin from everything I've read over the last 30 years. The car stealerships will push these add-on products hard as that is where they make most money. Scare tactics to make you sign up = avoid (IMHO). When we bought our VW we were offered finance...

I would have laughed at that if I didn't know what your part-time job is ;) 🚌 🏫

Depending on cable size and length, then combined with AC to DC conversion losses, 10 to 15% would not be abnormal, so 500W loss on 3800 = 14% which is the right ballpark, IMHO.

(y), plus, until this year, you've been saving 10 year's worth of VED too.

calling @Bam Bam?

Their end-of-term school report in July should definitely say "needs to try harder at fixing cars"

I've FTFY before @siteguru got here :) I'm now feeling hungry!

(y)... I had a sudden deja-vue moment, after posting my post about V2L... and then remembered this thread https://www.mgevs.com/threads/v2l-power-wash.22167/

Super simply means "above" or "more than"... not specifically good.

"you could put it in yourself" sure, but only in the same manner that you could drive a car without a seatbelt, tax or insurance. This is not compliant with BS7671 (section 551.7.2), nor BS1363 for that matter.

You're keeping us in suspense... what's the ballpark figure ? :) 💰

Then what about he gets a cheap mains powered one and power it from the V2L?

Ah.... I see - guess @NikLiverpool meant 8 to 10 kWh, not 8 to 10kW. Still a lot though, 350W continual consumption :(

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for increased deployment of EVSE's, but less than 10% of the UK housing stock is under 10 years old and retro-fitting will be a slow and costly process.

We know, you keep telling us... (we won't mention the 👵🔥) ;)

He obviously now thinks that is 'his' extra 3.5 acres too :) 🐈‍⬛

But, IMHO, unfortunately there will be a large percentage of the population who live in rented, HMO's, no-off-street-access or live in apartments, residental homes etc. that will never be able to have a home charger.

It would be even more clever if we all club together to buy @Ian Key a freezer, so he doesn't have to eat the same food for 3 nights in a row ;) ❄️

Here's one for you then...

:) Good riddance. The sooner people (including public services) stop using flawed, closed, proprietary systems, the better, IMHO.

(y) ahh... proper Škodas :)

Or, even better, a bucket and sponge 🤷‍♀️

Crikey! 8kW+ consumption for a pond - is it for tropical fish? 🐠 ♨️

Can you explain a bit more about what / what isn't happening + what size system (PV and battery), make etc. There should be a CT clamp around your incoming live feed that should tell the inverter to draw from the battery if solar production isn't meeting house usage; up to the power limit that...

this ^^^^ Plus, surely, it is very likely the dealership did a history check on the vehicle and would have seen that it was MOT'd after year 1 (rather than 3) and 6 monthly thereafter 🤷‍♀️

As @Bam Bam noted, it's because @Gomev's usage is so low. I suggest that @Gomev takes you up on that offer, thus increasing his annual electricity usage to around 5MWh. Then, the "man-maths" for installing solar will work out at a much shorter payback period. ;) Possible, but for us too, too...

No difference - the plug-in micro-inverters will be on the load supply of the protection devices (RCD + MCB) when plugged into a regular UK ring final circuit. Maybe the micro-inverters designed for plug-in usage will have an in-built RCD themselves, but then you'd have two RCD protecting a...

I guess that is a good thing. But then I wouldn't like only being able to buy wine in government run stores that are open limited hours. Win some, lose some ;) 🍷

Wondering if it could be an earthing or earth leakage issue that is triggering the RCD and #27 PECT errors?

Agree. Maybe... but rented property requires an EICR every 5 years. So, I suspect that a (compliant) rental property is more likely to be safe than an older home-owner's house.

Not if you purchase privately. Caveat Emptor applies for private vehicle purchases in the UK.

(y) I agree. 800W being injected on the load side of the household protection devices is bad enough, IMHO. Increasing that to around 2500W (with total of 6 panels) in an accident waiting to happen :( I still question the wisdom of plug-in-solar. A household RCD will typically disconnect...

Interesting, was that from them reading your posts on this forum? If so, I want my commission :) I've had no dealings with them at all, hopefully someone else on here has direct experience of using them for diagnostic, rather than just service needs. I just got the impression that they are...

(y)

How much leeway do you have on the date you need the service done by? I'm thinking that you could just get the MOT done anytime now, at any MOT testing station, and then get the service done separately?

Your eclipse hacksaw handle just Triggered something in my mind... I've just checked our outbuilding and found my grandmother's 70 year-old broom. It has only had 17 new heads and 14 new handles ;)

... will Skoda be last, though? What about the Audi version, then the e-Porschette and the Lamborghini-shittycity-car. And for us oldies in 5-years time, the luxurious Bentley-mobility-scooter?

I got the impression he meant that was all that was paid and then keeps the car for no additional payment 🤷‍♀️ Paying £20,000 just to rent something for 4 years sounds like very poor value to me 👵

So 400 + (48 x 400) = £19,600 and it's all yours?

Or Cleeverly maybe?... they should be familiar with the MG5 🤷‍♀️

A typical household (30mA) RCD will trip when there is an imbalance of just under 20mA current flow between Live and Neutral. You don't need a "short" to generate that amount of leakage. Any impedance less than around 12kOhm between either L&E or between N&E would trip an RCD (e.g. due to...

£38,000 for a BYD :eek:

All good, but aren't those two sentences contradictory :unsure:;)

Scotland's being taken over by the Chinese then - both food and transport :)

(y) we had a 993, 996 and 997 over the years. The 997 was the worst!

... and love the "Made in England" feature of those old B&D drills. My DH has one from mid 1980's that is still used for more demanding jobs that the cordless newer one can't handle.

Neither... but I'd pay (and, in fact, did pay) £10K to £15K for each of our German EV's :)

I'm happy I never waste any time watching you-tubers. I prefer to waste my time here, instead ;)

If the going rate is £450 per 11 weeks then, just think, by 2028 you'll be another £3500 in pocket and will have been driving their free vehicles for 2 years ;)

You should have offered it to them for £1000 more than your p/ex deal ;)

Well, that's just stoopid - OK then, if I can't object to the "i", I'll object to the GT bit. In my old analogue mind a VW Polo is not a Grand Tourer [@everest says, stamping her foot].

But, some of us have more solar production than our DNO's will allow us to export = free EV charging :) :)

My understanding is that you should have rejected the vehicle immediately after the first failed attempt, but before 6 months from date of purchase had elapsed. As you have given them a 2nd attempt to repair, I suspect that your legal rights will have been diminished - but maybe others have...

FTFY ;)

Hmmm... despite being a VW fan, what were they smoking when they invented that name? The "i" in GTi stands for "injection". What is being injected and how? Have VW added a Cathode Ray Tube to the force electrons into the motor at high velocity :unsure:

:ROFLMAO: @MG Clive now there's diplomacy... you did say in post #1... .. guess that's why they let you be a mod ;)

no no The standard EV type 2 cable has a resistor between two pins (PP and PE IIRC) that defines the max current capacity of the cable. Putting two cables in series will put the resistors in parallel and present a different impedance to the EVSE. But, you can purchase a dedicated type 2...

Sounds like he's getting an Audi... ;)

AI says "AI Overview: The 2026 MG4 Urban is a small 5-door electric hatchback designed primarily for city driving, featuring a "dorky" yet highly practical, rounded design that offers significant interior space". I wouldn't say she looks that "dorky" in the pic ;)

It appears that this joke thread has turned distinctively "not funny" :(

Maybe you'll get a Capri too? So you can't see that it has been sat not moving for the next 3 months :unsure:

You need to take your computer off loud-speaking mode... mode... mode... mode... [ Edit by embarrassed moderator: removed one of the quoted posts. It's now fixed... fixed... fixed... ]

True fact: Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest and didn't win! Same thing happened to Charlie Chaplin & Elvis Presley. I can understand the last two. Neither of them look like Dolly Parton.

Yes you did ;)... @OriginalBigAl commented on @MG Clive's flying car in this thread... https://www.mgevs.com/threads/todays-little-job-on-the-car.25916/ https://www.mgevs.com/threads/todays-little-job-on-the-car.25916/post-447294

FWIW; subject to regulatory approval, EON are buying OVO... https://news.eonenergy.com/news/e-on-to-acquire-ovo-and-put-customers-in-control-by-making-new-energy-work-for-everyone

then you should check out this thread... https://www.mgevs.com/threads/what-makes-you-feel-old.25184/post-436031

(y) 🍷🍷

Just make sure the socket that you use is BS1363-2 EV rated, you keep a check on plug temperature and condition and don't charge above 10A (y)

Just buy the £1000 wall charger. Then you can better justify chopping the PHEV for a proper EV :)

I don't see your point? The rules are well established and clearly defined on both the TV licencing and Gov UK sites... see... TV Licence - GOV.UK You need a TV Licence if you: watch or record live TV on any channel or service use BBC iPlayer You may be able to get a free or discounted TV...

🙅‍♀️ it's only needed if you watch or record live TV on any channel or streaming service or use BBC iPlayer.

Well, I didn't write "MD" for maximum demand ;) OK... so I got Google to ELI5 (explain-like-I'm-5) what I said, and Mr Google says... This is a detailed description of a safe, modern, and high-quality installation for a home electric vehicle (EV) charger. Here is the breakdown in simple...

Depends what you have already? Dedicated metal-clad CU for the charger connected via Henley blocks on min 16mm² tails, 63A Type B RCD, SPD and 40A MCB would be my choice, with 6mm² or 10mm² SWA from CU to charger, depending on distance. You will need prior DNO approval if your DNO supply fuse...

Ditto - hence post #4 (y)

What is a "telly" :unsure:

Sshh... you're going to make my DH even more miserable.. https://www.mgevs.com/threads/if-you-could-own-any-car-ever-produced-brand-new-what-would-it-be.25989/post-449091 (y) it was a 4 speed box with, IIRC, a short movement gear lever. How do I know that? Well, much to my DH's (was BF back...

The pedant in me suggests that at that trajectory, I'd say it's doing something over an island. But IMHO it is more likely to be decelerating, rather than accelerating due to lack of traction and the air resistance of the not-very-aerodynamic shape. 🤷‍♀️ 🤓

A lifetime working in the male-dominated IT industry helped (y)

at what though? ;)

... says the person who has achieved 394 posts in 20 days and is currently "top monthly contributor" :unsure::ROFLMAO:;)

This is my hobby ;)

(y)

7 days later... Is that you, Starmer?

Hopefully... it looks like they've had a while to address the issue:-

Phew!... just checked, but fortunately, both our VW's are still on the drive (y)

OMG - if you didn't flush the oil and it replace with fresh Castrol 20w50 within the specified 10 hours usage, your MG will suffer from worn piston rings and low compression and your warranty will be voided ;) [only kidding]

(y) if you're on a 60A fuse and your new maximum demand (MD) is deemed / measured to be less than 60A then the installer will be able to proceed with the installation and notify your DNO within 28 days (i.e. instead of getting prior approval).

This may be of interest... https://www.energynetworks.org/assets/images/Resource%20library/LCT_Cut-Out%20Rating%20Guidance%20to%20EV-HP%20Installers%20v1.1.docx.pdf

Depends on too many factors to answer that conclusively - a big one being how suitable your location is for enough panels, DNO limits on export and own usage patterns. For us with low mileage EV usage and WFH, where we can be fully self-sufficient for 8 months of the year it was the best...

It's easy... Just think of a kWh as an eighth of a gallon (= a pint) of electrons :)

small world!

This is too confusing for me.. 👵🤓 I didn't buy an MG, so I can't vote.. I did purchase a car, so maybe I can vote after all :unsure: (y) In my case I bought one EV in cash plus p/ex of a BMW. So, as well as Jamesrr's option of "We bought outright both of ours but also traded in our previous...

Maybe a simple, nice clean blank page is designed to cleanse the mind, induce calm and reduce one's range anxiety :unsure:

How small is small?

Price and thinking we needed V2L were the reasons I shortlisted the MG4. Reading some of the horror stories on this forum made me change my mind :) For some strange reason I'm still here and haven't been banned from having never owned an MG in my life. The closest I came to an MG was rear...

Nope - didn't get that joke when it was posted earlier, and still don't 🤷‍♀️ https://www.mgevs.com/threads/joke-thread.17888/post-434258

Tango with black badge (reg VO75...) on the B1079 from Grundisburgh to the A12 at Woodbridge this am - then it did a U turn... back to Dobbies, maybe?

FWIW, looks like there's a project started to reverse-engineer the GivEnergy BMS protocol, with a view to creating a hardware emulator enabling GivEnergy batteries to work with third-party inverters & vice-versa; see: GitHub - open-giv/bms-analysis: Analysis of the GivEnergy BMS protocol with...

What range does she need - I thought you'd shortlisted the Enyaq, which is same as ID.4 range/battery wise?

Why would a Motability user be more likely to always charge their vehicle to 100%, compared to any other user?

@JohnV6 :unsure: if you hadn't seen that thread, I wonder who submitted post #28 in it ;) https://www.mgevs.com/threads/telematics-box-change-new-issues.20640/post-423117

Cheap motoring in terms of £ / mile (y)