Recent content by Gadget Geek

Try Bluestacks emulator.

I've had an email from BG, prompted after I asked Good Energy to go ahead with the switch. "We’re sorry to hear you’re leaving us. As there’s still time to think things over, we’d love the chance to change your mind and speak to you about our latest tariffs." That ain't gonna happen.

It would make more sense to use the VIN's of demonstator cars in MG dealerships to experiment on. Any problems could then be sorted in house with no inconvenience to customers . . . or is that too sensible?

You are being very generous with the mpg. The average over petrol and deisel cars is around 38mpg, which makes EV's even more economic.

As @Ian Key says, every short journey will chip away at your overall estimated range. However, resetting the counter only forces the car to use the pre-programmed default estimate which has no relation to the real world.

I just received an email from BG offering me a preferential fixed tariff, so I thought I'd have a look. Guess what . . . the link doesn't work. I've sent a suitably worded reply of how unimpressed I am. ;) :D

Your best indicator of performance is the miles/kWh. 2.5, not so good, 3.5 average, anything over 3.5 is good.

I have just received an email from BG this afternoon (21.11.25) to say my account will be set up on 18.11.25. Only 3 days late. And apparently that's not the switch over . . . just the account going live.

Yep, perfectly normal. It's just a guess based on previous driving conditions.

I suppose the alternative is to make all the motorways toll roads.

Was the Vauxhall dealer Drive by any chance?

Hi Jef4man4 and welcome to the forum. I think what this is, is a fob off by rhe dealer who doesn't know what he's talking about. Are there any other dealers nearby? You'd be surprised at the variation of service supplied by different franchises.

Oh, and still no response from BG, not even an automated one. 4 days and counting.

I had an email asking for the final reading. Whilst I was flipping through the menus on the meter, I noticed that BG is now showing as the supplier.

I've had a reply from Good Energy: We've come across an issue with your switch to us. We're really sorry about this. It looks as though you have a switch to another supplier that hasn't been completed yet. This switch needs to be finished before we can move your supply to Good Energy...