Content by irhut in December, 2025

Just a quick update. We have the car back now and will be going down the insurance root. Car will go in after Christmas. I tried disconnecting the battery and reconnecting but problem still there. Let me know any other suggestions if you have any. Many thanks Ian.

Hi all, Firstly, thanks for all the responses and thoughts - really appreciated! The good news is our insurance have said they will cover it, but they will only pay what their engineers would deam a reasonable amount for the job. So I will probably have to pay MG their inspection fee and move...

Just photos of the droppings. They said they need to strip the car, which takes 6 hours to see if there is any damage.

This is an option but we will still have to pay the £100 odd for their initial examination as it is now not a warranty claim. I have contacted Weston Super Mare where we bought it to see if they can offer any other options, though I suspect they will just go with Bristol. Thank you for your...

Hi Car is with MG so can't try that unfortunately. We just park it on our drive, drive it almost everyday. Not saying we don't have rats near us as they are everywhere, but we have never had a problem with them. They have not found chewed wires as far as a I know, they need to spend 6 hours...

Hi all, We bought our approved used MG5 (2003 pre face left) four months ago and have really enjoyed it despite it various quirks. However a few days ago we had warning lights for all sorts of things such as ABS brakes, ACC, Lane Warning Assist etc. Basically all the auto safety stuff. The car...