Recent content by Joe Boatman

My 2021 MG5 Exclusive 53kWh battery is 98% after 30,000 miles 😁

No. MG Motors in Birmingham first said that they would not pay for the service (probaby because they didn't understand "do I lose my warranty?") but later said they would not upload details about the work done and the 7 years warranty is still valid. I wanted the service history added to the MG...

I've had my 2021 MG5 30,000 mile EV serviced previously by main dealers but this year was was the first time I was able to talk to a mobile service expert about our car and to be there to learn what work was done. I asked Cleevely EV to do the 4th year service including stripping the brakes at...

I've seen lots of MG4s in Glasgow but I rarely see any gen 1 MG5s like mine. Strangely, I saw a silver 2021-style MG5 last week with a 2025 reg number - how is that possible?

Hi. Friends are thinking of getting a used electric MG5 but they've read about platinum from catalytic converters being stolen from petrol cars. Have any catalytics been converted to work on this model and should they be concerned? In the same way that carbon monoxide is poisionous, could...

I want YouTubers James and Kate to do a full service on my 2021 MG SW EV car at my home in Glasgow but this means that the MG Motors database won't get updated, to which Arnold Clark have access (but not me). Would this affect the 7 year warranty? Is it possible that I could send J&K's invoice...

At 31 mph in my 2021 MG5, the nearest grinning radar speed sign displays 30 mph!

I bought 205/60R16 HANKOOK K117 96V XL. £247.98 for my 2021 MG5 at 20,000 miles for the front wheels. The rear tyres show no wear at all as, like my wife, they simply follow (in my dreams). They are quieter! Have you seen the Every Electric Show episode about ENSA tyres? It's going to disrupt...

It seems to be after SWARCO took CPS over. I've been having problems in Scotland with their chargers too. Some charger are fussy and don't charge unless I lock my 2021 MG5 SW after connecting. Most motorway services now seem to have Gridserve chargers which seem reliable if I use the app.

Yes, but I checked this and it seems there's a monthly subscription: Tesla owners pay on a pay-as-you-go basis, with an average price of 67p per kilowatt hour (kWh). There's also a monthly membership for £10.99 per month, which reduces the cost to around 53p per kWh. Non-Tesla owners pay 77p per...

Yes, I have an Electroverse card and Charge Place Scotland was useful until I lost the card! Now I simply charge at home and use the Gridserve app on motorways (up to the end of September when they had 20% discount!).

I find that I can use my Chargemap card with Ionity EV chargers but then have to pay in Euros plus a foreign currency charge. Ionity is expensive at around 89p per kWh; Chargepmap makes it even more expensive. I emailed Chargemap to ask why I pay for electricity in Britain in euros and the...

Harrumph! When I got to 70, I decided to count down. Now I'm 60!!

I've got an AA quote for £775 by putting my (younger) wife as main driver. I'm 80 so I think that may be the main reason for the high prices. £330 for an MG4 sounds good by today's standard. Each year I do the painful yet ultimately rewarding process to check every comparision website!