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4½ years on and still have the same problem. Our new next door neighbour has a Mk.2 ZSEV which does not suffer the same problem. A couple of years ago I tried a trailing earth strap but the as the MG is so quiet the racket made by the strap was dreadful so that came off before it rained! I...

I replaced our MG5 PFL 12v battery recently with a Varta Silverline from BMS Technologies Ltd. Much cheaper than Tayna, better still; enter your registration number and the they guarantee the batteries listed will fit your vehicle unlike most suppliers who put the onus on you.

Just the one photo, shows location of the two 5mm bolts and electronic gizmo that need to be removed to access the battery clamp. The large cover under the bonnet is secured by two 10mm bolts and quite a few two part plastic expanding plugs. If you unscrew the latter a little they then pull out...

Our SR 5 is now 4½ years old and the 12v battery charging rate has been a little erratic recently, finally my wife experienced loads of warnings whilst driving home causing a minor panic so I ordered a Varta Silverline from BMS Technologies (excellent price and next day delivery, though APC did...

Completed a 160 mile journey last Friday in our 2021 sr Excite, motorway and A roads, fully laden with air con on coldest setting. Overall 4.8m/kWh but on the M1 section of approximately 60 miles consumption dropped to 5.1m/kwh. I always drive in the slow lane when possible at 55 - 60 mph, KERS...

21 plate SR; best I've seen is a little over 40kW but 36kW is the norm. Perhaps it would be nice if it were quicker but to be honest never found it a problem.

OK thanks, I've just found another page on the site that confirms this 🙄

If I read the Government web site correctly EV's will not pay road tax until 2030: Vehicle tax rates

Thanks for responding, we are on Octopus Flux and I'm considering moving to Octopus Go. Principly to charge the house battery at a cheaper rate.

Despite owning our 5 over 3 years I've never done a scheduled charge overnight, with solar panels and low annual mileage it's not been necessary. So a sort of beginners question: We have an older SyncEV charger which has optional pulse charging or 'stay awake'. Do I need either of these? Or will...

We drove back from Cornwall in mostly 3°C a couple of weeks ago, our 2021 SR5 averaged 3.9 miles/kWh with average speed of 46mph. That's the lowest I've seen on a long run, down to low temperature and, for me, I did step on it a bit up the M5.

Ours starting making a slight knocking when cold when about 18 months old. I forgot to mention it at the first two services and at the 3rd it was just out of warranty. It's weeping very slightly now. I wonder if Cleveley EV have an alternative brand shock?

We bought ours 3 years ago from Every Car Covered, wasn't cheap but works a treat; dead easy to fit even when it's windy and despite what people say has not done any damage to the paintwork. On the contrary it's stopped cats scratching it.

Just had our 3rd annual service at A. E. Wilcox in Wickwar, amazingly they had the genuine MG boot liner at £45 plus VAT. They have one more left if anyone is interested.

In my experience Octopus Energy's advertised industry leading support has major issues when it comes to money coming our way. I've not had your specific problem but getting excess credit back is like getting blood from the proverbial. In my recent case it took 3 weeks to get the money back and...