Recent content by Mike H

My battery is normally around 12.8V, rises to just over 13V when the car has been charged overnight but drops down to 12.8V. From what I have read this is a healthy level. Having read all the posts about MG batteries dropping below 12V and the errors caused, I keep an eye on mine.

Isn't there a plate showing the battery size on the frame when you open the driver's door?

Don't you think it's your responsibility to ensure that tax, MOT, service etc are done and not DVLA the dealer or your mum's job to remind you? Every smartphone has a calendar function so you can set repeat reminders years into the future.

If the car was in ready mode then yes they could.

I took my first journey outside the range of my ZS recently. I used Zapmap to check for chargers on route and download a few apps to give me options based on the chargers. In the end I only used pod point to charge at Lidl, and the other chargers I used Nr York were contactless. Charging...

I've just updated my Mk2 using the link at the top took a few attempts but the update finally started. The USB stick has to be forrmatted as NTFS, when the zip archive sxtracts it extracs tp maps/maps/. When you transfer it to the USB it should be maps/ only, i.e. yet ris of the first folder...

I do as does my wife with her Nissan but plenty of people don't!

This is essentially how theives use a repeater to steal keyless cars. The repeater boosts and sends the signal from the key in your house to the car allowing it to be started. The theif then drives away, it's a vulnerability on all keyless cars.

I've bough something similar from Ali Express but stuck mine on the pilar just above and in front of the fixed side window. essential for buckiling in children in the dark!