Recent content by Mind the GAP

So the other day while filtering in the left lane on green lights and a lorry on the right lane held on red lights an eScooter appears from in front of the lorry, fairly quickly - completely disregarding any traffic around him and any road and crossing laws. I was on the brake quickly but...

I purchased the ones that Halfords sell, a kind of foam tray. It doesn’t go over the bumper but fits perfectly - I had the plastic bumper guard fitted by MG when I purchased the car. That part was expensive but has saved the rear bumper from being scratched by our dog.

OMG. Maidstone MG - £140 for the first service tuesday just gone. This has not made me happy. was quoted £85 from MG Canterbury When I purchased last Septembe. I think one has been fleeced.

Yes you can just tap the contactless but if you use the app it reports back the progress of the charge which is handy. InstaVolt then chargers you at Mid Night. Which for me for some reason that tiggers my bank to block my card as they think it’s fraud - and have to answer a few text messages...

Recently subscribed for the 3 month trial. Mainly because I was using a charger at a hotel that only worked with a card. It did take 7 weeks for the card to come through however, apparently they didn’t have my address and every time I called they didn’t know what was going on until one day a...

Fast chargers (7kw) or even 3kw chargers should be installed at places like train stations. That way someone car stay on charge all day. However, most people who park and travel by train live fairly locally, so a charge on a rapid charger to get home won’t take too long. Before the pandemic...

I don’t think so. MG5 has no connectivity hardware as far as I know. Not even the Sat Nav has live traffic data. Shame as it would be nice to know the charge status of the vehicle when leaving it on charge.

MG5 LR 5 weeks, 2000 miles - 3.5. Been slowly dropping due to the poor weather closing in.

Not sure what the problem is here. I rely on rapid chargers. I’ve never sat in my vehicle waiting for it to charge. I use a GeniePoint at a Morrisons right next door to me regularly. I often pop my vehicle on charge, do bit of shopping, walk home. Put shopping away. Pop dog on lead, take him...

Should also add that the MG5 charging on a type 2 does stay locked once it reaches 100%.

CCS do get unlocked. Type 2 stays locked after reaching 100%.

Yes and no. I returned to my car and someone had unplugged the CCS connector. On challenging the person he said the charger had finished. Checking my vehicle it reported 95% which is as much as it can do on a rapid charger. It seems that once the vehicle is charged it unlocks the CCS...

I’ve got my MG 5 to 95% twice in rapid chargers with no issues. Had the car plugged up to a 7kw BP pulse charging post at a hotel last night. (Issues with the app and releasing my cable however). Left it over night as there was plenty of chargers around where I’m staying. Car now 100% and 250...

Paid a visit to Toddington Services (North) last night. GridServe unit. Worked first time. Pleased with that. I’ll keep a note on the Grid Serve ones that play up with my MG5. I have emailed them all the units that I’ve had trouble with. We’ll see what comes of that. Going to start a new...

Yeah, sounds like compatibility issues. Emailed Grid Serve last night asking if they knew of issues with MG5. Got a reply this morning saying they do not know of any issues with MG5’s but want to know the units that I’ve had problems with. I’ll reply later. Trouble is I’m kind of reliant on...