Content by Noel in February, 2026

Hi Chris. Be interesting to learn how you get on with Scottish power, you say that they installed a charger, I suspect that you had to pay for that. We were with SP and they still pay us our solar FIT payments. If we were to change back to them they would know exactly how much power we send to...

On mine, delivered Nov 25, the front N/S is exactly the same. The Dealership order a replacement, but only discovered that it was ‘damaged’ after removing the wheel and taking the tyre off!! They have ordered a replacement, which is going to be fitted on Friday Feb 27th. Fingers crossed.

Hi fx860e. Thanks for the graph very impressive. Whilst the HS PHEV has ‘niggles’ I’m very pleased with mine. I took delivery in November, and have done around 400 miles, of mainly local, with the occasional 50 mile trip. I use HEV mode, and the car quietly sorts out everything. The mpg...

Regarding the speed bongs. I live near to Brighton, with its ever changing 30 to 20mph speed limits. If I were to switch off the bongs and then inadvertently, I got ‘done’ for speeding, I would forever question my decision. On longer runs I do tend to switch them off, horses for courses I...

I also have a PHEV and a 32A charger, and whilst I’ve not produced a graph, I concur with your findings. Whilst the HS PHEV has ‘niggles’ I’m very pleased with mine. I took delivery in November, and have done around 400miles, of mainly local, with occasional 50 mile trips. I use HEV mode and...

A little over 4 hours perhaps, sorry repetition.

I’ve had my PHEV for just over 3 months, I do “local’ miles, with the occasion 50 mile trip. I drive in HEV mode, and charge at home, at 32A, usually at 12.5p/kWh. Currently the mpg display is showing 99.9mpg, however it only has 4 digits. I calculate the actual figure to be 115mpg, which, for...

Many thanks for the suggestion, see my reply above.

Many thanks for all the replies, I’ve resorted to the workaround of using my iPhone, selecting the DAB station I require, and then using Apple Car Play. As this works perfectly, I know that there must be something wrong with the signal in the car. I will have a look at benrb7’s suggestion...

I have previously owned four cars or fitted with DAB radio, including a ZX, in all the radio has worked perfectly, I live 10 miles north of Brighton and the reception has been perfect on all of these cars. The DAB radio in my new PHEV is awful, outside of the dealership, it works, but as soon as...

Good morning everyone, writer from Italy. I'm reporting the same problem. A friend and I purchased two MG S5s from different dealerships, and after comparing them, we found the same problem with the radio, in addition to other issues already highlighted in the forum. The dealership reassured us...

Sort of, to clarify my understanding is that the engine simply spins a generator to supply power to the electric motor, it is never directly connected to the front wheels. Agreed, that the 12v battery, internal heating, heated seats, et cetera are all powered by the traction battery. When...

My understanding is that the heater/heated seats are powered by the traction battery, this is support by the fact that there is near instant warmth, much like a household fan heater. If I’m stationary and put on the heater the miles go down. But then they slowly go back up again as I drive. My...

A very interesting discourse, to which, if I may, I’d like to add my two pennyworth. I took delivery of my HS PHEV on November 20th, and to be honest it’s the best car I ever had, and that includes the likes of BMW, Volvo, Mini Cooper, Honda, Audi, Fiat, Renault, Skoda, Mazda, to name a few...