Recent content by omega22

The state of our roads in Aberdeenshire probably doesn’t help either. I got 23k from my original front tyres and changed them in Nov for Verstein winters.

I keep a spare pair of pliers in the car just to start taking the caps off. They tend to be difficult to budge in the cold weather and you can’t get your fingers in very well.

We live in Scotland. We have a 2022 ZS and a 2022 MG5. Both cars have done over 20k miles. The front tyres of the MG5 needed changing so I bought a pair of Verstein Quartrac XL Winter tyres for £219. The ZS tyres still had plenty of tread so we have kept them in the shed and fitted 4 All...

My original Bridgestones did 22k miles on the front. Rears are still ok. Fitted Verstein Quatrac Winters to the front this week. Feel very grippy. £219 the pair fitted.

I managed to secure a 0% deal on my (old) MG5 for the full 7 years so plan to keep it until I can get the latest version on the same deal. It’s surely going to happen before then with changes in government and push towards EVs. We also have a ZS EV LR. Both cars are competent. We use the ZS if...

This is bad news in my opinion. The bigger they are the worse the service. Never been impressed by Peter Vardy or Arnold Clark. Never found them particularly helpful. Sales staff usually don’t know what they’re talking about and service departments are poor. They just seem interested in...

Likewise, never topped up in 18000 miles

We share a ZS EV LR and a Mk1 MG5, both 1 year old. I usually use the MG5 as I prefer it to drive and love the boot space. I find it a lot smoother than the ZS too. My other half prefers the ZS. She likes the drivers seats higher position on the road. Overall I think both cars are very good...

My MG5 Excite was purchased new from this dealer. We also have a new MG ZS from same dealer. I don’t think you will have any worries, they have been great so far. There’s also Gillanders in Aberdeen who serviced ours after the 1st year, approx £100 each car. If you are like us you will...

I feel really sorry for young drivers. £522, Excite LR, 2 drivers, 15k miles per annum, incl business use. 5 years NCD.

Just a further update and to get back to my original post, I am now with Octopus Go, thanks Johnb80. It took a phone call. There are so many tariffs it’s quite confusing. Anyway, as I had a dual fuel supplier I had to first move both meters to Intelligent Octopus, after a few days once they’d...

Got it a bit more sorted today. Had to sign up to Intelligent Octopus first. In 2 weeks time once they have our smart meter readings we will be able to change to Octopus Go. Already saved £20 a month. Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for this. I’ll phone them tomorrow.

Anyone fed up of the normal coloured display can switch to the clock only display just by pressing and holding the large dial for around 5 secs. I find it much nicer when driving especially at night. Also, once chosen it stays as a default. Probably somewhere on this forum already but worth...

Here is Octopus Go statement from the website when I try to sign up. Are the utility companies purposefully making it difficult? Intelligent Octopus isn't ready for you yet, but it just got one step closer. You do not have a car or charger that is ready for Intelligent Octopus yet We're adding...