Content by QLeo in January, 2026

Ta.

Was that on any charger or specifically a home charger?

I don't know. The story went that the home charger doesn't work when the public chargers do, so I doubt it's a case of trying this and trying that, IF the story is related to cold weather. The most plausible explanation is @gary333 in comment number 15.

It was the "but considerably higher up" that bothered me. Obligatory "I know my place" sketch" :) ( For those outwith the UK, see here: Class sketch - Wikipedia )

Ta. The story was that the charge stopped. and that public slow chargers worked, so it's unlikely to be that scenario.

Oh, your edit is absolutely a possibility. Will ask when next we see the one person who may have leccy heating.

If - if - there is any truth to the stories, it makes me wonder what could be at fault. The only thing I can think of is something like condensation in the charger unit, ie. a poor quality unit. But it sounds like misinformation.

Thanks, yes. These stories allegedly were home chargers. It just doesn't seem likely.

Many thanks all for the contributions. I will try to feed this back to the folk here allegedly having issues, as there must be something else going on.

Thanks. Have you heard of any such issues?

Thanks. I've no idea what the units are. It feels like nonsense. The one person claimed that the car charged fine at the slow public chargers (the chargers are slow, not the public...) when the home charger would not function.

We don't have a home charger, so have no experience of this. But two folk locally have claimed that when the weather is cold (it rarely gets very cold here on North West Scotland, but lets say less than -2 or -3°C) their home chargers refuse to charge their cars. One has a Citroen van and...