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PS - in my experience, the thing that really decimates range isn't hills, it's cold. I've had a guesstimated range of 280 miles in high summer but as low as 180 in winter. The effect of terrain seems very much less than that. And winter happens everywhere, hills or not...

Just get the car. My 2021 MG5 LR has coped fine with the Scottish Highlands (serious hills, sheep, cows, deer, morons who can't handle single track roads, potholes you can windsurf in, etc.) on multiple expeditions (3-5 people, a ton of outdoor gear), so the Peak District should be no problem.

Also, you returned to the SE of England where the UK is at its most crowded. The population of the United Kingdom in 2025 was estimated to be approximately 69.3 million, with over 9.6 million people living in South East England. Contrast that with Scotland, which is about a third of the area of...

You may pay a lot but at least you'll still end up with some heating oil. Whereas if you were a US taxpayer, the stable genius in what's left of the White House has just come up with a strategy where you'd now be paying your government to do the thing it says it wants Iran to stop doing...

Here in Scotland it's springtime and we've left winter behind...

Another alternative when phoned by one of the scam filth is to adopt the absolute sleaziest voice you can and then... "You're fun. What are you wearing? I'm not wearing anything right now..."

April Fools Day? Pah!

None whatsoever. But, to be fair, the Skoda Yeti I got rid of was so frustratingly fault ridden (not to mention VW's emission fraud software) that I'd have been happy to have bought a soapbox car. The EV was a fantastic bonus. Even better, I escaped from Arnold Clark (World Domination) plc...

Assume the worst. America isn't being governed, it's being looted.

Funny how so many things the petrol heads mocked EVs about have come back to haunt them - waiting for hours to refuel, never knowing whether fuel stations will be able to provide, range anxiety, plummeting vehicle resale values, running costs, etc., etc....

Hello, is that the President? Yeah, hi. Look, about that allies escorting your oil tankers through Hormuz thing. Well, we really appreciate the offer to join in with Operation Epstein Fury, but we're going to stay well away from the front lines, just like you said we did in Iraq and Afghanistan...

It's not a problem...

Getting to the ridge isn't too hard and is a very popular hill walk. The fairly short distance from there to the highest point is a serious business; you need scrambling or even climbing skills for it, especially the very last bit. That's a steep pitch above a serious drop, and harder to descend...

It's getting lighter in the evenings too. This was shortly before sunset 3 nights ago - evening light on Stac Pollaidh (taken from a lay-by on the way back from further North).

Of curse not, but it was the USA that chose to elevate such a profoundly dysfunctional individual to high office. You can't ignore American culture in choosing this path for their country. Remember, in large parts of the USA, when making a trip to the supermarket for groceries, it's considered...