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Not as far as for me...

It's to warn you that you have the misery of Bank Holiday traffic ahead. Happy Easter!

I shall be avoiding all crowds by hiking up a Highland mountain in the (checks view out of window) brilliant sunshine.

The problem with doing this is that Ferrero Rocher are utterly vile.

You don't trust what's in your newspaper?!? That's ridiculous - Britain has the best journalists money can buy...

...very little helps.

Don't tell them about it, they'll all want to come to the Highlands!

No need to worry. It's only on the internet, they'll never think to look there...

Once I'd turned the battery over I did indeed find a picture of a baby with the slogan Repulsive Tasting. Which I considered irrelevant as I've never wanted to eat a baby anyway.

I reopened the key and solved the mystery - a (very small) sticker on the bottom of the disc battery, something I've never encountered with previous disc batteries. This was the first one from a brand new pack. Following the instructions in the MG handbook, I dutifully inserted it +ve side up...

Another vote for Hypervolt. Their online support has been fast and efficient too.

I got the low key battery warning around Christmas. Thought it was a function of Highland winter temperature as all was OK for a few weeks. Then it returned. It started appearing with increasing frequency so I changed the disc battery in the key; I inserted a brand new Duracell disc. Outcome...

Fixed that for you.

Possibly the MG5's biggest drawback for those of us who just want a car that moves us and our gear around reliably without having any effect on blood pressure.