Recent content by Spinynorman

They normally contact you - phonecalls usually. Be careful though - my third service -low mileage car with low use - had a recommendation to have the brake pads changed and the Aircon recharged. Not on your Nelly… 4th service due soon and if they say the brakes are shot I’m going to ask them to...

Easy way to check this is to put your mobile phone in it and then call the number via landline etc. easy for me as I have a work phone. If the pouch is working, you won’t be able to connect. I have the same feature in my ZS EV MK1 when locking the doors, the boot doesn’t lock until I put the...

Good thing about Zappi 2 - myenergi is no earthing rod required, which makes install a breeze. It has so many options that work with it too. When I had mine installed, Octopus were the cheapest but had a small problem with the incoming line sparking, so had to call out the DNO - who were great -...

I think the other thing to do prior to charging is to reset your car’s mileage stats as these are used in the GOM calculations and as I understand it can affect the final values after a charge/balance. It’s the one thing I always forget to do…

Guys, do any of you work from Home? I have to as I’m now disabled which means most of my expenses are down to daytime use especially for electricity. Add to that I don’t use my car as much as I used to so cheap charging doesn’t balance it out. What works for me is a reasonable standing charge...

You should also replace both plug covers in order - the bottom oblong one first then the round one as the edges overlap. I always remove both even though I may not be using the CCS type plug.

Don’t forget - RipOff Britain (BBC) & programmes like the morning tv magazine shows on BBC&ITV like to do items on this too. As well as blasting it across social media - X, Facebook, instagram, TikTok etc. the more noise you make, the more they’ll listen and do something to get the negative PR...

I’m not sure about the MG4 but the ZS EV had a plate inside the drivers door post that showed the VIN/Tyre pressure & date of manufacture…

I think the V2L feature was removed too - post 2022. Shame really, as I thought it was a great feature although some people who bought later models on the old (not updated) spec sheet, managed to get a device replaced (ECU??) that re-instated the V2L for free, but now MG spec doesn’t show it so...

I think MG are doing 0% on PCP but it’s bound to on a retail cost with no deal on the price… I got a card too in fact I’ve had 3 - my ZS EV Mk 1 is 4 years old now but very low mileage - 1.6K ! I think GH do this ‘specially selected customer’ bit when they have a lot of stock they can’t shift...

I’ve a Zappi 2 charger and charge to 100%, it then drops the charge to 0.3 kW for about three hours or so whilst it’s balancing (I presume) before saying ‘charge complete’ and dropping to 0 kW. I’ve a Mk 1 ZS EV BTW… I have the Octopus tracker tariff, as I work from home during the daytime and...

Not going to work in a car park though unless you can find the top floor open to the sun…

True enough but we’re discussing the 12V battery - not the drive battery! Plus the granny charger is one piece - couldn’t get that through my letterbox if I tried… Add to that, I have my own drive train charger (a Zappy 2) so haven’t used the granny for years…

It’s totally safe though as only DC going through the wires. What makes it look really dodgy is the red and black colour of the wires… I’ll drill a hole in the outer wall soon though but it’s a pig, as I have 1930’s pebbledash- real pebbles sunk in concrete! I have an SDS drill that should...

I have this kind of problem with my 12V - even charging from the HV charger - which should charge the 12V too - doesn’t get rid of the low battery warnings. I have a NoCo Gen 2, which is only a charger-maintainer with no internal jump start battery but you can leave it attached to the car for...