Content by tonybridge in February, 2026

It is brilliant, as you say! After 2 years, I still find excuses to 'just nip down to the shops' so that I can have a quick drive 😆

I'll have some of what you're drinking Terry 😅 The 'hook bit' thing makes sense, though... so I don't have to carry a screwdriver around with me!

Great idea... Unfortunately, in my case, I couldn't open the car, or the boot, or the bonnet 😮‍💨 and for some strange reason I wasn't carrying a jump pack with me. The lights came on a couple of days after I departed on my cruise.

I parked the MG4 in the Marina Car Park and headed out onto the canal in our Narrowboat. A week later, we returned and went to load up the car for the journey home. The car was completely dead, didn't respond to any attempt to open the doors. Guessing that somehow the 12V battery had failed, I...