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Where do you live?

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Where do you live?

I've been on here for a couple of months and have noticed the number of active posters seem to slant towards the north of the UK. So posed this question for no reason other than to satisfy my own curiosity.
 
I used to have an office in Bristol, managed the South West Region, and lived in north Devon, did 50000 miles every year. South west is a big geographical area, even took in Isles of Scilly and South Wales. I don’t think I could have achieved it with an MG5 SR EV., especially in the winter. Live in Bath now and lucky if I get to 8000 miles a year in my Brilliant MG.5. Still love it.
Always makes me laugh. They call Bristol South West, takes me 3 hours to get to Bristol from Redruth in Cornwall, nearly everywhere is " Up North" for me 😂😂
 
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Barnsley where Mg5’s are scarcer than rocking horse sh*t with hens teeth in it😂😂😂
I’ve only seen 1 on the road (well it was up someone’s drive)
😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
 
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Barnsley where Mg5’s are scarcer than rocking horse sh*t with hens teeth in it😂😂😂
I’ve only seen 1 on the road (well it was up someone’s drive)
😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You'll see another tomorrow. 😂

They are rare in Leeds too, although the other day I was at a free Podpoint collecting some electrons and another pulled up alongside. That was only the 3rd I had seen in the wild in months.
 
Stopped off to grab a quick drink at a tiny Costa yesterday.
It only had four car parking spaces.
I one was a red ZS EV ( Gen 1 ) then parked on the road was a silver face lift ZS ICE.
Then behind it, our red ZS EV !.
It was almost like a meet up 🤣!.
 
You'll see another tomorrow. 😂

They are rare in Leeds too, although the other day I was at a free Podpoint collecting some electrons and another pulled up alongside. That was only the 3rd I had seen in the wild in months.
My sons manager lives in Leeds and travels backwards and forwards to Worksop every day, a round trip of about 100miles daily. He ordered a LR MG5 in September but not getting it till February evidently, so you may be seeing another one round your area fairly soon!
 
EV's around the north of England should boom this year now people are realising that petrol and diesel prices are not coming down like they thought. Also people working in city centres are cottoning on that local councils are offering free ulez parking passes. I am currently working in Sheffield and can park next to the building site without paying a penny in parking.
 
EV's around the north of England should boom this year now people are realising that petrol and diesel prices are not coming down like they thought. Also people working in city centres are cottoning on that local councils are offering free ulez parking passes. I am currently working in Sheffield and can park next to the building site without paying a penny in parking.
Did you jump through all the hoops and supply all the necessary documentation to prove that you are working long term in Sheffield? The rigmarole to get the ULEZ pass appears to be quite tedious and demanding!

I used to live in Sheffield and have worked in several places in the city and now visit regularly for hospital visits, shopping, opticians etc but because I don’t have an address within the city can’t get a pass. I have tried but it’s a no-go for me.

Completing the form seems quite daunting and will probably put quite a few people off applying!
 
Did you jump through all the hoops and supply all the necessary documentation to prove that you are working long term in Sheffield? The rigmarole to get the ULEZ pass appears to be quite tedious and demanding!

I used to live in Sheffield and have worked in several places in the city and now visit regularly for hospital visits, shopping, opticians etc but because I don’t have an address within the city can’t get a pass. I have tried but it’s a no-go for me.

Completing the form seems quite daunting and will probably put quite a few people off applying!
No difficulty. Just filled in the form as a business and provided the V5c. It may be different as a resident. The pass is for 12 months only.
 
I applied for my pass for Leeds on the council website, uploaded copy of V5C and received pass within 5 days
 
The problem seems to be that people who are not city residents or working in the city don't fit the local authorities ulez pass criteria. Probably the city visitors are supposed to use park & ride schemes etc. Soon these incentives won't exist anymore. The EV charger grant is going soon.
 
I think the original dealer network and location of free chargers accounts for northern bias on ownership. There is a “levelling up” needed for the disadvantaged southwest! ;)
 
The problem seems to be that people who are not city residents or working in the city don't fit the local authorities ulez pass criteria. Probably the city visitors are supposed to use park & ride schemes etc. Soon these incentives won't exist anymore. The EV charger grant is going soon.
Where did you find this information? As I want to fit one can’t decide on which one. Thanks
 
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