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Thanks I'll have a look at that again. I did try lubricating it but I think problem for me is not that it's not being be pushed in far enough, I think it is coming out enough. Thank you. Sounds a bit daunting with my DIY skills but it's good to have as an option. I think a general problem with...

Thanks for the cost comparison. Maybe I'll try magnets or some other improvised solution and try to save some money.

Went to the dealer. They said they think front of the catch has been pushed in ( nothing fallen off). They saying probably whole of the front grill including the charging port door will need to be replaced. Not under warranty (its 3 years old). They going to call me back with a price.

Yes that's what I meant. Maybe sticker is not the right word, but it's some kind of self adhesive cover over the "bobble" in the middle of the cross piece.

Thanks for the video. It's helpful to see. The fault on my car charger port door is actually slightly different. The catch will go in and stay in when pushed by my finger. It also rotates so it could potentially still hold in the door. The problem is it won't stay in when pushed by the door.

Your catch is in the top photo. Mine in the bottom photo. The "bobble" in the middle of the catch looks slightly wider on yours than mine. Also there's some white residue around the "bobble" on mine suggesting there was some kind of patch on top of the bobble which has fallen off leaving a glue...

Thanks so much for your photos. I think I see what the problem is now. It looks like there is an adhesive patch on the tip of the catch which you have on yours but must have fallen off mine. (Maybe due to charging in the rain). Because my catch is slightly shorter now it doesn't get fully pushed...

Thanks so much to you both for your help. I tried locking and unlocking a few times but didn't help. I found if I hold the charging door closed and then lock the doors it will stay closed while doors are locked. But as soon as I open the doors to get in the car the charging door springs open...

Yeah I saw that crack. I wondered if someone might have reversed into it but couldn't see any other marks on the plastic "grill"area. Maybe you're right it was vandalism. Any tips for fixing it?

The door covering my charger port on mg5 2020 is not staying closed. The car is parked on the street outside my house, When I went to the car last night, after not using it for three days, the charger door was open. I couldn't make it stay closed. As far as I remember I hadn't left the door...

I've usually found them reliable but sometimes full up. There are other chargers at South Mimms installed by Apple Green I think, one of which gave my MG5 a fault. I had to turn off the car for 10mins and then turn back on and then it worked again.

Definitely gridserve Braintree is good. Also South mimms services if it fits with your journey? Unfortunately the rapid chargers on the M11 in Essex never seem to work in my experience.

I put some silicon bike lubricant on on Thursday and no problem since then.

The other day i was about to drive off and noticed the door driver's door was open. I tried closing it again from the inside and it still wouldn't close. It took sometime before i realised the door handle was sticking in the out position! So now I try to make sure when i open the door that...

Glad it all worked out and thanks for sharing the problem.

Shell window cleaner (comes in a spray bottle). I got it from a Shell filling station.

I had a similar problem. I wiped off the inside of the windscreen with an anti fog window spray. I used a microfibre and chamois leather. Haven't had a problem since then.

Thanks for the post. What chargers did you stop at? I'm interested because we're going from Cambridge to Cornwall at half term. Will probably take the A34 and join the M4 in Oxfordshire.

But who wants to spend an afternoon hunting around the area for rapid chargers that might be available/not broken? I think the answer is having forecourts with large numbers of rapid chargers all in one place (like electric forecourt in Braintree and Rugby) at service stations with somewhere...

Interesting idea