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Is there good enough charging infrastructure in the area? Do people have chance of getting home chargers (off road parking)? Do the councils do good financial incentives? Do people need to do more things with their cars like towing a caravan? Throw in the cost of living crisis and it shows that...

The 21.30 start looks to be the best I can get but it's better than nothing.

I will contact them once I know if my neighbour agrees to my power upgrade request. If they veto it I will have to keep my off-peak time slot during the night. If they agree then it opens up a lot of cost saving options which may include a battery system to charge at off-peak rate and discharge...

I am coming to the end of my Octopus Go tariff and would like to shift my off-peak time to the evening. Every time I Google the Go faster tariff it doesn't come up. Is Octopus Go Faster still open? Does anyone have recent experience talking to Octopus about this tariff?

Not nice to hear that dealers are holding their customers to ransom. Like the man said they are 'opportunist scum'. I wonder if there could be a situation in the future where people are still waiting for their brand new MG5 LR while the the new look face lift model goes on sale. I know I wasn't...

I'm not sure whether the pass will be open to all ULEV vehicles regardless of where they live or work. Seems strange to keep it the same if you are trying to raise money for charging infrastructure.

It's funny that, within a week of me saying on another thread that local council free ULEV parking incentives will disappear soon, I get a letter today stating that from April they will cost £30. It's still a great deal if you use council controlled street parking often. They say they will use...

On the MG5 forum. I think someone said it ended in March, but don't quote me on that. Edit - Just googled it and you have to have a charger installed by 31st March. From April onwards the grant is no more.

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.

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.

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...

Didn't they provide a hook for you to hang the type 2 cable from when coiled up? I bought a suitable hook from screwfix for under £5. The code is 9318J if you want to take a look.

It all depends on how much you want to spend. I still think that the house deeds need a closer investigation. The area outside looks very 'municipal' and speaking as a electrician I would want an assurance about who owns the land. It would be great to dig a cable duct under the ground and...

In your deeds does it say that you own and maintain these areas, or does it say that the path and parking space is allocated for use by your home?

It's a good video. I'm just glad that I bought a 2019 used Zoe which still has this airbag. From what I read in the newspapers the side impact from the post would lead to a straight fatality.

Yes I have had a zappi for 18 months now and can declare with some certainty that during the day we don't take anymore than 55 amps. My maximum demand is 60A as I have the grid limit set at this and charge our two cars through the night on off peak. Glad you got it sorted out in the end.

By this quoted price I assume that you must be the last on the loop. Talk to your neighbour (first on the loop) and apply for a quote for them. They will only need a new cut out or fuse upgrade. This will be a couple of hundred pounds so if you pay for their upgrade the DNO will have to install...

So they must of confirmed that you don't have a looped supply cable. That's good news. I don't know what test they are referring to. Anyone would have to visually check the fuse for size. If it's free then just upgrade to 100A. Northern Powergrid would charge me £360 for a fuse upgrade but my...

You can very easily keep to a 60 amp supply by charging through the night. Even if you don't have an off peak tariff it evens out your supply use. If you do want to upgrade and you are on a looped supply it will cost you a lot because you have a single cable coming in meaning you are the last...