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Thought some drivers might be interested in my weekend journey from Nottingham to Ealing, London and return. I went via the M1, A43 and M40, around 140 miles. To London, I used ACC for the first time and set it at 70mph. I found it very useful and didn't lose concentration as I thought I might...

I'm updating my guide to the MG Trophy and as part of this I'm updating the chapter on connecting a smartphone including iSmart, Bluetooth and Android Auto. I would have liked to have checked it more but I've had a stomach virus for over a week now and have been taking things easy. However, some...

If you live in Nottinghamshire you may be interested in completing this survey Nottinghamshire’s Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Framework - Nottinghamshire County Council - Citizen Space. You will need to read the pdf first - link at bottom of page. It's all very noble...

Now there's a surprise (Links to BBC article) I shall be writing to my MP. " A target for the number of high-powered electric vehicle charge points near motorways has been missed, analysis from the RAC shows. The government wanted every motorway service station in England to have at least six...

We took our ‘long’ first journey a few days ago in our MG4 Trophy and other newbies may be interested in our experience. Nottingham to Ealing (London). Stopped at Leicester Forest East for a coffee. There are two Grideserve chargers, both with their covers still on. We stopped at Cherwell...

There's been quite a few threads on ISmart and I'm trying to understand it more, particularly accounts. As I understand: The iSmart app is downloaded onto a phone and an Account is set up, characterised by a mobile number/email address and password. On another thread, Siteguru has made the...

UK drivers make claims of ‘dangerous’ electric car faults . Seems that MGs are not the only cars with problems. Power vacuum: road to fast charging at UK services has been ‘laboriously slow’ This one is no surprise

Article from today's Guardian. Are we surprised? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/24/1bn-fund-to-expand-ev-charging-network-still-not-open-after-three-years?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Here's a positive article from The Guardian

We were due to pick up our new MG4 Trophy on Wednesday. When I tried to insure it with my insurer they wouldn't go ahead because the registration number was not on the Motor Insurance Database and I have found this with other insurers. My dealer was insisting that the insurer should build up the...

A Believ (stet) EV charger has recently been installed on a street near my daughter in London. Their website states they were known as 'Liberty'. I haven't found them on the popular EV maps and they are mainly in London. If you are stuck it may be worth looking for them.

Interesting article in the Guardian Britons driving to France warned over clean air fines