Good evening
We planned a similar journey from South Lincs to Edinburgh yesterday. ABRP planned two stops. One short stop, 16mins at Wetherby then a further 32mins just north of Newcastle! This is our first long journey. Wetherby was an absolute nightmare! Three parking bays for 6 chargers. Two spaces taken by people waiting to reach 100%! One just started. Several other vehicles waiting. Nowhere to park as the whole place was heaving, people losing their tempers etc etc. So decided to drive further up the A1. Found a charger at a farm shop. £1 per kWh!!! available but incredibly slow! Put 7kw in for insurance. Carried on to Washington North. 4 empty bays, plugged straight in, tapped credit card, reasonably fast charge for 1 hour up to 95%! About to disconnect when the charger switched off with a clunk! Ok, disconnected, packed up ready to leave, car wouldn’t restart due to battery fault showing on dash display!!! PANIC!!! Tried twice, same result, then thought, try computer reset method, turned off, both out of car, lock it up, wait a few seconds, open car it started perfectly no fault messages, continue drive to Edinburgh! Relief! Nearly 300 miles covered, mostly at motorway speeds, MG5 loaded with holiday luggage and two adults, average 3.9 per kw. Very pleased with the result but better planning required for return journey!