Yes. And now they have reverted from Mobile to a service centre visit... Which is a pain as the closest is 45Mins away... BAH
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In practice, no one’s cares.
It’s not required unless the outlet is specifically for EV charging anyway which is unlikely given it’s a 3 pin socket.
Even if it was non-compliant, you’d just unplug it and you are suddenly compliant again. That’s why in practice no one is bothered.
It’s also a bit of an overkill requirement and isn’t needed in many other countries despite the same (tiny) risks being present.
The internet gets a bit jumped up about it when someone mentions a comando + portable 32A charger being cheaper. That’s fine but you are not installing to the same standard or getting like for like features. You get what you pay for and all that.
That's annoying, must be for the spoiler.
I would say 99% of people never even heard of it and don't even know what it is.
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So a survey for a charger installation is booked with our local electrician for the 2nd July. Spoke to Octopus and the car needs to be setup through the app, will do this on Monday however very much looking forward to when the i4 is delivered..
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Bought my charger through octopus and they now want title deeds to prove the 2 parking spaces basically in my front garden actually belong to the house.
If they insist that's going to be a right ball ache to get out of the landlord.
Do we think a local installer would use some common sense when they came out to look at the house?
I've sent these images to octopus in the hope they engage brain.
If they insist that's going to be a right ball ache to get out of the landlord.
Do we think a local installer would use some common sense when they came out to look at the house?
I've sent these images to octopus in the hope they engage brain.
BMW i4 is compatible with Intelligent Go even on a 3-pin. If the car sits at home for long enough (not sure if cuke2u is retired?) then a 3-pin at 2kW with some nice long cheap rate slots... perfect
It's not expensive to get the deeds yourself if the landlord doesn't want to play ball. The photo, unfortunately, doesn't show you anything meaningful in terms of ownership. If anything, if I was shown that in isolation and asked to guess I'd assume it was communal parking.Bought my charger through octopus and they now want title deeds to prove the 2 parking spaces basically in my front garden actually belong to the house.
If they insist that's going to be a right ball ache to get out of the landlord.
Do we think a local installer would use some common sense when they came out to look at the house?
I've sent these images to octopus in the hope they engage brain.
I've checked the land registry and there's nothing held on there for the house unfortunately or any of the row as they're all owned by the same landlord after he leveled an old bungalow and built them.BMW i4 is compatible with Intelligent Go even on a 3-pin. If the car sits at home for long enough (not sure if cuke2u is retired?) then a 3-pin at 2kW with some nice long cheap rate slots... perfect
It's not expensive to get the deeds yourself if the landlord doesn't want to play ball. The photo, unfortunately, doesn't show you anything meaningful in terms of ownership. If anything, if I was shown that in isolation and asked to guess I'd assume it was communal parking.
Oof... that makes it a bit tricky!
Our house was on the site of an old bungalow, bought as an adjoining plot to a development of seven houses by the developer at the time. He rented it personally for 7 years and then we bought it from him. At the time I rolled the dice as land registry showed the plot of the old bungalow, not that of our house (which incorporated land from the other development). It all worked out fine but it was nearly two years before the title was officially updated.
I've just grabbed the deed for what would have been the bungalow and it shows the full plot up to the road, but I suppose that doesn't prove that they're now all private spaces for each house
Brain surgery is simple... If you know how 
While I'm generally happy to have a go this is not something I'll be having a go at on a house I don't own
Edit: just heard back from a local installer and he's said he's registered for all the govt grants and has never had to mess about with deeds and if I want an actual adult (his exact words
) to come and quote me then let him know
While I'm generally happy to have a go this is not something I'll be having a go at on a house I don't own
Edit: just heard back from a local installer and he's said he's registered for all the govt grants and has never had to mess about with deeds and if I want an actual adult (his exact words
) to come and quote me then let him know
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Ooh la la:
I wasn't expecting it until well into next month at least, but got the call on Tuesday to say it had just arrived and would be ready to collect today. Really happy with how the blue and gold combo turned out, and sort of compliments the yellow on the seats too. I think I know what I'll be doing this weekend.
It’s been almost 2 weeks. Still loving it? I can’t stop thinking about these damn things and I haven’t even drive one.
Going to go test drive the BYD Dolphin Surf on Sunday. I have no interest in buying one, but I am very curious to see what the quality is like since carmagzine.co.uk mentioned it many times in their review.
so did you buy the tools for attaching cable ferrules, and maybe stripping too, for your install you described earlier - that seemed like a £100 expense or so as I looked at what I'd need
(along w/cable , a pen protected consumer unit and commando socket)
Did you do anything or just talk about it for years ?
I had all those tools already. I install power metering within HV and LV substations.
Cable was £29 for 10M
I have an EV consumer unit to install once National Grid fit an Iso switch. Which was £50 from screwfix.
The 32A breaker was £2.99
BEVs with big market share recently:
www.smmt.co.uk
Generally a big increase in registrations for plug in vehicles (both be and phev)
UK New Car Registration Data - Latest Figures & Statistics | SMMT
Discover the latest UK car registration data: new car registration statistics, the number of cars in the UK, and more.
www.smmt.co.uk
Generally a big increase in registrations for plug in vehicles (both be and phev)
This looks like it could be fun
Nice to see more manufacturers making hot/sporty versions of their EVs.
Nice to see more manufacturers making hot/sporty versions of their EVs.
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Renault and Peugeot both getting new sporty iconic EVs out. just need a new Citroen electric saxo VTS now
I wish Peugeot would fully commit to an E205 however
I wish Peugeot would fully commit to an E205 however
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208gti seems to be another interpretation of the alfa junior velocee drivetrain with fwd 280bhp and genuine LSD,
coincidental that the newish more efficient vag 550 motor also had 280bhp;
Haven't stumbled across it, but is there a roadmap and specs for the stellantis motors, and like vag is it an efficiency jump, so becomes the must have.
e: can't see the answer but this is interesting
coincidental that the newish more efficient vag 550 motor also had 280bhp;
Haven't stumbled across it, but is there a roadmap and specs for the stellantis motors, and like vag is it an efficiency jump, so becomes the must have.
e: can't see the answer but this is interesting
Stellantis Secures Patent for Three-Speed EV Gearbox
New Gear Reducer Boosts Off-Road Torque, Towing, and Drive Efficiency
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