Stonekeeper

The article appears to be geared towards people favouring VED by weight ahead of the budget in November. Get the public on-board by saying it's for those nasty heavy cars like Range rovers and evs over 2400kg. So the majority still in ICE will think it's a good idea. What's missing is the details that the 2400kg is to allow Evs to be upto that weight in the future when higher VED could be introduced on vehicles above 2000kg with evs having the extra allowance upto 2400kg. They write what they think you want to hear and ignore what is probably actually being discussed in the Government think tanks. It's to gauge public opinion. A system will have to replace the previous emissions based taxation. At the moment emissions fees are taken equivalent to a few years in advance at registration then all cars the same from year two. This will become unsustainable as more evs are chosen Sometimes in an article you need to look at what is not said. Or implications of what is.

Standards of journalism went down the pan a long while ago. It's all about agenda now, articles are spun to match the target reader demographic.

Do you mean when your light are off in the dark the dashboard is dark? The mk3 does not have backlights for the dashboard when the lights are off

Irrelevant, it doesn't change the gvw weight from 2268kg

But the GVW includes load capacity the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400-750 (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.)

Halfords have at least half a dozen for different pipe fittings , it may be a question of trial and error. The website just says "may" not fit the Octavia. Or email the fuel cap company https://www.petrolcaps.co.uk/1838/skoda-octavia-may-2013-onwards-fuel-cap

@VanhireBoys The car is a keeper. it looked after you in France so you need to look after it forever ❣️

Have you looked at Available immediately from skoda itself? https://cc.skoda-auto.com/gbr/en-GB/summary-scenic?activePage=summary&color=I3I3&configurationId=CHG8W8MZ&extraEquipments=GWAEWAE%7CMAHV1M6&id=GBR%3Bskoda%3B2026%3BPYLUR4%3B0%3BGYONYON%3Bmda20251016163152%3Ben-GB%3B%3B62002%3B62242&interior=ZH&modifiedPages=trimlines%7Cextraequipments&snapshotVersion=8560c88d-0410-42af-9a46-4bcf1814cdfc&trimline=PYU%7CvRS6224262002&visitedPages=trimlines%7Ccolors%7Cwheels%7Cinteriors%7Cextraequipments%7Cservices

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508285837322?sort=relevance&searchId=7d5d964b-d29b-4ee5-923d-bff38587da69&colour=Green&make=Skoda&model=Elroq&page=1&postcode=m45%206dj&year-from=2025&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra&backLinkQueryParams=channel%3Dcars%26colour%3DGreen%26make%3DSkoda%26model%3DElroq%26postcode%3Dm45%25206dj%26sort%3Drelevance%26year-from%3D2025%26page%3D2%26flrfc%3D1

Comparing to a diesel taxi 300 mile a day scenario To be less biased towards the EV call it 77kwh used (less than 4m/kwh) 42kwh from standard price £11.76 (28p/kwh) 35kwh from off peak price £02.45 (7p/kwh) £14.21 (129mpg) 2.32 gallons of diesel My 2litre diesel Mondeo did 34mpg round town used as a Private hire vehicle

Based on £6.11 a gallon diesel 138 miles = 4.4p per mile @ 4m/kwh achieved if average price per kwh is 17.6p Actually a modest claim some would claim over 300 miles @2p, my average is 103 miles per equivalent gallon price

If you drive a good way at 120km/h either side of your 2-4km drives in the City a Diesel will be fine. But if if you are going to compromise and go for five seats and have a driveway i would buy an Enyaq 85

Skoda Bi-directional charging

"The vote, taking place today (Thursday 16 October) at Cardiff City Council, could see the Welsh capital be the first city in the UK to introduce a parking surcharge for vehicles over a specified weight limit. In this instance, cars weighing over 2,400kg will be subject to the as-of-yet unspecified additional charge – a threshold that will be reduced to 2,000kg for non-electric cars over time. Vehicles weighing more than 3,500kg won’t be allowed a permit at all" Councils looking for ways to raise money due to Government cuts?

Strange thought, Assuming you have recently bought it. Is it labelled clockwise from left to right fold/L/off/R/heat? If so and it won't turn beyond R. See if it will go beyond Fold.if there is no fold, will it turn beyond L If they fold when you do it's just the knob in the wrong place?

Rules like that only work with adequate enforcement. I would imagine criminals exist in all sides of the process. Extra regulation increases the crimes committed and chargeable when caught.

Maybe they would think twice about a 400v cable if it was also live?

My EFAL scheme would have no limit on money put in a Pension scheme above the money declared under EFAL, because the money would pay tax under the EFAL rules in the future. People would pay taxes in line with the money used "living"

I don't blame people for using the system, I just don't like them falling for it and being used in this way. In 1979 we had a tax rate of 60% and had even higher leading up to that. The rate was reduced and subsequent governments have maintained it by selling off all that the higher taxes had accrued. Gold, Industries etc all sold down the river to reduce taxation. For the benefit of who really?

If you receive a state pension and are below £35k you should get another letter by end November https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment

Getting way off the EV topic now but Marxism is definitely a massive step too far. What we should have is a level playing field in Taxation which everyone has the ability to meet their strengths and contribute to the running of the society that supports them when needed. Our current system controlled by the 1% and applied by Government is skewed towards them. They convince well paid people that tax is too high and get them to vote against higher taxes and challenge every change for their benefit. They even go so far as allowing people to use the taxation system to pay less with some earnings which they have the ability to do for the majority of what "they" earn for a living. Taxation should be based on what people "Earn for a living" EFAL They do this by applying the top rate at what is really not massive money. Then saying if you take some of your salary as dividends you pay a quarter on that. The threshold for 40% should be now way above £50,000, probably up to £80,000.With another threshold at £150,000 increasing to 50% NI should have no upper earnings limit Dividends paid to owners and employees should be taxed at the persons relevant rate. Dividends paid to independent investors should start at 10% but go up at thresholds. similar to EFAL Money paid into a Pension pot should be exempt until drawn down again at EFAL rates People solely living off investments "For a living" should be subject to EFAL rates No IHT between Parents and children. No salary sacrifice for employee car purchase, if a car is needed for the job it should be a Company car, if they want one to commute to work buy their own or get the bus. Sensible people would aspire to pay the higher rates only a sociopath would say "I don't want that rise because i'll pay more tax"

No-one should have been or be forced to have one until they see it makes sense and works for them. If we had left it to market forces I think there would be less resistance to the idea. I wonder how many in the past said "That T'internet ain't coming in this house" "I'll never have a dish on my wall" "Mobile phone, what do you need a phone in your pocket for?" Mandate ev take up immediately put a barrier around it.

I agree it probably is for those who have the means to meet it's requirements. But using high demand electrical appliances whilst asleep goes against Fire Departments safety advice

The Octopus scheme is designed to increase market share by attracting new customers. The Company made no profit until it's eighth year because until then it did not have enough subscribers. It can only increase turnover and maintain profit by adding more. Once it reaches saturation point i think it will have no option but to increase prices and reduce offers to keep the shareholders happy?

If the electricity generation and delivery system was Nationalised. The Government could scrap the varying Tariffs and use the increasing use of electricity overnight for vehicles to fund the purchase of the Batteries to "Balance" the supply and bring the total price of electricity use down for everyone. This would stop the price of electricity being set by the price of Gas