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you haven't taken into account EV math. you know the one where the capacity reported isn't the real capacity and various corrections are made to "normalise" the reported figures ;o)

reach over from the drivers seat and open the passenger door then pull the bonnet release as normal Seemples

Interesting. Just reading the UK MOT bumf https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/4-lamps-reflectors-and-electrical-equipment#section-4-2-1 A lamp showing the wrong colour to the fromnt is classed as a Minor and not an outright fail

unfortunately you are going to need to find someone local to you who can correct the previous owners customisations. It's not really a Skoda/main dealer issue if someone has customised their vehicle. Footnote: If the car was bought from a dealer then there may be an argument that its unroadworthy and not fit for purpose but I have no idea on how that applies to the Irish Republic.

@Jackyy I'm presuming you aren't the first owner of this vehicle and its only recently come into your possession? To me it feels like a previous owner has been customising rather than a Skoda fault/issue Edit: https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/26966/

ahh the old drug dealer approach . Get em hooked for free then kidney punch them with the real costs ;o)

I would call that a feature rather than a bug. Surely if there is conflicting info it's better to use the safest/most conservative option. BTW certainly in the UK there are different speed limits for different vehicles although I can't think of any I've seen where it's actually displayed on a sign post. Generally its a thing you need to know from the Highway Code

Private users can't claim the VAT back on anything including standard fossil fuels so what's the difference? For any comparisons on consumption/running cost ect you need to exclude edge cases (such as home charging) and instead only use figures for charging scenarios that are available to every future EV owner not just the "privileged" early adopters who have off road parking.

my bad for some reason I thought it was 3000 miles, corrected that so compared to my 1.4TSi Superb Estate 3000 miles in a petrol car doing 40mpg (I actually average closer to 43mpg) would consume approx 397 (370) litres which at say £1.40 per litre is around £557 (518) winter or summer(with a small variation as discussed)

One key thing to remember. more properties in the Uk can get Solar than have dedicated parking where they can have home chargers installed.

It’s almost insignificant. You don’t lose double digit percentages of your tank range. mind you it’s not an issue if you do cos there are plenty of fuel stations around and it only takes a few minutes to fill up

3000 miles in a petrol car doing 40mpg would consume approx 340 litres which at say £1.40 per litre is around £477 winter or summer ;o)

If I had the money to get an EV it would be something like one of the conversions that Moggy supplies kits for https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/blogs/conversions

why the ongoing fascination with "cheap home/destination charging? The Government is not pushing EVs via legislation for the benefit of being cheaper to run that ICE vehicles. Yes if you can afford the initial outlay and you do limited local driving then EVs can be cheap to run but guess what, the bubble is going to burst. One way or another as the sales of hydrocarbon fuels go down and the number of EVs go up (presuming the Govt doesn't move its goalposts again) then they will find new and inventive ways to make up the shortfall

a few cross overs there @BTandSid

a selection of vehicles I have owned since 1982 . In no particular order (and also the majority of these are "stolen from internet" pictures rather than the actual vehicle) .

IMHO the brake judder is the priority issue to have investigated/checked. Cruise Control not activating is a nuisance that apparently can be sorted with a software update so a minor issue. I wouldn't hold your breath on the SOS error, IMHO that just about falls in the " they all do that sir" camp (presuming the light by the call button remains green). You could be chasing in and out on that trying to get a long term fix that isn't intermittent

a dealers own inspection is worthless. If you have any doubts after checking a car yourself get an independent inspection. The SOS error is one of those things. I get it semi regularly on my superb at start up but the light by the button remains green at all times so as far as I'm concerned its a transient initialisation error and hardly worth worrying about. Cruise Control: leaving aside any "known firmware issues" , you are turning it on properly aren't you?

The only good news is I ended up getting £600 more from we buy any car than I had paid for it 16 months and about 8k miles previously

Actually they say that the ULEZ scheme up here is "Under Review" which is different to "being considered" It was approved and then put on hold (and actually it's why I sold my L200).

I guess you haven't figured out yet that all those individual pieces of plastic in your wallet plus the tracking of your mobile phone plus that number on the vehicles you drive plus the list of websites that you visit , the purchases you make on Amazon can all be linked together relationally to fulfill Big Brothers wet dreams already . As for believing any political party that's irrelevant although interesting example as 15 years or so I was a "victim" of identity theft/fraud. Having an ID card simply makes it easier to proof in a standardised manner that this is me should you need too (Side note as it happens I always have my Driving licence with me when I go out) .

that was a sidebar response to something mentioned by someone else and has nothing to do with tracking mileage of a vehicle (and not an individual) What's wrong with a National ID card? We all carry something that can identify us, why not have a formal standardised method ? I miss carrying an ID card on a regular basis.

I'm all in favour of a National ID card. But again it needn't be 100% technology based. As stated one method is you pay monthly and have your mileage checked annually at a registered checking station and then adjustments made. And I'm also suggesting this is for *all* road users regardless of vehicle type and not a Business only thing

it was a "solution" to the question that was posed " how to recover the lost revenue from taxes placed on hydrocarbon based fuels if people start charging EVs at home" Take out any pseudo green impact etc, lets bear in mind that if it wasn't for legislation it's doubtful (IMHO) that EVs would naturally replace fossil fuel powered vehicles any time soon. What real advantage do they give to a user? They are (relatively) slow to charge, the charging infrastructure is a bit "meh". SUre they can be powerful & torquey but....

NB I appreciate people wouldn't want a £1k bill at the end of the year so I would further propose a monthly payment sytem be available where you pay an amount per month based on your enticipated mileage , say £80per month, realistically you're already paying that at the pump depending on your mileage) where at the end of the year any excess is either refunded or "credited/rolled over" to the next year