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Applying to 'Most' on VW's Mostly after 2021 is great. So what date is it for Skodas?

So still the Social Divide. Not only those that can not charge an EV where they live / where their home is for 'much cheapness'. Now we are considering & discussing those that can generate their own electricity for charging vehicles or heating / powering their residence after spending on the stuff needed to do that. Maybe the Office for Statistics or whoever can give the % of those with offroad access for taking vehicles to charge and then those that have solar panels at the property. If they do not know they can make a guesstimate, or just publish any old figure. They can use AI and maybe come up with those with Solar Panels but no vehicle access to the property. Then those places like Farms / Race Tracks / Hospitals / Schools / Crems etc with Turbines and or Solar panels.

Pre 2024 /25 is not relevant really as the Gear still showed when in D with a VC.

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Best if people that have the Gear Indicator showing the numbers say when their car was built. Obviously it is not one that Skoda produced that does not show the gears.

At least it is not just about how different or superior ICE vehicles were & still are. Or, How the future might be brighter when technology gets even better than a £40,000 Passenger EV that can do 500 miles without recharging. I do not see a Renault Twingo going 6 miles on a kWh which could be free or maybe just 6.7 pence.

Just a small contribution to the Forum upkeep with Freedom Membership means you can edit your posts without time limit. & there are other things you gain the ability to do on the forum.

Location location location then, and different world regions and climates. Your posts about pressures never mentioned which wheels / tyres. You could have been on 18" and low profile.

Really really when talking NHS & NHS in England that needs saying. As to GB Energy. Now odd that is not UK Energy. It is 'The UK taking control of it's energy future. (The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.)

@fabiamk4man Back 35 or even 20 years ago what sort of width & profile of tyre was on cars about the weight of a Mk4 Fabia?

Remember when a Politician in England says This Country, that might be England only and not all regions / countries in the UK.

@lol-lol Now there is the Champagne Socialists in Government and they couldn't care a jot about the least well off or in need. There are the donors and sponsors to get payback for the clothes, glasses, accommodation & holiday accommodation etc that went to those in the cabinet and front bench. PS. Cabinet Ministers and others in Parliament seem to 'Forget or fail to know about taxes or Council Taxes they might be due to pay'. That's what comes from not paying attention to your Local Council, or maybe having various properties in areas or towns that are not your constituency. No idea why when they get a Grace & Favour home their rental income profits for another property they have does not go to The Treasury after Fair Wear and tear and overheads, legal costs.

^^^ Hoorah. Love it, the very person that has spent decades trying to reduce their personal taxes & boasting about it. When people have more than enough and can pay more after a life of working towards managing when retired then great, they can carry on carrying on paying taxes.

A decision was made at Skoda / VW that with a DSG it was not necessary for you to be able to see what gear it chooses. Vorsprung Durch Technik!

@lol-lol The Tax man will be having a nice amount off you once you get that State Pension & your Personal Pension. They take from those with just a small personal pension. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be getting the £230 a week from next February and he has his Naval Pension and as well to be getting taxed, and if there is justice in the world there might be more money they find that needs taxing.

They are more costly pence per mile for energy buying electric at public chargers to get Rapid or Ultra Rapid charging than an ICE vehicle. That is when you get to about 60 pence a kWh or more including VAT & maybe nothing like 4.5-6 miles a kWh. This is private users spending their money to fuel the vehicle. Lets not worry about those with nice Tax Breaks, Salary Sacrifice, cheap home or workplace charging and maybe 5% VAT on the Electricity. 70 pence a kWh.

Unable to charge last night @ cheaper 50 pence a kWh which would have been 5 hours for 32 kWh & £15.50 as charger not working and it was pithing down and i was not walking in that for 5 minutes or more. So on the 50 kW DC this morning at 70 pence a kWh. There is a Max 60 minutes stay time. 32 kWh £22.40 That is good for 110 miles or so. The 40% / 20 kWh in the battery before charging was bought at 61 pence a kWh. £12.20 ***So £34.60 for maybe 170 miles.*** 20% of that VAT. £1.98 & £3.71 = £5.69. If an ICE getting 45 mpg & 135 pence a liter that would be 3.7 Gallons / 17 liter'is, £22.70 ...................................... That charging at home would be 52 kWh @ 6.7 pence so £3.50. 5% being VAT. Rumour / word on the street / & in the Media. PAY PER MILE over and above the common ridiculous Public Charging tariffs with the 20% VAT. They are not all in it together in Politics, Government, Parliament they are on paid for travel expenses and out of touch with the real world.

@Graham Butcher We know who wants & imposed the Mandates on less emission vehicles. It is one thing the Tax & Duty on liquid transport fuel and maybe some cheap and some like on motorways expensive, maybe 25% difference. Yes there are vehicles more economic using fuel than others. But we are talking 20% VAT on Electricity bought at public chargers with a price difference of 80 pence or more a kWh. Then there are more efficient BEV,s and less efficient. So like ICE vehicles.

Those using Public Charging are already paying 20% VAT on anything from 16 pence to 100 pence a kWh including the VAT. Then there are those business users that can reclaim the VAT, & the people already well taxed on income that have to just suck it up out of there income after tax. Same as buying liquid fuel really.

Doesn't matter. @Carlston can tell you all the scores on the doors. Tyre / Springs etc.

As i posted, typo in title. you have 205/40 r16. Yes a mk2, i know that. It is a 2013 model you say that. Mk3,s come in late 2014 into 2015. I do not know of on standard springs or lowered as you comment on tyres to body. Or maybe the suspension parts need refreshed. A Scout in not higher, such standard clearance and Body Trim Parts. An Estate is 8 3/4" longer than a hatch and as standard has higher rated springs on the rear as standard i seem to remember. Are the tyres on XL / Reinforced sidewalls? EDIT, sorry missed some of your post. so not XL just these....

Typo in the title if it is on 205/45 R 16,s now. A Mk3 Fabia size as well. Why not go 195/ 50 R 16 with the wheels you have. & Maybe all season tyres. @Carlston could tell you sizes, or look at the many many similar threads on this forum on wheel sizes and tyres.

#Memories Ford & Land Rover, & BMW, & Volvo and on and on. & Suzuki used Mazda engines and so did Fiat. What a wonderful world. Mercedes used Renault engines. Turning back time. Here we are in the Electric Vehicle section talking about discontinued models again.

@Graham Butcher What have Stellantis / Fiat & the 500 to do with Ford? Which Ford model, the Puma? Or are we rolling back time again to the good old ICE only Era? Fiat are bringing back the 500 with a hybrid drivetrain.

&? I have a Ford Dealership 1 mile away and a VW one 17 miles. It has Ford Badge & you insure it as a Ford & Ford import them. Many a VW is a SEAT, Skoda or Audi and some are Fords like the Pickups. ICE Vauxhall Frontera - Izuzu MU.