MikeTheThinker

Brilliant car, 65mpg even at motorway cruise!

As a non-EV pilot I was curious about how much it would cost to recharge an EV via a public charge point. A bit of Googling[tm] led to an article by What Car which included the following table. Note for Mods: I've posted this here instead of under the EV heading as I think it's of more general interest. Costs from different electricity providers to 80% charge our Renault Zoe ZE40 Network / plan name Registration fee Monthly fee Connection fee Cost per hour Cost per kWh Total cost Home – night rate (3kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.07 £2.18 Home – day rate (3kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.14 £4.37 Charge Your Car (7kWh) £20.00 £0 £2.50 n/a £0.20 £8.74 Charge Your Car (50kWh) £20.00 £0 £3.50 n/a £0.25 £9.22 Charge Your Car (50kWh) £20.00 £0 £0 n/a £0.36 £11.23 Ecotricity (43kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.30 £9.36 Geniepoint London (22kWh) £0 £0 £0.50 n/a £0.30 £9.86 Geniepoint London (43kWh) £0 £0 £1.80 n/a £0.30 £11.16 Geniepoint UK (22kWh) £0 £0 £0.50 n/a £0.30 £9.86 Geniepoint UK (43kWh) £0 £0 £1.00 n/a £0.30 £10.36 Instavolt (50kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.35 £10.92 Pod Point (50kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.24 £7.49 Polar Instant (3kWh) £0 £0 £1.20 £1.20 £0.40 £13.68 Polar Instant (7.2kWh) £0 £0 £1.20 £1.50 £0.21 £7.70 Polar Instant (50kWh) £0 £0 £1.20 £12.00 £0.24 £8.69 Polar Plus (3-50kWh) £0 £7.85 £0 n/a £0.09 £10.66 Shell Recharge (43-50kWh) £0 £0 £0 n/a £0.25 £7.64 Source London Full (7.4kWh) £0 £4 £0 £2.76* n/a £15.64 Source London Flexi (7.4kWh) £10.00 £0 £0 £4.14* n/a £17.46 Source London Full (22kWh) £0 £4.00 £0 £6.30* n/a £12.93 Source London Flexi (3-50kWh) £10.00 £0 £0 £7.74* n/a £10.98 * includes 1p per minute surcharge payable in Westminster, Camden and Kensington and Chelsea, other chargers cost £2.16 https://www.whatcar.com/news/electric-vehicle-charging-–-what-does-it-really-cost/n16833

When I last checked on this the law only required the 24 hour report if there was either injury to a person or damage to an absentee third party, so the situation where both parties were present and had exchanged details would not call for a Police report. Has this changed recently? (Later): I see the question has already been answered later in the thread.

Is this setup consistent for the whole O2 range or perhaps from FL onwards?

If you go to www.aliexpress.com and search on 1Z0941431 (without the suffix) there are a load of non-auto switches on offer for around six squid shipped, with delivery offered in about 4 weeks.

Worth asking @Lady Elanore she drives drones professionally.

I have bought a number of parts from sloda-parts.com who are in the Czech Republic and had no problems with shipping to the UYK, so you shouldn't have problems having something shipped the other way. You would also have eBay's protection - especially if you paid with PayPal.

I don't know what your timescale is but I have one you can have - if that helps. Unfortunately I can't get to it for a couple of weeks until I'm back home again. Let me know, any way.

Did you find the plug that came out of the hole? If so (or by looking at the hole) can you tell from the angle and shape of the edges which way it came out (ie. pushed out or pushed in)?

Just a note of caution; there's no "sold" listing for such a vehicle showing up on fleabay ...

I've had a root through the parts diagrams (these for a 2007 pre-FL Octy 2, but other years are available on the same site) and these may help to explain what's where: rear wheel hub/bearing rear axle (all parts) Do be careful about the dates and relevant PR codes of you're looking for parts numbers.

I don't have my Haynes here so can't comment on the similarities; mine was done by a local National tyres depot and it took them four hours and some help from an oxy-acetylene torch to free off all the rusted down fixings. If you're looking to get some money back you're best getting a professional quote to do the job; a Skoda dealer would be most credible (and the most expensive!). If you're going that route I'd inform the seller as soon as possible, letting them (and fleabay) know you're not happy - "item not as described" - and intending to seek a professional opinion on the problem.

Almost certainly a rear wheel bearing. If it's smoking then it's not far off failing altogether - messy if under way, especially at speed! Cure involves replacing the rear hub - not a DIY job I'd recommend unless you have good workshop facilities including heat and a press. I had one of mine done a couple of months back for £210. As regards the ebay deal it's definitely a fault and unless the seller has sold the car 'as seen' you have a good case for either a refund or some money back for the repair. If you're looking to recover your costs as well you'll probably have to go legal; fleabay are quite good at refunds but won't consider costs as well.

Is there a groaning, droning or rumbling noise from the rear of the car, especially at higher speed?

I have a full set of VRS seats I bought for my mk2 Octy which I'm now not going to use as I've upgraded to a Scout. Is there likely to be any interest in them, do you think? If so, I'll dig them out and organise some piccies for the "sale" section.

The VAG part number is N10292201, which is common across most of the group's vehicles. There are some listed here on fleabay or here on skoda-parts.com and I've included a Brisky thread below which discusses the general issue:

I'm just dipping my (little) toe into the water here with a couple of Ultrabrite Smart devices bought from Poundland. I'll report back on how I get on and am keen to learn about the wider picture.

Can't speak for the Yeti specifically but an auto-leccy friend used to swear by talc as a cure for squeaky dashboards. BTW you might want to look for an "unscented" variety ...

I've also used this site for VIN and option information but it still doesn't show the actual build date unless you pay 5 squid : https://en.vindecoder.pl/

This is a generic graphic but it shows what the various parts of the VIN mean:

Thank you!

You wouldn't happen to have the 2007 brochure by any chance?

Depending on the build date of your car you're looking for either 1Z0 853 085 (build date to 2009-05-24) or 1Z0 853 085A (build date 2009-05-25 onwards). The trim is actually described as part of the front bumper, which may be adding to the difficulties in locating it. Scouts are few and far between in breakers and most breakers don't know (or care about) the differences. skoda-parts.com are offereing either part at just over 50 Euro if that's any help - https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-parts/octavia-2/1z0853085.html

SkodaParts in Czech list mk1 Octavia ashtrays here. They certainly ship to Greece but worth asking about India. Otherwise there are a number of mk1 Octavias in UK breakers but you will need to explain which model (trim or variant) and colour you need.

Don't know if this will help in your case but when I did this I called the AA who did a "non-destructive break-in" and rescued the dog (from inside) and me (from outside).