Andrew Dwyer

An interesting battle going on for 2nd place in the Championship at the moment, Leeds briefly hit 2nd spot but down to 3rd again and Ipswich have a game in hand so could well go back to 4th.

I still have a lot of Leeds fans friends back home who are enjoying the action, if they were honest I think they would admit seeing them play well in the Championship is more rewarding than seeing them struggle in the Premier, but they would never admit that !!

18 hours ago, Bassosa said:

Hi all,

Water pressure is so low at our place that we can't even fill an above ground water tank. The two meter lift/head is too much to ask.

I know its illegal put hypothetically speaking how could one improve water pressure from the municipal source so we can actually fill a 1500 liter tank?

Thanks

We have had a similar situation for the past 8 months, had around 6 or 7 visits from the Tessabahn water truck to fill our 2 x 750 ltr tanks.

The water pressure was so p1ss poor that it couldn’t get up to anything above waist height.

My next door neighbour bought a small pump put it in one of those plastic storage boxes then pumped up into his tank ( approx 2 meters ).

We managed to control our usage by showering from a “ dustbin “ in each toilet ( although the entrance to each toilet is above the height of the water tanks we could siphon water in daily ), washing clothes and watering the garden using the poor city water pressure.

Thankfully whatever was causing the drastic drop in pressure for 8 months, we never got a satisfactory answer, has been resolved and we are back to normal, although heavy usage on a weekend still causing a drop in pressure.

46 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

Ouch this is a cutting review

 

 

The price will determine the fate of this “ hotter “ hatch , if they had released this shortly after the MG4 it would have done well, now I am not so sure.

Do like the green colour though.

25 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I worked in Mira Loma for a while.

Me too.

Just now, macahoom said:

 

Definitely dynamic range?

Yes , standard range would give me 650 km as the app does.

5 minutes ago, macahoom said:

 

Thanks, but it's not really long journeys I'm asking about. Although that would also be good to know.

 

Yes, interested to hear about your long journey; should be significantly lower than about town figures.

I took a journey on New Year’s Day returning the day after, mainly highway.

“Going “, at speeds around 100-120 the 205 km took 250 km off my range.

“Returning”, hit stop go heavy traffic the 205 km took 189 km off my range.

11 minutes ago, macahoom said:

 

Question for AWD Seal owners: What is your estimated driving range, dynamic mode at 100% SOC? Mine seems to have settled at 575-585km; Econ mode, A/C on.

 

That’s driving around Phuket - which often means plenty of pretty heavy, slowish traffic.

Unlike a lot of the range anxiety mob, I am not a travelling salesman rushing around Thailand 5 days a week at breakneck speed, so I don’t need such a high range, but it’s still nice to have it.

 

Also interested to hear the dynamic range of Premium owners. 

Mine is around 650-667 km ( Premium high regen eco mode ) with the majority being short trips near to home and the occasional 450 km round trip.

I have noticed that after charging to 100% the range drops about 3 or 4 km immediately ( 20 seconds or so ) after starting for the first time.

4 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

There's some confusion in these pages about account types and structures.

 

Sole Account - opened, owned and operated by one person

Sole Account w/second signatory - opened and owned by one person, in one persons name but a second signature is added later and appears under blue light on the signatures page. That second signatory can withdraw funds but cannot change the account in any way. No rights of survivorship, name on the passbook refers to XX.

Joint Account - opened, owned and operated by two people jointly, they both bear equal responsibility for the account and both are required to change the operation of the account. There is a single account opening application. Rights of survivorship are not guaranteed. Names on the passbook refer to XX AND YY.

Either/Or Account - opened jointly, but owned and operated by two people, individually and separately. Ownership of the account is with whoever holds the book. There are two, individual account opening forms. Both parties are required to close the account. Rights of survivorship are assured. Names on the passbook refer to XX OR YY.

I would assume in the case of a foreigner using the account for holding the 800k ( retirement financial requirement ) immigration would accept the first two but not the last two accounts ??

I changed to an O visa ( from an OA ) recently and had a home visit for first extension ( based on retirement ) then had a random home visit 6 months later and finally another home visit for my second extension ( again based on retirement ).

3 in a year !!, never knew I was so popular ☹️

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Really ???...      its good info to be aware of that... 

 

In 2020 I rented a car on two separate occasions (with UK license) - no bill was asked for and I'd have been stuffed if they had, as I'd just flown into the UK (and didn't have anything with me)....   

 

Perhaps a UK online Bank Statement has our address ??... Amazon UK Shipping address ??...   UK PayPal Address ??

 

Ultimately, if a rental company makes it too awkward we can walk away, but that adds a major element of inconvenience, especially if having paid in advance, in which case we should be 'fore warned' that such additional documentation is required. 

My last but one U.K. rental was October 2019 and no mention of any utility bills, as usual, until my last U.K. rental in August 2022.

It really surprised me and, although i do carry some documents with me, i had nothing with the address I supposedly live at, maybe i did have my “ address “ listed on the bank website I’m not sure.

In fact i thought I was being hounded by some over zealous Europcar rental guy as up to now haven’t heard anyone else come across this …. until NanLaew’s post above.

31 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

If you are no longer resident in the UK, it is illegal to use your UKDL as it is illegal to renew one using a UK address (friend or relative) where you do not live. I believe the fine is £1200. They police don't go around stopping and checking for this automatically, so it's a relative low-risk infringement. If there's a 'routine' traffic stop (does happen), or if you're involved in a prang or the car gets stolen, then the can of worms may be opened.

 

The car rental firm's won't invalidate their own insurance if you bend their motor while it's hired on a foreign DL that they have already accepted. That's conflating the myth of driving in Thailand on a foreign licence.

 

 

When I was picking up an online booking at 10 pm at MAN with my valid UKDL but without a utility bill, it was refused. The clerk asked if I had another licence and accepted the full, 5-year Thai one without any issues. That was back in 2018, and I have used the Thai one ever since.

 

If you consider yourself a UK part-timer and want to use your UKDL and have the utility bill they need, go ahwead. But you also need to go on the DVLC website and set up a PIN. You give this PIN to the rental agency when collecting the car so they can login to the DVLC database and see if your UKDL has too many points is suspended or revoked.

Thanks, I have done the license check code thing many times since 2016 but this was the first time, 18 months ago, i was faced with the utility bill request.

I don’t remember how i managed to convince him to okay the rental but i do remember the rental guy wasn’t letting it go easily.

1 hour ago, mistral53 said:

Did you guys check the software level before and after? For my 3 months/5000 km service, a software update was one thing I noticed..........apart from all the settings for the seat, AC, language etc they inadvertently changed........urrrggghhhhhh!

What version are you on now ?

7 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Who the heck carries paid utility bills around with them.

Exactly my thoughts, never been asked before, wondered if it was a new rule.

44 minutes ago, MartinL said:

Last June had no trouble hiring on a 5 year Thai licence except ...... Only problem was paying some of the fees. I paid the main hire fee in advance, online from Thailand, with a UK card. However, when it came to paying the refundable deposit etc. at the hire office in UK, they wouldn't accept the UK card because the card address and licence address didn't match. They could see on the hiring record that the major part of the costs was paid with the UK card but there was no way the computer would accept that card once a Thai licence had been registered. I used my Bangkok Bank card with no problem.

 

I've been told that if you hold a valid UK licence, you MUST use it to drive on UK roads. Most of the time, there'd be no consequences, I suppose, if you used the Thai licence anyway but in the event of an accident, the hire car insurance would probably be invalid.

Thanks Martin, the last time I rented a car in the U.K. was 18 months ago with Europcar, they asked to see some utility bills with my name and the address on the driver’s license ( U.K. license ).

Firstly I had no utility bills ( it’s my daughter’s address) and secondly my U.K. license was using an old address ( my father’s ).

I managed to get them to accept the rental but vowed I would use my Thai license next time.

I ordered a new U.K. ( updated address ) license and now wondering whether to send it here as a backup in case the Thai license has some problems.

Hence my question about Thai license for U.K. rental.

I know that this has been asked before but am looking for some up to date information.

I have a 5 year Thai license and wish to use it for renting a car in the U.K. in April.

I also have a valid U.K. license but would prefer to use the Thai one if possible. ( it’s a long story ).

So, any recent U.K. rentals with a Thai license and anything I should be aware of ??

13 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

I think I would take it to a car wash and tell them to go heavy on it before doing the other 3, just in case...

 

i do have a spare set of wheels for the Performance version...

Yes, I was thinking that also, if it’s not going to withstand a pressure wash then I would rather know now !

45 minutes ago, Puccini said:

 

Who or what are "the pii"?

 

Not sure that the OP knows what it means either !!

44 minutes ago, macahoom said:

 

Anyone have any ideas about this?

 

In view of the fact that, at even a 100% SOC, the Seal regeneration still works, this presumably means that the conventional mechanical brakes will only be triggered under extremely heavy braking. I have had my Seal for 3 months and I don’t believe I have ever braked heavily enough for the mechanical brakes to engage. So this means the brake pads/discs are gonna rust and pit because they are never, or rarely, used.

 

Any comments/solutions?

 

Do a high speed emergency brake once a week to keep the pads/discs clean?

I had to brake sharply recently and heard a grating noise, so much so that I stopped and had a look to see if anything was obviously wrong, it wasn’t.

Tested my brakes a few times after that and the sound slowly disappeared.

I put it down to the fact I had had the car washed the previous day which can leave a layer of surface rust apparently.

14 minutes ago, malcolminthemiddle said:

My bank SCG suggested I sign an undated withdrawal form? 

 Sounds like a concrete strategy !