hambugerpete
Well-known member
Yeah i hear that one a lotThat's my employers issue not mine
The all things EV chat thread
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They are a dreadful solution, not a solution at all. They somehow made it in the 'good tax option' category which is the sole reason anyone has one. I'd be staggered if anyone had one of these privately, they will be company car drivers only. I don't know anyone who has one that charged them after week 2 of having them. Really poor options (but I absolutely do not blame company car drivers that get them, they have been pushed down that road by poor decision making at govt level, all govts)
adasko
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maybe his tyres were under inflate, I have rwd tesla and did 38k before changing rear tyres front ones are still good at 50k
larmen
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Our high street car park has a new sign. Not on street view yet, and I didn’t take a picture, but it says something like
Only authorised for vehicles with an unladen weight of up to 1525 kg.
I assume many EVs as well as some petrol SUVs are above that?
Only authorised for vehicles with an unladen weight of up to 1525 kg.
I assume many EVs as well as some petrol SUVs are above that?
hambugerpete
Well-known member
There will be many many cars over that weight. Not just EVs and ice SUVs. That's the weight of an average saloon car.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I wonder just how they are going to check the weight and surely this is for lorry/ van type vehicles which have weight plates which can be read. I used to drive a diesel transit and it was under that weight.
larmen
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hambugerpete
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I assume it means no delivery vehicles, thats less than a BMW estate weighs.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
I doubt it. It means no vehicles with an unladen (curb) weight exceeding thr stated amount. If there is ANPR cameras to back it up there is no getting over it.
Albert Bridge (across the Thames) now has a 3t GVW limit enforced by ANPR cameras, and this won't be the last.
hambugerpete
Well-known member
Very strange. Thats not very heavy at all in car terms.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
No, perhpas its a way of allowing only small vehicles in it.
doublebogey7
Head Pro
To make sense of that we need the definition of an "unauthorised vehicle"
larmen
Head Pro
Car parks - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Information on the car parks run by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, as well as some information on privately owned car parks.
www.richmond.gov.uk
This is what I have found so far. And a street map stroll through the areas show a lot of the same sign, including one at a Tesco in Teddington.
I sent them a query on their web form
Googling 1525 kg brings a lot of results which seem to indicate a commercial use of that limit in terms of licensing, but the car park signs are too generic if that is meant
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Did 300 miles in the new car on Friday, very comfy and smooth. I had a bit of range nerves re the petrol engine before I got it but there’s nothing to worry about, I reckon I can get almost 400 miles from a full tank which is identical to the Mazda I had before, this also means the battery will not be getting charged as there no real need for it. Only downside, it’s got lots of gadgets and software menus, maybe too many as it took me an hour to find the trip counter
Slime
Tour Winner
My wife's Sportage weighs 1545kg.
That's a ridiculously low weight limit to impose in a car park.
How many owners actually know the weight of their car?
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Rotherhithe tunnel has a 2tn limit on goods vehicles vigorously enforced by ANPR. Bloody pain as detouring over Tower Bridge can add 45 mins easily.
larmen
Head Pro
Will my golf clubs fit in an EV? – EV Experts
www.evexperts.co.uk
This 2nd hand EV trader is sitting directly next to the American Golf Store just outside Guilford. They did a collaboration, showing EV boots with golf clubs inside.
They cheekily removed the woods from some of the pictures on the small car boots, though ;-)
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Will my golf clubs fit in an EV? – EV Experts
www.evexperts.co.uk
This 2nd hand EV trader is sitting directly next to the American Golf Store just outside Guilford. They did a collaboration, showing EV boots with golf clubs inside.
They cheekily removed the woods from some of the pictures on the small car boots, though ;-)
It's utterly shocking how little boots fit products in (electric or not) not even golf stuff.. prams.. strollers .. stuff you actually want to put in your car boot.
A lot of it is down to utterly useless bits of plastic they fill in at the sides around the wheel arches which in turn mean you have less room
My Honda's I had they had fantastic boots ... Managed to fit all kinds of stuff in them (because they never covered those wheel arches)
Now my Kia niro is the Hyundai Kona EV on that list. I have my driver etc in there at all times. I put it at the front of the boot as they have those arches uncovered (it's a hybrid bag rather than a trolly bag so defo fits) then my trolly goes behind the bag and shoes fit with plenty of space around it all.
Even the Alhambra (that boot was massive in 7 seat mode) didn't like the clubs lengthways because of those darn arches
This is a picture of my boot just testing out suitcases for a trip we have coming up. But it's really silly if the cases go a slightly different way they won't fit the way things are designed
Can get another holdall in there aswell
However I stand by my comment that car designers don't build boots for people to actually use for the purpose of day to day life!! (No woods should have to be removed and bags should be able to go across without being diagonal in 90% cars, it's not hard design)
larmen
Head Pro
I got a reply from the council and they refer to commercial vehicles.
The sign is rather unclear, in that case.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
And legally unenforceable.
