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So what exactly is  DEI hire Reeves going to do for wonga?

Pop a short frock on and get her legs out...

Wasn't he in Robinson Crusoe

Sky digital. 1.5 hours on the phone over two calls. Still not sorted, they are baffled. The system is running them, rather than the other way around.

Tunnie was too busy still doing his homework.... 

They can see what's wrong, but they're not sure why, and they have no idea how to put it right. Passed to the dreaded 'back room', I might hear something next week.
Don't get me wrong, the staff in UK centres are excellent. It's just finding a way to get to them. The Asian call centre staff only have three rules:
1) Try to sound interested
2) Fob the customer off with bullshit
3) Before the customer hangs up, try to sell them something.

Replaced the door seal on the 530D. Thirteen years of wear had taken its toll

Sky digital. 1.5 hours on the phone over two calls. Still not sorted, they are baffled. The system is running them, rather than the other way around.

Tunnie was too busy still doing his homework.... 

Had the foresight to go to Tesco to fill it up, as they have a kiosk rather than fully unmanned like Sainbsurys, so no stupid £99 limits.

£110 later....

Oh, and I wouldn't bet against a 5-10p fuel duty rise either 

They can only be sold with huge reductions on list price.....and that was with no VED, future pay per mile, and Khan tax.

Sales will drop even further now. ......but at least we'll be able to buy one for buttons.

This is the upside for me.

In reality, the additional tax doesn't tip the cost argument back to ICE vehicles. Despite being a fat SUV, the iX costs us around 3.5p per mile to fuel, so even adding on a ved charge of 3p still makes the per mile cost the same as a diesel that can average 100mpg, which obviously doesn't exist and certainly not in the form of a big, comfy 5 seater barge. Maintenance is also a lot cheaper than for an equivalent ICE car.

Also, I'm not sure I buy the 'EV's are heavier so they wear out the roads' argument as, presumably those same cars should be wearing their tyres quicker too? In my case my car is still on its original boots having done 38,000 miles, and they aren't anywhere near the wear bars. It also weighs almost exactly the same as a diesel X5 

Sky digital. 1.5 hours on the phone over two calls. Still not sorted, they are baffled. The system is running them, rather than the other way around.

If my little Shitroen C1 goes bang within the next couple of years or so,  I may buy a cheap used  EV for commuting.
I can charge for free at work, so it might be worthwhile.
Im planning on working for just under four more years, so we shall see how much longer the little C1 stands up to the abuse.

Well.....stop abusing it and it will last longer.