Big thanks to everyone who messaged. So glad you are getting on well with your PHEV Christos. Looks great. Anyways, quick update as promised. Phoned Skoda back end of last week and was told that there is a charging problem! They do not know why this has happened, and have contacted Skoda main office with details of what’s happened, and this is now shown as being elevated? Asked how long for a reply from Skoda, but they could not advise. So to recap, today is day 35 of taking possession of my first motability car, and day 13 of not actually having it in my possession.
We are now using a Europe car rental organised through motability which we are thankful for. However, it does not come with all the bells and whistles of the Skoda, or even the Outlander I owned previously. It also has the distinct odour of a previous cigarette smoker as the car deodoriser weakens. Of note, if anyone goes down the route of getting a Europe car rental delivered to their dealer, be sure to check carefully for any damage. Our rental has numerous paintwork and bodywork damage. The staff member at Skoda who handed the keys to me was unaware until I pointed it all out, and taking photos in his presence before driving away.
Regarding the extensive message about mpg, electric, and peddling nonsense, thank you for your advice. Hopefully when I get the car back in working order, I will be in a better position to calculate some figures. Most of my charging will be done at home using the cheap rate electric tariff, and also a local shopping centre I use that has about 18 dedicated EV charging bays. They have for many years now included the cost of charging within the price of the standard, quite reasonably priced parking ticket. As mentioned previously, I am not convinced this is the future, but it just works out well for me personally.
Thanks once again
Ade