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Well done Mark. It seems as though you covered the majority of important points.
Just to add a little whimsical madness, I saw a Facebook post a few hours ago, where Drive Smart had tracked a Motability user around Tesco’s.
If that doesn’t demonstrate that this ridiculous App is not fit for purpose, I don’t know what will.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-Tronicperhaps I should have been clearer. my anticipated mileage this lease will be 42000 miles. if this was to happen with my new lease, post july 2026 then at the end of my new lease it would cost me an additional £3000. THIS IS NOT WITH MY CURRENT LEASE, IT WILL BE WITH A NEW VEHICLE POST JULY 2026
Correct. So then you will have to make a choice. Pay the £3000 excess mileage or leave the scheme before that new, post July 2026 lease starts.
It might be unfair and wrong, but it’s been very clear for a while now.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicThe Satnav on our Enyaq constantly tells us a 30 zone is a 20, it’s incorrect, how many red marks would we get for that?
In this case, you’d be going well under the speed limit, so no red marks 😉
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Only the Krispy Kreme variety
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicJust to clarify my last post, I absolutely get the reasons why people choose an EV, especially if they are Motability customers. My query (in relation to the question posed) was about the sense of private buyers going out and buying an EV purely because of the current Middle East crisis. Anyhow, I’ve found out that EV sales in the U.K. rose 24% in March. ZEV mandates for 2026 are 18% higher than 2025 so, presumably, manufacturers would have been geared up for that. Including the March figures, EV sales for the first 3 months of 2026 were only 23% of new car sales, versus the ZEV mandate target of 33% for 2026, so I should think that the recent uplift is probably taken care of by excess supply verses previously suppressed demand? So, to attempt to answer the question posed, I don’t think that the additional demand for EVs will, in itself, cause supply problems, but the longer that the crisis goes on (and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed) then any manufacturing industry is liable to face issues
You say “only 23% of new car sales” were EVs, and certainly less than the ZEV target, but the bigger picture is that it’s the fastest growing category after PHEVs. Diesel vehicle sales continue to slide.
The more surprising figure is that YTD, private sales account for 42% of the market.
The figures don’t drill down to fuel type by sales type, but it’s a fair assumption that private EV sales are also on the increase.
I was quite surprised that the Jaecoo 7 was the best selling car in March and Number 2 YTD! Commonly known as the TEMU Range Rover.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicDo not go with an EV unless you can charge at home on a cheap overnight rate.
The prices for charging which Kezo mentions above are correct, but on the low side compared to others. I’ve seen 89p per kWh.
Anything more than about 50p per kWh and it’ll cost more to run than a petrol or diesel with the added a*se achery of trying to find a charger if your usual ones are full/out of order
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicMany thanks for putting this lease deal on with these lease deals is it a case of going to your dealer in this case a Vauxhall dealer ? More of these deals very welcome thanks again it looks like a lot of money can be saved
Hi Mike, you could go to a Vauxhall dealer, but you might not get the best leasing deal there.
The best deals seem to be on Leasing.com and Leaseloco.com
Experts suggest you look first at the best deals rather than makes and models of cars, but if course if there’s a particular model you like, you can input it in the search bar
Next choose a term length, 24 months, 36 months etc and your annual mileage, allowing for a bit extra.
Take note if the upfront payment and any additional fees as well as the monthly payment
There are bargains to be had, but as I said in the other thread, they change frequently, and what’s available one week might not be the next.
If you want maintenance included, remember to select this before the search, but in my opinion it costs a lot more. I’d prefer to put a bit by each month for servicing etc
Typically you would order through the website and the lease car would be delivered to you, so if you want to test drive, you’d have to pretend to the dealership that you’d be buying from them 😆
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EV Man did his review 2 or 3 weeks ago, and the offer he mentioned was current for that week.
Lease deals change constantly and Leaseloco aren’t even offering the Frontera EV now.
Leasing.com have the Ultimate at £189 for 3 years with 10k per year
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No @Kezo, GS is now the mid range model, Ultimate is top of the range 🙂
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You’ll be lucky, they’ll still want to give it a cabin filter and a brake fluid change, say £250, but that’s every year!
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicI saw that review too.
But you have to compare apples with apples.
For example the Frontera on the scheme with £0 AP is the Ultimate trim, top of the range.
The Frontera which was £115 per month is the entry level GS, for just 24 months and a 5k miles per annum limit.
Lease costs change weekly with market forces. The cost for a 3 year 10k miles per year lease is now £189 per month with a £2150 up front payment and a further £299 admin fee.
Add in your servicing, insurance, annual VED and it starts to look marginal, especially as the car will be scrutinised for minor damage at the end.
Without doubt, personal leases are becoming more attractive, but make sure you drill down into the small print to make sure you understand the detail.
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I think this may have been What Car? Kezo.
Seem to remember they chose the Smart #5 as the best car followed by Enyaq, S6 and EV 5.
Recently saw the Smart #5 on a 3 year lease deal, 10k per year for £299, £4k ISH down, which was very tempting.
Showed Mrs 72dudes a YouTube video of it and her reaction was “That’s horrible, so ugly, no way”
Hey ho. 😆
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Yes, watched a recent YouTube video on the revised Enyaq, no changes to the claimed range.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicIt’s the media whipping up a frenzy as @Glos Guy says.
The Daily Express is the worst, they’ve been saying for days that fuel rationing is coming soon and using AI photography of massive queues at petrol stations. One was a Tesco which had a sign near the pumps saying you could buy Spuds, Orsinas and Isnacs in the shop. Exactly 😆
I work p/t at a Sainsbury’s petrol station and our prices have come down in the last two days by 7p per litre (140.9/166.9)
Strangely, the local Tesco has run out of diesel a couple of times in the past few days, which makes no sense as AFAIK they also get theirs via Greenergy in Grays, Essex. Maybe their planners are less competent!
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If you want/need electric seats and a power tailgate, then Yes.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicI’ve ordered a Tiguan match 2 L TDI and the paperwork and the alarm system says that I have a Tiguan life
You have a lower spec model than you ordered, so it may be lacking in certain equipment that you wanted.
As above, it does need sorting out and I think Motability will just direct you back to the dealership.
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Yes, would be good to know
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicCompletely agree with WardyGTC.
Please go back to the dealership to sort it out. If necessary ask to see a different salesman or the sales manager.
Another concern is that you may not be insured to drive this particular model if Direct Line have the details of the one you should have had !
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicThe S6 isn’t even on the scheme yet, and with the AP of the smaller S5 looking rather high, I wouldn’t be holding my breath for the S9.
Wouldn’t mind if the IM6 came on later, although some testers are saying style over substance.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicI’ve seen Asda and Morrisons near me both be out of diesel at the same time a few times over the years, nothing to do with shortages they just ran out before the next delivery. I was once filling up with unleaded when the pump ran dry. These things just happen.
That can’t happen Jojoe. Petrol stations shut off their tanks at a predetermined level, usually 3500 litres. With diesel it’s a little lower, maybe 2500 litres if there’s a national shortage.
More likely the pump you were using was faulty and cut out.
Speaking from experience as I work in a Sainsbury’s petrol station.
Can you imagine the problems if all that sediment was to be pumped into customers’ tanks?
Tanks get cleaned of any sediment every 6 months.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicI was passing a fuel station and saw that petrol was £1.50/L and Diesel was £1.71/L? Has the price gone up? I cant remember it ever being as high as that?
We tend to have short memories!
The price peaked in July 2022, when the average price of diesel was £1.99 with unleaded at £1.91.
I guess a lot of people were staying at home but I was a key worker in a petrol station so I remember it (and the abuse) very well 😆
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicIt very much depends on the dealer, so talk to them as confusicated suggested.
Many would want to get your car out on a 75 plate, especially if they’re chasing February targets and bonuses.
Some may be prepared to hold on to it until March 1st
I had to talk to the Sales manager at the BMW dealership 2 years ago, because they wanted to release the car February 26th. There was bit of a lively discussion, but in the end we collected it on March 1st.
By the way, don’t ask Motability about it, they are completely uninterested in plate change dates and advised I should collect the car when the dealership originally wanted me to.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicCrucially for some (most?), the Air trim doesn’t have electric seats with memory or an electric tailgate.
No packs or options to add these items either.
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2017 - Audi Q3 TFSi Sport S-TronicI think, if it were me, I would be onto Kia UK with a strong worded complaint about the croc of shit dealer or person and that my next move if it wernt sorted, I would have no hesitation going to the Ombudsman, as the car is not fit for pupose for the UK as is! Kia states the EV3 supports AC charging with a maximum capacity of 11kW, which includes 3.6kW, 7.4kW. If however, they said a minimum of 11kW, that would of course be a different story, but they don’t. Can’t say I was shock when you said Arnold Clarke.
I’m not sure Kezo.
I’ve just been to the Kia website and sure enough, if you dive deep enough into the technical specs, there is a grid as to what models are suitable for what chargers and how long they take.
The EV3, EV4, EV5 and I think EV9 are not suitable for standard 7.2/7.4kw home wall chargers. Minimum is 11kw. So I think Arnold Clark are correct.
Only the PHEVs like yours and the Niro will charge on 7.4kw chargers.
This is a disastrous move by Kia and it means that the EV5 is off the potentials list for our next car!
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