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‘Course what we could ALL do is drive to how the black box is dictating- hear me out. So all those 50 mph zones that it thinks are 20 – we do 20 ( if safe ) etc if 20 % of the cars on the road suddenly start following this stupid black box ( I had one for a fortnight and it was dreadful and caused numerous problems) they’ll soon at least fix the stupid box or override the red alerts. A sort of ‘work to rule’ if you like.
I won’t be renewing.
Another update in case it helps anyone – went to use my spare key yesterday and got absolutely nothing – car didn’t recognise it – nothing. Spoke to V W this morning and have had to get the car booked back in for the spare to be recoded to the car following the software update.
Car now back at the dealers who are replacing the aerial ( where even is that these days ??!!! It’s invisible to the eye)
On an ID.5 isn’t it in the “Shark Fin” above the back window on the roof? I’m due to be collecting my new ŠKODA on Friday and I’ll be getting Drive Smart for the first time. It’s not the first time I’ve heard that they give false readings and wreak havoc with the car’s location and satellite based systems. Confidence Inspiring.
it is indeed a shark fin ! I’d never noticed it before 😧
let us know how you get on with the new car !! I’d not heard anyone reporting this weird anomaly before which is why I thought I’d better post.
id5 now up a running it was in VW for three days and they said it was really weird. They completely replaced the aerial and had to let it sit and ping overnight and apparently EVENTUALLY it connected back to vw and all the errors cleared. I’m lucky in that I can remove my under 30 driver ( which I have ) and therefore have put the drive smart in the bin as directed by Motability.
no idea if the error was connected to the drive smart but it was an extremely timely coincidence if not.
Oh!! Also one of the other errors was that the car thought the date was 31/03/2028 – which was fun and it wouldn’t let me set the time and date to the correct ones even on manual !! so we had lots of ‘back to the future ‘ jokes for a few days chez kjid5
Ok. Spoke to motability and direct line who were very helpful. We removed the telematics which seemed to improve things but it was temporary. Car now back at the dealers who are replacing the aerial ( where even is that these days ??!!! It’s invisible to the eye).
I’ll report back if this fixes things. This error appeared the minute the telematics was fitted and I know could be coincidental – but motability are now aware ( and as I said direct line were very helpful).
to illustrate how bad the problem became the last drive in it showed my car over five miles away on completely different roads on both the in built sat nav and apple car play.
the only way to get a true sat nav was to disconnect the car play entirely and let the phone use it’s own transponder completely separate from the car.
Yes the drive smart small one. We’ve removed the young driver from the policy and direct line were really helpful so I’ve taken the black box out and disconnected it and already the car seems to actually know where we are rather than signalling I’m in a field three fields away… won’t be actually driving in it until tomorrow so I’ll report back if it’s fixed it or if it’s still an id5 software issue.
Yes I’ll call them and vw today. Something is very wrong. It was tracking me in nearby fields today when in fact I was on the m6
You need to let direct line know in case there’s any trouble down the line. For example the other driver suddenly pops up with a whiplash claim and says you reversed into them etc . They’ll keep a copy of your dashcam footage and advise whether or not your car needs checking over .
It took a while to get comfortable with the steering mounted gear lever. I still had muscle memory from my Suzuki Swace hybrid. lol
it’s funnier when you get in something else after you get used to it and keep going to flick the non existent gear stick with your right hand!! It is lovely what a great choice of car.
Ohme were a real struggle when I had mine installed but, touch wood, it’s been fault free ever since. The Capri looks like it should be a successful car for Ford. I’ve heard comments about some things being Ford and some VW, including switching and displays. If that’s the case, it will either appear confused or someone’s done really well to marry the two together.
yes looking at the picture the steering wheel and controls, and ‘gear stick’ all look identical to my id5 which is a joy to use once you get used to it ( about 5 minutes) it seems odd to have a ‘gear stick’ anywhere else now.
That looks like a beautiful car ! I had loads of teething problems with ohme but ( touch wood) it’s been great for a year now.
We had an mg hs as a hire car for two weeks recently and husband did fit in it but the control pad was the most confusing convoluted mess of any car I’ve driven. And it felt basic and plasticky.
My husband is that height – we were impressed with Nissan both qashqai and x trail ( but x trail is over your ap I think ). the Suzukis get good reviews too
Hiya I’ve got a vw id5 I loved the enyaq but wait times were very long and I got an id5 from stock. Very pleased with it.
@kezo very much so 🙂 I love it and the freedom it gives me.
Car is back and the garage were extremely apologetic and arranged for it to be delivered back to me ( free of charge) which was a really helpful and kind thing to do all – all valeted and sparkly clean and hopefully no more 12v battery issue. It does seem to be a car industry problem these batteries including in ICE cars. But at least I know how to break into my car now should anything odd like that happen again !
Ask away!! It felt like diving into a pool from a high board changing to EV – and hoping that I’d surface afterwards!! But I’m a year in now and I love it. What is really difficult to convey is just how relaxing EVs are to drive I don’t know whether it’s the lack of noise or what but so many of us report the same thing it obviously is a ‘thing’. Which one have you ordered ?
I’m an EV driver ( and total convert) and I was interested in your post @batfastard ( great name). I suppose for us EV users plugging in on longer journeys reminds us of the blimmin’ hassle of petrol station visits that we’ve all but forgotten about with 99% home charging.
I get 7p per kWh overnight rate by the way on octopus and a recent trip to Glastonbury involving a hotel stay I charged overnight on a 20 kw charger for £15 ( main car park behind the George and Pilgrims)
I did call the RAC. They sent it into VW as it had locked up and they weren’t sure if there was something else causing a drain. The garage have had the car for 8 days now. They reckon it’s the warranty paperwork causing delay.
Crazy! Hopefully you be back in it soon.
12 days in now and still no battery. Apparently they ordered the wrong one. So hopefully tomorrow I’ll get the car back 🤞
I did call the RAC. They sent it into VW as it had locked up and they weren’t sure if there was something else causing a drain. The garage have had the car for 8 days now. They reckon it’s the warranty paperwork causing delay.
Agreed I’ve got a mghs hybrid while my EV is in the garage with a fault and I couldn’t believe how much the petrol costs. I drove a 70 mile round trip followed by a 60 and it cost me £27 in petrol – that would have been around £2 in electric. I can’t wait for my car to come back I’ll never have an ice car again.
MG HS only comes as ICE or PHEV
it’s a hire car from europcar while my id5 is getting a new 12 volt battery fitted under warranty
Hmm. Costs me £5.39 to charge for 280 range 300 to 320 in the summer.
I’ve had a phev before the EV they’re much less efficient on the electric driving than a full EV and I was really fed up at having to go into a petrol station and go through all the palaver of filling up rather than my simple plug in at home routine. Each to their own I guess.
