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In the Southwest (SWEB) old school meters were changed every 8 years and calibrated at the Newton Abbot calibration centre. It was a legal requirement then, how things have changed!

My next door neighbour had solar panels installed at his GP surgery to charge his EV. It needs a three-phase supply and meter, which 6 months on hasn’t even come close to starting to be installed. Yes, EDF is the hold-up. 🤦‍♂️

If you can get 3D printing done there's a file on here.

Yep, EDF. 10 months and counting. I could tell you the sorry tale of rank ineptitude but I'd still be typing tomorrow. They've ****ed up in every possible way that you can imagine plus some that you can't possibly even conceive of.

Whilst I'm not a fan of EVs myself I recognise that for some people they make good financial sense depending upon their use case. With that out of the way... My recent experiences with trying to get my mother switched from a teleswitch to a smart meter has left me with no illusions as to the depths of ineptitude to which the electricity companies are capable of sinking. The exact bodies vary depending upon where you live in the UK but don't be reticent in getting the ombudsman or local equivalent involved in your case. It may be the only way to get past the foreign call centre minion and on to someone who can actually sort non-routine stuff out.

Good luck. I've been fighting EDF for 4 months now cos they had two leccy smart meters and one gas listed at our new house when there's def only one of each. Recently they replaced both gas and leccy meters with new having said that was the only way to solve the problem. Guess what - I now have 3 leccy and 2 gas meters on my account and they're ignoring me. So I'll be off to the ombudsman on Monday

This starts with a confession that I bought an ev as a daily 😤 purely financial reasons with a 90mile daily commute So since i've bought my ev electric use has gone mental. Was paying £70 a month now paying £275 but I've opted to pay £30 a month for unlimited charging. On digging into the figures it appears my meter is doubling the readings and I really dont know how far back this goes. When the car is charging in a half hour period on ohme during the night its registering 3.2- 3.4 kw/h where as the electric provider its registering as 7.4kw/h -7.8 kw/h in a half hour period. My single phase charger can't achieve this and this is through the night when its mostly standby usage in the home. I've also discovered when I trickle charged the car before my charger was installed it had similar behaviour. Charger is only capable of approx 1.8kw/h yet the electric companys recording 3.4kw/h. I'm in talks with the supplier!!! Just wondering if anyone else has had similar experience. I've discivered the goverment recommend a metre to be calibrated every 5years or the manufacturers recomendation. The manufacturer wont speak to public only the purchaser. I've never heard of anyone having a metre calibrated. The supplier has referred me to the metering team as it could be a "known issue". This I find mad as if I hadnt bought the ev I would never of known I was possibly over paying as I thought I was just a heavy user. Scarey 😱😱😱 I fitted this https://amzn.eu/d/aqZH4oS today so I can monitor my consumption. It will take a few days as my smart metre readings are a few days behind to be able to compare

Lancia. First I've seen I think. Nice.

Hello Sir, My name is Luc Seys, I live in Belgium and am the proud owner of a 1988 Westfield SE mounted in the factory. If I contact you, it is to ask you for information, after replacing my clutch, I realize that I do not know how to get out, impossible to pass the speeds, something very annoying and primordial you say !! By looking at it more closely, I realized that the previous owner had worked for I do not know what reason on the clutch pedal, hence my question would be you possible to tell me, which you use as a pedal game or pedal for clutch-acting. I suspect that you will certainly be difficult to find an answer to my question, but which is trying nothing has nothing. Pending your news which I hope will be positive, please dear Monsieur to accept MS sincere greetings. Luc Seys

Not mine but westfield sei chassis and mixed sevens parts and with this lump in it. Actually very impressed how it fitted in

Now sold

Looking for a 23 spline with 14.96 diameter spigot gearbox shaft to use as a clutch alignment tool

That looks beautiful Ash 👌

It's defo quick on the Brakes could outbrake most, if not all around me and through the twisty bit of stuff was pretty good also. Helps been a short wheelbase in that aspect. Can't quite push on down the hill sections and loose a tad on the straights but overall I'm pretty impressed with it as it's set fully soft aswell on the Dampers! Will defo get some better tyres next year when these have run out of wear for sure something that is a combination for fast road and track tho as a compromise as don't want to replace em every few track days. If money was no object would have a set of Road, Slicks and Wets lol. Defo a great day and look forward to a few next year for sure.

Almost two years late, but I've managed to get my 40th birthday present sorted: A flight experience at Goodwood, in their Harvard. I had an amazing time, and got to fly her for maybe 5 mins whilst we were up,followed by a suitable amount of aerobatics. It turns out, if you don't clench hard enough, you really can start to grey out at the bottom of a 4g loop. 😮 Quick in-flight selfie: The view out over the wing, showing Thorney Island: An ever so slightly adrenaline filled me: I may take up wearing flight suits, as they're rather slimming.

Speak to chris broster he has my old tools for these

Sorry @Steve Bethell, I’m waiting for @dvd8n to pay before marking them as sold.

Yeah this is how it starts, today innocent looking rosettes, next week total obliteration of the human race via stealth toxins.

Yes. !!

£10 they might come in handy

I'll send you mine, then you can send me £50k for the initial paperwork for your share in the £27.5m

Lego westfield from a picture 😎

Do you want my bank details, I'll pm them to you.

Yes it's fantastic. Trouble is it can also be used to generate things like this. I simply asked it to write me a believable email in the style of a Nigerian scammer. Had to pretend I was studying them, but it then did this instantly: From: Dr. Emmanuel Okon Email: emmanuel.okon@consultantmail.com Date: September 6, 2025 Dear Friend, I am Dr. Emmanuel Okon, the son of the late Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria. Due to recent political instability in our country, I am seeking a trustworthy foreign partner to assist in transferring the sum of $27,500,000.00 USD into a secure offshore account. This fund was secured through government contracts before my father's untimely death. As his next of kin, I am entitled to the inheritance, but due to government restrictions, I cannot access it directly from Nigeria. I urgently seek your assistance to receive this money into your account. For your efforts, I will offer you 30% of the total sum, while 5% will go to cover any legal or transfer fees. This transaction is 100% risk-free and requires your absolute confidentiality. Please reply immediately with your: Full name Contact address Telephone number Bank account information (for transfer) Time is of the essence. I await your swift and sincere response.Respectfully, Dr. Emmanuel Okon