You need to check at odd hours. Just right now Navan is available in 3 weeks
Mine is due in May 2025, guess I'd better book it now 😬
In my experience with NCT if you call them you'll get a test in 4-5 weeks, I done two cars last year and a family member had the same.
My beemer due in January…. Earliest test I could get was September….
as soon as it does it I’ll immediately rebook for the Jan 24 test…. Might get a test by summer 2024
Welcome to 2023, it's like 2022 but all the problems are worse
Oh yes I added my name to it but still, 2024 as next available is shocking
Grab the popcorn
Preview for Bjorn's 1000km challenge in an electric bus 😂
Apparently the estimated time is around 13.5 hours, which doesn't actually seem too bad
There’s a waitlist option. You generally get a slot with 2 weeks
Is the NCT having a laugh? Just went on to book the test for my 2.5k auction leaf (NCT up in august) and the next date is in 2024!?
Don’t bother with a DCI EV card unless someone else is paying your bill, rates aren’t discounted and you’ll have additional card charges etc. Their fuel card is worth having at times for ICE vehicles but their fuel pricing can be quite volatile.
From the DCI FAQ
What are the requirements to apply for a DCI card? If you are a registered business with a valid VAT number, can provide a trade reference and have at least one vehicle you can apply for a card with us.
As for current rates, you need to speak directly with them - they are not published.
But I think its safe to assume that there is no special pricing or discounting. I checked when they first issued the cards a couple of years back and at that time it was the standard published rates of the charging provider (for ESB & Ionity). The only advantage is saving on VAT.
My understanding is the DCI One EV charging card is simply a rebranded solution from UK outfit Radius Vehicle Solutions
For the DCI card, do you not need a company to use their EV charging card?
I was looking at it earlier but couldn't find the pricing either.
Anyone any info?
Cheers
ChargeFinder App is useful as it shows the SOC% of the occupied stalls. It often demonstrates the nonsense of idiot drivers insisting on getting to 100% before they leave.
+1 for this. I have all the Ionity sites saved as favourites and is super useful when making a decision when you have choice of charging, especially during these summer months.
Ionity seems to be very popular with company car/van drivers who aren’t paying the bill for charging.
Probably the only reason I charge at Ionity - along with every other Tesla driver I speak to at Ionity.
DCI card FTW!
Maingau? Used that a few years ago, thanks for the tip 🙂
Second that Andy, 180,000km’s on the i3 and brakes have plenty left.
Just don't listen to the dealer when he insists your discs are corroded due to lack of use, which he will carefully explain results in EV discs requiring even more regular replacement that ICEs😂
I can confirm from experience that the stopping power on the ID.4 is rib crushing 😵
Born should be a bit better as it doesn't have quite as much inertia
If I had any doubts about the braking performance of the Born I would have been onto a VW specialist to get the larger eboost discs fitted.
The brakes are fine, it's the tyres that are crap :D
Sorry, the drums are on the rear 🤣
Untrue, there's no modern car with drums on the front. Anything else wrong with them?
I thought the drums were only on the rear...?
I think there aren't even discs on the front, just good old cheap drums, like on bottom of the range cars from the 70s. VW know how to save a few bob and present you with the ultimate Paddy spec 😁
Ionity hubs here seem to be getting busier by the day over the last 6 months. Unless you’re arriving early morning or late at night, you’ll be likely to waiting at least a few minutes to have one free up.
+1 on the solar PV.
From April 5th to July 3rd I only charged from the grid twice... everything else was PV.
Also @CoBo55 the front discs and pads that you got in the deal... might sound better than it actually is as it'll be a long time before you need new pads, and a long long long time before you need new discs!! The ID.3/Born is RWD isn't it?? therefore the rear wheels will be doing all the braking thanks to regen, so your front brakes/pads will hardly see any use at all...... I'm up to 82,000km in my Model 3 and the front pads look like they were only put on a few thousand km ago....
Ask around in the Born & ID.3 thread how folk are getting on with pads/discs.... but I'd imagine disc's won't need changing for at least a few hundred thousand km's.
Yep. My last ICE car cost me €50 per week in fuel. I replaced it with my Ioniq electric in early 2017 and that car cost me €30 in fuel. For the year 😁
Maybe get some solar PV as well? Both my EVs have been run 100% on the sun for about 2 months now.
According to the lads on the Born thread they're getting similar range too so I'll rarely, if ever need to use public charging. Flogas have submitted my request for a D/N meter and with 14.75c night rate I'm well sorted. The deal includes servicing, a set of tyres and front discs and pads, it's going to be cheap motoring ☺️
I had this issue with another thread here. Its buried deep but I found the option. I'll dig out the link later for you.
Well wear! I have only tried Ionity once when they were new and it was a novelty. That was years ago and I can't remember what I used, might have been a German app on my phone. I started the thread in this forum when Ionity announced that they were going to launch in Ireland and with this new boards setup, I can't even unsubscribe from that thread 😂
In truth I almost never publicly fast charge as my car has about 300km motorway range, that is almost always enough for a day trip
I had this a few years ago on a particularly cold winters night...
Plugged in at about 6-7pm at 16%, checked it a few hours later and the cold had brought it down to 7%... and it was still falling.... so I gave it a bit of a top up to about 15% again as my scheduled charge wasn't due to start till 2am, which was still 2-3 hours away...
Will ask when I'm collecting the car, thanks.
