u/LaidBackLeopard

My ZS is in the shop and I'm being told that it needs new brakes pads and discs after 3 years and 10,000 miles. How long are yours lasting? I feel there's something wrong here.

As a rough estimate, how long do you think brake discs and pads should last? My car is in the shop and I'm being told that it needs new discs and pads (at significant expense obvs). Which is a worry as it's only 3 years old and hasn't done big mileage (I'm not sure how many miles offhand - I'll check when I see it later). I was rather hoping that they would last longer than an ICE what with regenerative braking! ETA I found it in the app - it's done 10k miles. This can't be right can it?

Update: They say there's rusting and pitting on the discs. As recommended, I'm getting a second opinion.

UK adjacent rather than technically UK, but hopefully it's allowed. Shamefully, I've never visited Ireland. I was talking to a family friend last yesterday, who said I must visit if I'm in the area. So... anyone hiked that area? Any must sees? Is wild camping acceptable? Any dos and don'ts very welcome!

Just a heads up that Mr T is the guest on the latest episode of Alice Fraser's Realms Unknown podcast. The pod is generally a good listen (SF&F news, reviews, general chat) so nice to hear our man on there!

Just curious really - how fast can your car charge? It's not a question it occurred to me to ask when buying. My MG is supposed to manage 75kW. Who's making full use of the 300kW chargers?

Just in case people aren't aware (maybe it comes up all the time and Reddit's search function is rubbish), our man does a monthly podcast with Emma Newman. They take turns convincing each other of the merits of a favourite work.

Lots of fun and highly recommended!

To explain the situation briefly, elderly relative had built up quite a lot of credit. I got them to drop the DD to £10/month to burn through it. At some point subsequently they upped it to £600/month. At least 4 times higher than necessary; stupid amount of credit has now built up. A straight answer to the obvious question (WTF?) wasn't forthcoming, but they repeatedly said that she wouldn't have this problem with a smart meter. She doesn't want one, because reasons.

So... switching supplier once we've extracted the credit back is on the cards. But are any suppliers a bit more forgiving of old fashioned meters than Ovo? And yeah, seriously considering dropping the ombudsman a line.

Thanks!

ETA

Yeah, a smart meter is obviously the way forward, and convincing her of that is a problem I can work out somehow!

Ovo can still do one though.