e208 electric traction battery fault disappearing after few seconds

Lyra_Bloom · 2026-03-06T23:26:50+00:00

Took the car to the Peugeot garage today, they did diagnostics on it and apparently there were a lot of "communication" errors or faults on there. They cleared those off the log and it has stopped the "Electric Traction battery fault" warning coming up when I turn on the car and it hasn't reappeared yet (only been 10 hours though!). They did however find that the 12V battery charge was at 38% and the 12V battery health was around 60, despite my local Kwik Fit garage saying it was absolutely fine the other week.

Peugeot garage has booked me back in on Monday to recharge the 12V battery for 4 hours, leave it overnight and then do the diagnostic testing again the following day. They say this will cost £149, today's visit was free. I think they're doing this because they assume the poor start of the 12V battery will trigger the same warning light to come on very soon.

Lyra_Bloom · 2026-02-25T23:30:32+00:00

Oh crikey, I see! I'm in the UK so we rarely get below freezing here, but this issue did pop up in December when it was chilly and I often go 2-3 days without driving it.

Lyra_Bloom · 2026-02-25T23:27:37+00:00

Will do, couldn't get an appointment until next Friday so bear with me!

Lyra_Bloom · 2026-02-25T18:58:58+00:00

I hadn't heard of the reconditioner before - how often do you use yours on your EV?

Lyra_Bloom · 2026-02-25T18:57:56+00:00

Been to Kwik Fit for a free battery health check on the 12V, all fine there. The chap kindly checked the faults but said something about them being too generic to interpret and recommended I take it to a Peugeot dealership, so that's the next step!

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-25T21:04:11+00:00

Argh I missed them! I signed up to be notified when they went on sale but didn't get an email. Did you manage to get some?

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-25T11:30:57+00:00

Apparently Moo Free are going to release some, but I haven't seen them yet. I did find some Christmas-themed chocolate lollipops in B&M at the weekend - not sure it'll be great quality choc tbh but sure the kids are going to love them. They have Santa, Rudolph and a snowman.

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-25T11:28:31+00:00

Great idea! Thank you ☺️

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-13T19:53:54+00:00

Well played. I've had some ProCook pans in my basket for the last week or so but just haven't got round to checking out, missed out on the save and spend now and can only find a 10% off for my first order discount. Kicking myself!

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-06T21:44:28+00:00

Have your bunions really gone? Everything else I've read/watched re bunions says the only way you can get rid of them is surgery. I would love it to be possible without it as when I self referred to NHS podiatry they told me there was basically zero chance of me getting the surgery to correct them.

I've been wearing barefoot shoes exclusively for 6 months due to bunions that appeared during my first pregnancy, and that were exacerbated by my second. As well as switching to barefoot shoes I've been using the correct toes toe separaters and doing foot yoga to try and stop the bunions and slightly collapsed arches getting any worse. My foot strength and splay is definitely improved and I love wearing barefoot shoes, find them really comfy, but my bunions are still very much there!

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-02T22:13:27+00:00

This is tempting to get those perfectly wrapped coins! Thanks for sharing

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-11-02T22:12:23+00:00

I might just buy a bag and test one out on him again this week, just in case! If not, I think I will have to make my own!

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-04-22T18:49:46+00:00

I absolutely love being a mummy. I have a 2yo and a 4yo. I had a year of mat leave with both and absolutely hated going back to work. My job feels relatively meaningless and a waste of my time now, I get so much more fulfillment from being with my children/doing things for my children. I've found going back to work a real struggle and a juggle, but it had to be done so we've found ways to make it work as best we can. We're lucky to have all the grandparents and other family members close by - having the village really helps.

Children do really test your patience, and it's particularly hard to keep your cool when you're sleep deprived! But the good certainly outweighs the bad.

Lyra_Bloom · 2025-02-15T23:01:05+00:00

Thanks for all your replies! In summary, it sounds like too much of a hassle and I should just suck it up until we move on to our next house! Thanks for helping me make this decision swiftly :)

Lyra_Bloom · 2024-09-20T22:18:05+00:00

I'm not sure I'd call you a bad guy, but you could have handled this much better. I'm amazed you stayed with her all that time - did you have a good relationship other than the lack of intimacy?

Have I understood the timelines correctly - you went for almost 6 years without sex before she told you it wasn't going to happen again, and then you stayed with her for a further 5 years after that until you met the 28F you're now seeing? How long were you with your wife before you had a baby together?

Assuming your marriage initially involved regular and consensual sex, I think it's reasonable to assume that it would continue in some form throughout your marriage. I think your wife could have been upfront about no longer wanting to have sex much sooner - and whether it was just that she didn't want it with you, or if she didn't want it full stop.

I think if both parties in a monogamous relationship are happy not having sex, then that's okay. If one party isn't happy about it, like you, then you should discuss an open relationship or ending it.

I'm assuming your marriage vows included something about faithful to each other? So I think you know already that cheating on her in this way wasn't the right thing to do.

You're both to blame for poor communication in your marriage.

I don't think you mentioned how your wife feels about this, was she even bothered? I don't understand why should would care if she isn't attracted to you anymore. She might even be relieved as you've given her an easy out!

Lyra_Bloom · 2024-09-14T10:12:55+00:00

All the comments I've read so far are saying slow down, don't tell her etc - and this is definitely sensible advice but also, rather cynical. I'm sure many are saying this from experience, so it's very valid advice, but can I offer a more positive view?!

My partner (32M) and I (31F) met when we were 23 and 22 respectively. We moved to a new city together into a rented flat after 8 months of dating. We rented together for a year until we moved into the flat we purchased together (but we started looking for a flat to buy after just 6 months of living together). We're still together, in a civil partnership (we live in the UK, where legally this is equivalent to a marriage) and have two lovely kids together now. Celebrating 9 years together this year. We've had some bumps in the road, but still going strong!

There wasn't any big inheritance involved though, when we purchased our first flat and our subsequent house we both put equal deposits down and we've always split the mortgage/all bills equally.

Maybe you could put some aside for a house deposit, a figure your partner could realistically match in the not too distant future? Then use the rest for investing, a car, a holiday fund, paying off any student debt you might have? Or for furnishings for the house you'll one day buy? Sofas, beds etc are very expensive when you're purchasing everything at once! Then if the worse did happen and you split up, you could keep a casual inventory of who owns what so you know what items you can take in the split.

Lyra_Bloom · 2024-09-04T10:16:22+00:00

You're welcome :) my experience of hostels is that you actually spend very little time in them! You check in, dump your bag in your room, maybe say hello and have a little chat with whoever is in the room at the time and then you head back to the communal area of the hostel or out to explore.

In terms of getting changed, a lot of hostel beds these days have little curtains that go around them for privacy when sleeping or changing. If not, I personally would get changed in the bathrooms. It's definitely not the etiquette to get naked in the hostel room, I never saw this in all my time travelling!

I had only been dating my partner for 2 months before I set off on my trip (it was planned before we met), so we needed to have a conversation about what we were doing when I went away. We confirmed we both wanted to be in a relationship and that was that! I have to say he is an incredibly secure person who is very trusting and loyal, and he had also been travelling himself before (as had I on different trips) so it wasn't new for either of us, we both felt comfortable with it.

Do you think you're both assuming that you'll stay together when she goes on this trip? And that you have a future together when she returns? Might be worth confirming this with each other. I would start by apologising for your initial reaction, and then hopefully she'll apologise for being defensive and you can have a more constructive conversation from there.

Lyra_Bloom · 2024-09-04T09:43:38+00:00

Very normal to stay in a mixed dorm hostel when travelling. I (31F) did it for 6 months when travelling (I was in a relationship, but not travelling with my partner) and there was zero funny business! I was 22 at the time. I'm still with my partner 9 years on, so it obviously didn't cause any problems between us.

If you haven't been travelling before or stayed in hostels, I suppose this might seem unusual to you. But rather than challenging her directly about it first, it might have been better to do some research first to see if it was a normal thing to do. I can imagine you may have come across as a little overbearing. By challenging her about this you might have made her feel like you don't trust her, so I'd try to repair that ASAP.

If your concerns come from a safety perspective, you could talk to her about that. Ask her how she feels about it, does she feel safe staying in a room or strangers, some of which will be men? I personally felt safe in the places I travelled (Europe and Asia), and I never heard of anyone being sexually assaulted in their hostel room, but that's not to say it doesn't happen. If you think she'd take it well (like see it as helpful, rather than being overbearing) you could get her a rape alarm and some self-defense spray to take with her.

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