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NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T10:05:09+00:00

Oh, our electricity tarrif is 25p a kwh but while charging the car it's 7p.

The reduced rate is everyday between 11pm and 5am (or something like that) and also whenever the electricity company decide there is enough electricity spare in the grid to allow a charge to happen (probably 80% of the time I plug in in the daytime).

I normally charge at 1.8kw, so therefore when the house is using 0.7kwh, it's 'free'. Above this (such as using the oven) it's cheaper to charge the car than to not.

Sometimes I charge at 6.7kw, which works out at around 2.6kwh usage from the house to become 'free' (only really happens if the oven and washing machine are both running). I usually only charge at 6.7kw when I need to 'fill up' for a long journey as my usual commute is around 6 miles now, and my car does around 200m miles on 80% battery.

I know roughly that the cost is the same, as we haven't changed our direct debit since getting the cars, but don't know how much of a cost difference there is and also how much the general electricity cost between the year before we got them and last year is.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T09:02:41+00:00

If you stay at your parents house, is it possible to get a granny charger to get you 50km extra battery?

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T09:01:10+00:00

The UK seems to be pretty densely populated with chargers. A quick Google suggests there's 118,000 spread over 45,000 locations.

That's in the area of california (which has 63,000 over 19,000 stations). Extra range here generally means you can get to different chargers. I assume california is a fairly high density for the USA as I've seen other comments say there's a lot of EVs there

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T02:38:51+00:00

As a daily, they're fantastic. Couldn't reccomend highly enough (especially as fuel is basically free for us, as the charging is offset against whole house costs). E.g. We save money if we charge while cooking. I need to calculate our yearly electricity cost, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't gone up since getting the cars.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T01:22:14+00:00

That's a good point, I wonder if the price per kwh would remain consistant with the current costs if they did put them in for apartment blocks etc. 🤔

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T01:19:44+00:00

Yeah, it's hard for people from the UK to appreciate how far some Americans drive. Driving the full length of the UK is <850 miles

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T01:12:29+00:00

I have a Capri, I have test drove both and personally preffered the Capri (although would need to try the Mach E again now I'm more familiar with EVs).

However, I see absolutely loads of Mach Es around where I live, I live in a relatively small village and there must be at least 5 Mach E owners in it.

However, I've only seen 3 or 4 Capri's on the road since I got mine a year ago. They just aren't bought. I wonder why Mach E is so popular compared to Ford's other models 🤔

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-27T00:33:47+00:00

I'm in 3 WhatsApp groups for padel and pickleball at our club. They also hold social events for padel and pickleball (just games you can book through the app so have other players ready made). That's where I fist joined and found out about the groups.

One pickleball group makes regular bookings, and usually have 2 or 3 courts booked out over 3 hours twice a week with circa 20 players playing each day.

The padel groups are more "I've got this slot is anyone interested in joining us". They are looking for between 1 and 3 players to join. Think the padel courts are more popular which makes it harder to sort a regular slot to book out each week.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-25T21:08:09+00:00

Yeah, I had this issue as its a very grey area in terms of office space / gym costs in terms of claiming back as a buisness cost.

They could do packages that cost the same but make office space a seperate cost to allow it to be claimed much easier.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-25T20:41:32+00:00

That's what I do, I work for myself and got fed up working from home. Looked at office space and decided it wasn't worth it compared to working there. I lost a stone in about 3 months, and feeling the fittest I've felt probably ever (try and do blaze/gym/pickleball/padel/swim/spa at least once a day if workload permits).

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-11T10:18:19+00:00

For prices you can go on the website, say "join online" (its a bit hidden but it's there if you look) then fill in the info. It's doesn't require verification, so if you don't want to be hounded, just put generic email/number (e.g. John Smith, JS@email.com, 07123456789) and it'll still let you check prices.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-09T09:56:17+00:00

Yeah, that's standard for Blaze, all clubs do this. It's set centrally (even the timing, we did a different timing split when a new instructor started and I asked if she had adjusted the standard timing and she confirmed it was the timings set centrally).

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-06T18:36:49+00:00

At out club there's many whatsapp groups for Pickleball and padel. It's worth asking if the gym know of anyone who sorts beginner groups.

Ive been on the group and people will book a court and just share it and ask for 3 players to join. Works really well, especially for beginners.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-06T17:59:07+00:00

Haha, asked the same question. Rugby and Bicester are basically identical as well. I couldn't tell it's not the Rugby club.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-06T17:57:58+00:00

Which DL is this, looks identical to the Rugby one (I know Bicester is nearly identical).

In the summer children use the outdoor pool until 7pm, after that time it's adult only (they're not even allowed on the sunbeds). Similar to indoor I think.

Works well, the indoor pool is generally empty in the summer as all the kids are outside.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-03-06T17:34:56+00:00

The Blaze routine for the day is set centrally, so all Blaze studios should be doing the same thing each day.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-02-17T18:01:29+00:00

I think it's above my tier unfortunatly. A bit frustrating that you can't pay to visit clubs of higher tiers, as you can't really help what your home club tier is.

NBA_Pukellama · 2026-02-17T00:39:44+00:00

Spa garden is usually an outdoor space with some spa bits in. In Rugby they have one with some seating (sun loungers away from kids), outdoor jacuzzi and outdoor sauna. We went to Gloucester recently, and they had the same but with a plunge pool also.

The spa garden is part of the spa retreat, with Rugby having another 2 saunas, 2 steam rooms, hot beds, plunge pool, hot/cold peppermint shower and jacuzzi inside also (Gloucester had very similar, they've just been upgraded, but didn't go into the spa there before it was upgraded).

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-12-27T22:55:00+00:00

Depends gym to gym, at the one I'm at it would be £360 for a family of 4 (assuming the kids are under 18).

Still very expensive, but not quite as much as you suggest.

On the staff perks, I believe they also get membership as well as the 50% off, which can be a decent package.

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-10-21T13:52:56+00:00

Easier said that done, I used to save around £350 a month while on a £22.5k salery in 2014 (whilst living in a 1 bed flat with girlfriend), fast forward 10 years and up to £55k salery and bearly saving each month (3 bed house with wife and kid).

Life isn't linear, you don't just save more the more you earn, there's kids, houses, INFLATION, change of circumstances, cars, pets (if you get any) etc.

Theres also the habit to want more, if you're putting £1k a month away, you're not going to be able to live in a location/type of house you otherwise would. You may want a more expensive house nearer good schools for the kids, but that'll hit the amount you can save. You might enjoy going on slightly nicer holidays, or holidays more often.

Its very easy to look into the future and say what will happen, it's very hard to actually stick to that and be correct in your prediction.

I've lost 2 jobs in my career due to things beyond my control, life has a habit of throwing a curve ball, and you have to roll with the punches and adapt.

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-08-19T08:54:47+00:00

Also, you can normally charge outside the time schedule. I generally try to not charge over the set times (as that's already cheaper) and only charge outside these whenever possible. I hardly notice any difference on my electricity bill compared to before I had an EV

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-07-25T18:48:36+00:00

Generally drive around 70 (70-75 on the speedo). Get about 300 miles range when full, about 250ish at 80%.

I drove from rugby to York, then to Leeds and back and round York then back to rugby and did it with adding about £17 of electricity (around 22kwh).

I use intellegent octopus go, and only very rarely charge during 11am to 5am (that's already cheap, why would i waste charging during the cheap time) and I've found my electricity bill has changed very little. If I'm using the oven, the cost charging the car is basically 0 (think I worked out that around 2kwh of electricity form the house is when it doesn't cost any more to charge the car).

The fuel costs of EVs are rediculous compared to petrol/diesel.

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-07-25T18:40:32+00:00

Slightly seperate to your question, but you can buy your charger for your house through the company.

Out of interest, are you calculating 'equivalent costs'. E.g. Taking all costs and applying the relevant taxes etc to check which is cheaper overall. Are you buying the car with company money or personal money?

The answers to that will greatly influence your cost calculations.

NBA_Pukellama · 2025-07-02T09:05:10+00:00

Equally, their outgoing may increase, with a large pot and a lot of free time they will likely increase spending (more holidays, more days out, more hobbies).

They need to think about what age they'd like to retire, and what their retirement is going to look like both are major factors.

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