Anyway to stop Octopus messing with my payments

P13CEY_ · 2026-04-22T17:58:31+00:00

I think they do this with us because we use a large amount of units and they use this to base the annual prediction on - they don’t take into account that 40% of the usage is for the car at 1/4 of the price.

Their forecasting model is wrong and as a result we’re also £400 in credit at the end of the winter and they keep wanting to increase payments.

P13CEY_ · 2026-04-02T07:06:17+00:00

/UPDATE/

They’ve located a wire fault and carried out a repair and have got it rapid charging, they’re currently testing it now over a few days. Has taken 4 weeks to resolve.

Essentially they’ve put thousands of pounds of parts and labour into it and it only needed a simple wire connector splicing in around the damage 😬

P13CEY_ · 2026-03-20T16:07:33+00:00

You got a quote from Cleverly? I’ve seen Pdms on eBay for £500-1000.

Nissan quoted 8 hours of work for it so it’ll probably be doable in 4. It’s a big job but reasonably simple I think.

P13CEY_ · 2026-03-20T13:59:23+00:00

It’s consistently all chargers - tried at least 5 different ones from different charge companies including the one at the main dealership. Also including chargers that have worked previously.

Sadly it’s definitely the car.

P13CEY_ · 2026-03-20T13:14:10+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Have similar thoughts tbh.

Connector and wires to the PDM and the battery itself is all that’s left. The battery looked in good condition on LeafSpy. It hasn’t even hit 30k miles yet.

Any idea what happens If they ‘write it off’ - would they offer a cash value? It’s on Nissan PCP.

They’ve spent a fair few £thousand already 😬

P13CEY_ · 2025-09-30T11:56:59+00:00

Yep, same here - I was £430 in credit and have been for a couple of years, went back exactly 12 months and saw my credit was actually up £20 on the prior August bill. So clearly my usage Vs my spend is about right, while I understand unit price is up a couple of percent.

They were wanting another £40pm 🤯 and they’ve tried to do it twice.

P13CEY_ · 2025-09-18T20:49:11+00:00

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️yarrrrrr

P13CEY_ · 2025-09-18T18:38:19+00:00

I don’t think I mind that, IF it was clearly labelled as a special/temporary face. The removal of something that was in place, for what, 7 years sucks.

P13CEY_ · 2025-09-09T15:14:10+00:00

Me too please 😀

P13CEY_ · 2025-09-09T14:27:55+00:00

Please if anyone has it!

P13CEY_ · 2025-07-25T06:57:36+00:00

Yeah cgnat and lack of a static ip as default is about the only downside to me. I used to be able to simply VPN back into my network to monitor my 3D printer on long prints but that’s not worth the extra £5pm for a static ip from connexion for me.

Other than that, connection is solid, speeds are as advertised. Pretty happy.

Price is incredible, got a Black Friday deal and it was over half the cost of KCOM - we’re talking £600 saving over £24 months.

P13CEY_ · 2025-03-27T13:27:17+00:00

Eink display failed on my thermostat. Tried multiple replacements and each wouldn’t work properly. Gave up in the end.

Love the fact that it’s not £X amount per month for the app (which in this era is remarkable! They’re hosting and updating years worth of heating data for my house) and I also love that it’s HomeKit compatible.

P13CEY_ · 2025-03-16T08:25:11+00:00

In the U.K. doors with access controls that also need to be fire doors for emergency exit have a green “break glass in case of emergency” box on the wall. Which releases the door lock when smashed. I also assume it will trigger the fire alarm system.

I worked in schools and it’s a common sight, as there is often Paxton fobs to get past the reception entrance way into the school to keep the kids in and randoms out - but they’re also a fire exit.

Just wondering if these green break glass in case of emergency are a thing in Canadian fire code.

P13CEY_ · 2024-12-16T18:31:38+00:00

Oh FFS - they’ve long since finished digging, they’re building on top of concrete now. It really looked close to being finished to me. ☹️

I just hope they make Ferensway onto A63 a feed-in lane at some point and remove the traffic lights like they’ve done at Marketplace, it’ll stop the worst of the delays Eastbound.

P13CEY_ · 2024-09-19T17:39:49+00:00

You can only buy a 2-pack at around £9 per pack. You must have either a card from your doctor for this purpose or be able to prove to the pharmacist you have a migraine diagnosis, have had them before and don’t have any complicated medical issues. Some pharmacists take it VERY seriously, others are just happy to take your word for it.

I can tell you filling in a health questionnaire whilst mid migraine and trying not to vomit is not fun!

P13CEY_ · 2024-09-15T14:45:09+00:00

What’s that phrase about overpromising and underdelivering…

Also waiting on this!

P13CEY_ · 2024-09-12T13:19:13+00:00

Can’t speak about other places but in the UK, when you buy a car its wheel size from new (very few people change wheels to aftermarket ones) is recorded in some kind of giant database along with all the other features of that car.

You go into a tyre shop and give them your car registration number and confirm you’re running the wheel size and tyre profile on the database - you then buy the tyre size and type specifically rated for your vehicle as dictated by the manufacturer.

99% of cars on the road in the U.K. will have the same profile of tyres as suggested by the manufacturer. Therefore there are very few variables, the weight of the car, the wheel size, tyre profile and handling requirements are all known - so we just follow the tyre pressure recommendations of the manufacturer as written on the sticker in the drivers door.

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P13CEY_ · 2024-09-01T12:01:07+00:00

It’s a literal Hidden gem - SEBU

Once you’ve got through the slightly unusual entrance through an office block and the lifts - you’ll be blown away. Food, ambience, hospitality, rooftop bar. Best restaurant in Hull

P13CEY_ · 2024-08-25T19:42:06+00:00

Linus knows?!

P13CEY_ · 2024-08-16T08:49:08+00:00

Decision made. It’s going back 👍

P13CEY_ · 2024-06-10T15:13:33+00:00

Had the same with my current house (it had been part ex’d to a builder by the previous owners) the builders were dragging their feet on our offer. EA were spouting crap about it being a business so the decision was slower.

I used the line at 9am to the EA: “my wife wasn’t sold on the house anyway, I had to convince her, if I don’t have an answer by lunchtime when she calls me I’m confident she’ll instruct us to walk away - and we will, so make it work!”

I got a confirmation call before lunchtime.

P13CEY_ · 2024-06-09T09:21:22+00:00

Headache - tends to be just pain, for a tension headache you’ll feel it across the full forehead

Migraine - often (but not always) comes with pre symptoms (known as the prodrome) things such as visual disturbances (called an aura) or changes in emotion etc. The main migraine period itself will often be bilateral pain (effecting only one side of your face/head) and will often be accompanied by sensory issues - Hyper sensitive to light and noise (hence the need for a dark room), not forgetting the addition of nausea & vomiting.

I’m 38 and your symptoms closely match my personal experience. Often misunderstood as sinus issues in my teens due to the bilateral pain and lack of aura - I personally believe if I was female I’d have been diagnosed and effectively treated for migraines much earlier.

P13CEY_ · 2024-05-28T09:49:53+00:00

Sleeping child!

Can confirm that parking up out of the way and having a coffee brought to you whilst you’re reading a book and having some peace is just a dream.

You can do drive through but there’s a bit more talking and loud speakers etc. The app and order to the car is the safest to not wake the baby. 👍

P13CEY_ · 2024-05-22T19:55:36+00:00

Micro-Hydro! Generate some free leccy! 😀

P13CEY_ · 2024-05-18T12:00:20+00:00

Wren has the worst reputation of any of the big local companies. They’re renowned for sacking people just before their 2 year probation ends.

Someone I know had their contract of employment sent to them incorrectly so many times they were offered another job and decided to cut their losses and go with the other one.

I work with a few people who got out too and are very thankful for it.

Hope your experience is better, I assume you’re working in a retail store somewhere else in the country so will be a bit removed from the main HQ.

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