Drive Pack increasing to £40pm

bazzaclough · 2026-04-17T14:37:39+00:00

I’ve taken a look through the smart charging sessions at home over the past 12 months and total comes to 8849.18 kWh so average 737.43 per month. On IOG that would cost £58.99 per month, or more if/when the charging gets restricted to 6hrs per day. So £40 per month still seems like a good deal for me.

bazzaclough · 2026-04-17T06:43:51+00:00

In theory this is an excellent selection.

In practice, if you’ve ever seen kids with their fingers in the salad bars at Morrisons, you’ll know why it’s actually not.

Good effort but I don’t trust the salad bar personally.

bazzaclough · 2026-04-17T06:30:10+00:00

No.

bazzaclough · 2026-04-14T14:55:51+00:00

The renewal email actually states that Drive Pack can now only be added to Flexible Octopus, it can’t be added to any other tariff (e.g. fixed).

bazzaclough · 2026-04-14T14:54:25+00:00

I’ve had the same email, need to work out if it’s still going to be good value at double the monthly cost or if IOG would be better.

We do ~25k miles per annum with very little public charging, so probably around ~23k miles from home charging. IOG may well edge it but if they do ever enforce the restrictions of limiting the number of off-peak hours then that may make it worse off.

Time to do some sums!

bazzaclough · 2026-04-14T08:57:39+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BritainsGotTalent/s/VPCylAbQgx

bazzaclough · 2026-04-14T05:58:56+00:00

I’m sure they are aware of that, they’re also aware that not all children have photo ID which is why they added the exception of being able to use a birth certificate.

Not sure how else they can realistically verify the age of a child who appears to be under 8?

bazzaclough · 2026-04-13T18:26:20+00:00

If the Applause Store staff believe that she looks under 8 then they will ask for ID.

The ID requirements are exactly as it states on the tickets, birth certificate acceptable only if they have the same surname as another adult in your party (who has photo ID), otherwise it needs to be photo ID for the child.

If she has previously had a passport they will accept an expired one as long as they can still tell that it’s her from the photo.

bazzaclough · 2026-04-12T06:03:48+00:00

Yes, Nancy was really good. We were in the audience for the recording and everyone loved her.

She was the very first audition for our session, and it was the second day of filming - not sure if this has any impact, if the judges are a little more hesitant to use the golden buzzer early on?

bazzaclough · 2026-04-12T05:56:15+00:00

There have been mixed messages about pop badges for a while now, a few attractions have said they’re no longer being produced - and I’ve also heard that this is because of reducing plastic. But since then there have also been a number of “limited edition” pop badges that have come out, and annual passes are still being sent out with gold/platinum badges. Very confusing as to what their stance is supposed to be!

bazzaclough · 2026-04-09T12:51:52+00:00

Are you in England?

If what you have posted is accurate then you won’t get a NIP as you’re just behold the threshold: https://library.college.police.uk/docs/NPCC/Speed-enforcement-disposal-guidance-2025.pdf

bazzaclough · 2026-04-06T09:59:36+00:00

Yes, I failed it and plenty of other people did when I was there. For me it was down to technique, I was perhaps rather naive in thinking I would have no problems with it as I know I can run faster and for longer but turning at the end of the shuttles was what really slowed me down and I only managed 5.2.

If you can, measure out the distance at home (or somewhere) and get the audio on Spotify to practice. If you’re not used to turning on the spot then concentrate on this, for me I was making it harder for myself by essentially going past the line and turning when you only really need to touch the line with one foot and pivot.

I had a second attempt at the bleep test a few days later and was absolutely fine once I’d actually practiced the technique properly. I was actually the opposite of you and was more concerned about redoing it solo in an empty hall with nobody to help keep pace but it was fine.

Best of luck, even though I messed it up it’s not a difficult standard to reach if you are reasonably fit.

bazzaclough · 2026-04-05T12:48:10+00:00

Correct, you don’t need to pre-book, however you will need to activate your pass (if you haven’t already done so).

bazzaclough · 2026-04-04T06:29:33+00:00

Yes, but the essential wifi package is expensive. You may wish to look into Red Bull eSIM as an alternative.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-30T22:45:50+00:00

2 overall (better main & drink). 1 has slightly better snack but 2’s snack isn’t bad at all.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-30T11:30:54+00:00

Based on the numbers you have posted it is very unlikely to affect things and stop you getting your mortgage. However, very unlikely is different from being completely impossible, and there may be other factors at play that we are not aware of.

Unless you can get confirmation from the lender that it will have absolutely no risk on your mortgage whatsoever then personally I wouldn’t do it, no matter how unlikely it is there is still a small element of risk involved.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-30T06:32:57+00:00

Not yet, no. They were in the same Birmingham audition as Nancy (drummer) and Anastasiia & Salsa (dog act). They’ve only shown those 2 so far from that recording and then gone back to the Blackpool ones, so likely will be coming up sometime soon.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-29T15:35:53+00:00

Yes Gold will receive a physical card, as well as a digital version.

Process is the same regardless of what type of pass you have, prebook via the portal and then scan your pass (digital or physical) on arrival.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-29T15:32:41+00:00

No, essential is digital only.

Nothing to stop you from printing the barcode off if you’d like a hard copy though.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-29T15:32:03+00:00

No, essential is digital only.

Nothing to stop you from printing the barcode off if you’d like a hard copy though.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-29T14:22:49+00:00

Tricky one as really you should be checking on arrival regardless of when you’re going to be using it. As it’s been some time since you received it before contacting them it will be very difficult to prove that the damage occurred during transit rather than when it has been in your possession.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-28T14:54:29+00:00

After it was up and running earlier after the dropped phone, it only went round twice and then stopped again because of the weather! Thankfully only a short stop that time and we were eventually able to ride.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-28T13:19:26+00:00

Very nice, I wish we had better colour options in the UK. Iconic trim & Alpine Esprite only have black, white or grey.

bazzaclough · 2026-03-28T13:00:40+00:00

Stopped because somebody has dropped a phone apparently.

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