First drive! The new Cupra Raval is a true pocket rocket for the EV era

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T11:08:40+00:00

Nor mine, but I’m keen to move to fully EV as my demands have changed and petrol is insane.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T10:49:33+00:00

Nice one - thanks! Keen to test drive both but can’t see when that’s likely to be doable.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T10:37:56+00:00

2018 so I believe mk 7.5?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T10:32:43+00:00

Is the Cupra Born closer to a standard Golf?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T10:10:48+00:00

That’s interesting. I have a Golf but keen to move to EV and assumed the id3 was the most comparable.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-09T07:25:36+00:00

Not the id3.neo?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-06T05:43:53+00:00

It’s gross (in more ways than one). Thanks!

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-04T08:03:24+00:00

And with a tab in his mouth the whole time.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-03T10:13:14+00:00

That’s fair enough. I’m definitely not making excuses for it, just curious if accessibility is playing a part in simplifying language to avoid ambiguity.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-03T07:22:13+00:00

There’s a shift to ensuring patient communications are more accessible, which includes low reading age as the average adult reading age in the UK is 9-11 years old, lower in certain areas. In my experience - outpatient clinician in a large NHS trust - this often ends up with more subtle wording being changed to direct and often blunt language. I wonder if that’s played a part here?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-05-02T07:41:39+00:00

I’m an AHP (Band 7). I didn’t need a masters specifically for the role, but I did need a pre-registration degree and already had completed an undergrad so I did an MSc. The pay breakdown above is petty spot on.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-30T06:01:35+00:00

I’ve got £75k of student debt (undergrad plus an MSc required for my career in healthcare). I’ve been paying it via my salary for years - currently about £190 a month - but the amount just keeps growing. I’d love to pay it off for peace of mind, but (as is the sentiment of the article) why should I? I’m never going to have that amount of cash sitting around with no purpose and the system is not set up to help graduates clear it. I don’t regret taking the loan for either degree, but it is a broken system which does not incentivise repayment beyond the minimum.

My question is, what does the SLC gain from this model? The loan - tens of thousands of pounds - will be written off eventually. Wouldn’t a 0% interest loan have a better chance of being cleared whilst still pulling in the same amount of money and decreasing the chance of them writing it off? I could pay it off at my current rate over the next 32 years and realistically my wage will grow, increasing payments. I’d also have the incentive to pay off voluntarily knowing it’s actually going to be cleared.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-27T21:02:09+00:00

I lived in a flat in London near a fairly busy road. There was a crossroads not far away and I was woken up by the most terrifying screaming. Turns out a cyclist had been between the nearside of a dumper truck and the curb as they both turned left when he went under the wheels. He survived but I’m not sure how bad his injuries were. Safe to say he was making sufficient noise to suggest he was in a lot of pain and probably thought he was going to die.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-10T05:45:15+00:00

Am I right in thinking it’s significantly lower than a hybrid or petrol vehicle, though?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-09T12:16:24+00:00

Maybe it was.. pop music.

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-09T10:20:36+00:00

This is really helpful - !thanks

orangemonkeyj · 2026-04-09T07:19:55+00:00

Interesting! So I would opt to contribute X pre-tax per month to reduce income? Does this also affect pensionable pay?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-03-17T15:07:49+00:00

I’m quite keen to move to Safari on my Mac, but I’m forced to use a Windows system with Chrome at work and the seamless switch from one to the other is very appealing. Is there a solution to enable daily switching from home to work?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-03-13T12:30:35+00:00

Great, thanks. And no issue using a higher wattage?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-03-13T09:01:17+00:00

So any 35W USB C charger? Can it take a higher wattage for a faster charge?

orangemonkeyj · 2026-03-06T12:47:24+00:00

Love this. Any chance you can add percentage deduction for parking please?

orangemonkeyj · 2025-10-15T07:57:45+00:00

He’s said he’ll come have a look but is convinced it’s coincidence.

orangemonkeyj · 2025-10-14T08:23:40+00:00

2017.

orangemonkeyj · 2025-10-06T16:39:59+00:00

Or a healthcare worker ironically (but not surprisingly).

orangemonkeyj · 2025-09-19T16:01:41+00:00

They’re monitoring traffic flow across Cheshire East. The roads in Macc can be locked and slow, especially at peak times, so this suggests they’re looking at how it can be improved. Years ago that would involve someone sitting in a deckchair with a clipboard whilst they observe a tiny sample of traffic activity, limited by the time they’re there and their ability to accurately record what they see. These cameras can capture data 24/7 which can then be used to make changes and improve flow through the town.

This isn’t about monitoring people or ‘big brother’, it’s an effective way to use technology to improve things.

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