I got it 
. I missed it, never interested in Monty Python.
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Famous place.
made my smile - but possibly for different reasons than intendedā¦ English vernacular but with US spelling .. lifted from a US web site?
Probably - they are fairly MP-obsessed - though I donāt see the American spellingā¦
traveled as opposed to travelled. 
Merriam-Webster American English as opposed to Oxford English Dictionary
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Ah -= I missed that. Reading too much stuff on the internet.
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Octopus Go renewal day tomorrow. We finally lose our dreamy 4.99p kWh five hour overnight slot 
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The price if we renew to 12m Octopus Go Fixed is
Day rate 35.27p / kWh
Night rate 9.5p / kWh
Standing charge 54.46p / day
Or stick with Octopus Go variable
Octopus Go:
Peak unit rate: 31.38p / kWh
Off-peak unit rate: 8.63p / kWh
Standing charge: 54.46p / day
With unpredictable winter prices looming, the fix seems the safe choice, but Iām checking my options, should things go pear-shaped.
Gosh, that is quite an increase.
Indeed. But to be fair, 4.99p was comically low. A 50kwh top-up in the R5 gave 250 miles of range for Ā£2.50. So we hit the magical āpenny a mileā rate for a few months at least.
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The Price Cap goes up 3% this week and another 10% is expected in January so the āexperts ā are saying that fixing is the best option ASAP before the fixes get more expensive (next week ?? according to Martin Lewis )
While the overall price cap increases by 3.6% next month (October), the cap for electricity will increase by 0.8%, but more for gas. At the same time the electric standing charge reduces by 4.1%.
Iāve just spoken to Octopus and they should know the new prices in a week or two. We are paying 6.9p on the IOG variable tariff and it will be interesting to see what happens to that. The current 12 month fix is 8p.
Im hoping they dont further cut the export at 12p/unit.
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lol 
good luck in waiting 4 months for a Chinese spare part to turn up.
Martin
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Iām on 3.49p with IOG until Februaryā¦ā¦..
Iāve moved to Agile Outgoing. My PW3 + exp is making more than the flat 12p. Average 21.5p yesterday.
Donāt tell me, this happened to your neighbourās friendās hairdresserās chiropodist?
.sjb
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How did you know?
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I know where you are - I was speaking Octopus customer services this week.. the Ā£50 per fuel early exit looks challenging - as the prices are high currently - and indeed could go higher - or drop down in 6 to 7 months ā¦
I was looking also, with Octopus, whether Id be better off switching from E7 to Octopus Go in October - with the plan purchase of an EV in Februaryā¦ I was advised I would be worse off until I get my EV - essentially E7 off peak slightly more - but lasts for longer (useful for shorter days) and peak pricing is less and standing charge less than Octopus Go (for my postcode in East Anglia).
So we are moving to 3 month variable E7 in October with rates secured for the first 3 months (exc VAT as that goes to zeroo in Oct) with no early exit at the latest August rates - and then I can switch to Octopus Go within 24 hours either when it suites or when my EV arrives - and once there is successful connection to the EV Octopus can move it to Intelligent Octopus Goā¦ or I have a week to connect if I ask Octopus to being forward.
Interestingly I was informed I dont need an EV for Octopus Go, but I do need it for Intelligent Octopus Go and there is a limited period of time you have to connect your EV from the commencement of the tariff. .. and also for the āsmartā tariffs I canāt forward ālockā in the rates ahead of current fixed term expiry like I can do with Octopus E7.
I am pleased to say the Octopus customer service rep was really helpful - and went over and above what I was expecting especially comparing current usage data (with PV panels and battery) and what tariff is most cost effective for me until my EV arrives
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I have found Octopus help to be very good, too.
As a complete petrol head, the thing that has surprised me most is my genuine love for electric cars. They are quieter, smoother, cleaner and much cheaper than any equivalent petrol model and for a daily driver I would never go back!
Last summer I realised the missus and I were spending Ā£700 a month on petrol/diesel (I commute 90 miles round trip to Heathrow and she commutes a 50 mile round trip to Portsmouth). So we bought an 11 month old 3200 mile Toyota BZ4X for half the new price. Itās fabulous and my 90 mile round trip commute now costs less than Ā£2 in electricity rather than Ā£15 in petrol.
I donāt mind admitting that I held off going electric for quite some time, but our experience has been overwhelmingly positive, provided most of your charging is at home. Range anxiety isnāt really an issue because there are chargers almost everywhere nowadays. What is an issue is the faff of using public chargers and the stupid costs when you do! Very often public chargers donāt work/connect to the car seamlessly and frankly many/most are a total rip off! The Tesla network which can be used by other car brands nowadays tends to be one of the cheapest/best options.
None of the models I happen to like ever come at the top of the review boards because the magazines and reviewers always favour the cars that charge fastest (which I see as a risk to battery longevity) or have the longest range (which for my regular commute isnāt an issue). In reality choosing a model on that basis seems to me to be like buying hi-fi based purely on the specifications. For me at least a car is a much more nuanced/subjective decision than that so while I think reviews are helpful, just like hi-fi itās always best to test drive yourself and buy what you like.
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