Charging cable failed

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TwyRob
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Hi all,

My charging cable recently failed. I thought I'd share that I got one from Screwfix using their first time app purchase discount combined with the Feb 10% discount for 19% off the 5m Masterplug cable.

Public charging was going to cost a lot while wrangling VW for any kind of replacement. This was cost neutral compared to that.

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You appreciate that the cable you bought will not be capable of 11kW charging as the VW was? It may not matter to you, of course.
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Would the charging cable not be under warranty as the car is less than 12 months old?
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StewartManley wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:24 am You appreciate that the cable you bought will not be capable of 11kW charging as the VW was? It may not matter to you, of course.
I got a 22kw capable cable.
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Update

While in for an SOS error repair they replaced the cable under warranty. It would have been over £700 otherwise!

Now I have 2 working cables. No bad thing.
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steviebabes wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:46 pm Would the charging cable not be under warranty as the car is less than 12 months old?
It turns out it was. Not easy to contact the dealer about it though.
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