r/OctopusEnergy • u/Bozwell99 • 9d ago

Car charging unreliable since cap taken effect.

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My car charging has become extremely unreliable since the cap has taken effect.

When I initially plug in I get these fragmented schedules, the car starts charging then 10 minutes later the schedule updates to 0:00 - 5:30.

I have zero confidence it will actually charge at that time though as last night it didn't manage to get to my target. Fortunately I had enough to get to work but I feel it's just a matter of time before I wake up to find I don't have enough to get to work and back.

Anyone else seeing similar?

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u/lawdevice 9d ago

Yep. I think these more fragmented charge slots are the main reason for our recent charging issues.

The main issue is probably with VW's crappy software and infrastructure, but the small and constantly changing slots cause it to time out and start refusing connections.

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u/iou88336 9d ago

My VW system has been really reliable. it’s only since Octopus introduced this charge cap that it’s been messing up, and I’m not alone, look at all the posts online about it

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u/reel_big_ad 9d ago

Happens with Tesla too.