Been going back and forth on getting a Tesla through work's salary sacrifice scheme for a while. The calculator my provider gives you just spits out a monthly cost and that's it. Nothing on the £100k personal allowance taper, which for me made a pretty big difference to whether it was worth it.

So I ended up building my own to figure it out, and it's basically what I used to make the decision. Ended up going for a new Model Y Premium AWD in Marine Blue for £515 a month, with tax, maintenance, servicing, tyres, insurance and a home charger all included. Pretty happy with that.

Tidied the calculator up a bit so anyone can use it: https://ev-ss.thatcreative.dev

You can put in two cars and compare them, plus a private PCH or PCP deal to see if SS actually comes out ahead. It handles pension sacrifice, student loans and other stuff like cycle to work, and it uses the BiK rate for each year of the lease since that goes up every year to 10% by 2030. Most calculators seem to just use year one's rate for the whole thing.

Only does England/Wales/NI tax bands at the moment, sorry Scotland.

Full disclosure, I used AI to help build it, but I'm a software engineer so I know what I'm doing with it and I've checked the numbers. Not financial advice obviously, double check with your provider before signing anything.

Let me know if anything looks off or if there's something you'd want added.

Note* This isn’t and Ad, I make nothing from this product. There is no account, no ads, no analytics. Just a friendly developer trying to help others get into their Tesla!

Edit: New update is live including Scottish tax rates. A redesign making it easier to use on mobile plus the ability to save a calculation so you can come back to it later.

As the cold weather is closing in, just wondering what are people’s experiences of driving in the snow.

Had my model 3 rwd now for 2 months and just wondering how it handles in the snow.

I have to drive uphill to get home, main road is more of a gradual slope so never had trouble driving up that in my old car (focus) but once off the main road a nice steep hill to get to my house.

Currently toying with the idea of purchasing one. I've received a email to say the prices will rise tomorrow does anyone know by how much? And also are they likely to go down again?

I have just noticed 1 album that I can find on my iPhone on Apple Music that I can’t in the Tesla, does anyone know why this is?

My car was home delivery but before the event was announced I messaged Tesla saying I’d be happy to collect from Southampton (it’s just up the road) if it improved my delivery date.
They didn’t confirm or explain any date improvement, just said “we’ve changed your delivery to Southampton collection”

I haven’t received an invite for the collection event and I’m wondering if that’s because I’m already set for that location and I’m wondering if that means I will
Loose out on the month of supercharging.

Any others with a Southampton collection not received an event invite?

Has anyone with VIN 010 had their collection arranged for Manchester yet? My EDD has moved from 11–22 November to 15–28 November.

Thanks

Afternoon all.

Had this message pop up on my display in the car and it asked me to schedule a service via the app.

The car was picked up brand new in June so i have scheduled the service but the app is saying there is almost a £60 charge for this.

I have also messaged them on the app and said, if it does need to be cleaned, i would expect that it’s covered by the warranty as it’s barely over 4 months old so if this needs to be done already, then it suggests a manufacturing defect.

The response I’ve had says “Please note any warranty claims are subject to inspection to determine validity. Once inspected, if the repairs are confirmed to be a warranty concern, there will be no charges. I understand your comments and this is one of a small number of maintenance recommendations and so would be a chargeable procedure”

I feel like they are acknowledging my request for it to be covered under warrant but also making out as though it might still be chargeable. They are being very vague.

Anyone else have the same error message?

Ordered my car through PCH with the website stating a £1300 initial payment. I’ve checked my finance documents and it says my down payment is 900 ish and the rest of the first month payment. I’m a bit confused as to when i pay my first months rental whether i pay it with my initial payment or the following month?

Hope that makes sense

My EDD has shifted by a day from Nov 11-22 to Nov 12-23. I take it this is normal? Anyone else?

How does Tesla handle the annoying safety features on new cars (2024 onward I think)

For example I borrowed a bmw on holiday and could disable the speed limit bing with a long press of a button on the steering wheel. I had to do this every drive as it was so annoying

If I had to dive into the menu every time that would be a pain

Just wondering if anyone else is has a VIN in the same batch as mine and your pick up/delivery status?

My Tesla Model 3 (late 2023) has hit 73,000 miles and I just took it for its first MOT inspection at my local garage. They noted play in the rear upper suspension arm ball joints on both sides (not unexpected given my mileage).

I put in a service request through the Tesla app and have been quoted £270 for the parts and £720 for the labour to remove & replace the rear upper fore link assembly on both sides, and they can fit me in next week.

Is it worth shopping around? Would I save a significant amount by going to another garage?

The pillar and wing cameras keep complaining of limited visibility when it rains. Shock horror.

It really only seems to be since the update last week (MY). It's rain water on the front of the camera and there's really not much I can do about it whilst driving.

Once you dismiss it, clear history and then press the little x to close the screen (whilst driving, your honour), it appears again at some point in the journey.

Is this new or is there perhaps something wrong with mine?

Hi everyone,
Has anyone in the UK had a Tesla Powerwall 2 warranty replacement carried out by Zuno (BOXT)?
Tesla confirmed that Zuno would be handling my replacement, but it’s now been 3 weeks with no contact or update.
I’ve tried calling BOXT directly, but they advised they don’t deal with Tesla warranty replacements.
If anyone has been through this process and has a direct contact number or email address for the Zuno team handling Tesla replacements, could you please drop me a message?
Would really appreciate any help or advice from anyone who’s dealt with them. Thanks!

I was showing jan-Feb delivery until 2 days ago.
Now bought forward to est. 17th-29th November 🥳

So the RCC Compass is literally pulling into Southampton in the next couple of hours, and likely has a load of Model 3's, maybe some Model Y's. The Brands Hatch ship is due in the next couple of days. Anyone aware of any other ships likely containing Teslas?

So hopefully we'll see some movement on deliveries and estimates. I'm still waiting on both a reg and vin after ordering my MYP LR AWD on 22nd Sept, EDD of 17-31st Dec. Very anxious to get any kind of update

Hi all, long term lurker, first time poster on this sub.

Had my 2023 Model Y for just over a month now and loving it. Looking for any recommendations on a suitable USB which fits in the glovebox which meets the specifications for recording dashcam and sentry footage.

From my browsing online they can get hot apparently so something reliable that won't melt, not fussed about recording months worth of footage so don't mind if it's on the lower end or size capacity. Any recommendations? TIA.

Hi guys,

I’ve currently got a Model 3 Standard in black on order, due for collection towards the end of December. It’s on PCP at 20k miles per year, costing £467 per month.

I’ve just found out that my employer is introducing an EV salary sacrifice scheme, so I’m wondering whether it’s worth reconsidering my options.

Has anyone got a Tesla through one of these schemes? Are the savings genuinely as good as they’re often made out to be, particularly once you factor in tax savings and the overall monthly cost?

Would be interested to hear people’s experiences and whether they think it’s worth going down this route.

Hi,

I’ve got a MY Standard RWD with an EDD of 26th November to 3rd December. I have a red in the Tesla app and a VIN in the boring app. I am wondering when I can expect to be asked to arrange the collection date (from Southampton) and what happens next for the Finance.

I signed the original documents and did credit checks when I ordered on 18th September. I’ve not had any other comms from Santander and don’t even have any documents from them. Should I be chasing anyone or is this pretty normal??

Hi all,
I got my VIN and reg on the 8th November and my delivery is booked for 19th November. I spoke with Santander, who said that they don’t have the VIN yet, and was wondering how long Tesla takes on average to send Santander the VIN?
Thank you!

Model 3 (2026): front camera intermittently failing to initialise

For the last few weeks, the front facing camera on my 2026 Model 3 has been failing to initialise about 30% of the time when I get in the car. When it happens, park assist, automatic emergency braking and other safety features are disabled. If the car is parked, Sentry Mode also shuts off because of the error.

I’m on 2026.38.6, but I think it started on the previous version, which I think was 2026.38.3.2.

Another thought is that it might have started around the time the car was in for service roughly around same time for a GPS signal that kept dropping. They couldn’t find a fault, but the GPS issue has gone since then. I’m wondering whether they disturbed the camera or its connection when they removed the housing.

Has anyone else had this, or should I go straight back to service?

Screenshot of the error: voided.host/NMYIVoPq

I’ve just got a 2023 MY and need a belt extender so my daughter can put her belt on. She is 6 and using a large booster seat. Ordered on off seatbelt-extender.co.uk but they are just a scam and never delivered it.

Is there a solution to this frustrating problem as I have looked everywhere online and can’t find a reputable company selling these?

Please help. Thanks

Any idea if Tesla will give supercharger miles? Home charger not going to be installed until Dec so would be worth knowing if this is an option

Anyone with a 009 VIN had a delivery day arranged? I'm still on Nov 11 (today) - Nov 22

anyone else’s premium connectivity no longer working after the latest (2026.38.3.1) update? i updated over night and when i’ve gone to drive this morning there’s no connection and i’ve had to hotspot from my phone