# T7 Plug in Hybrid 4Motion **Source:** https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/t7-plug-in-hybrid-4motion.59563/ **Posts:** 10 --- ### P — 2025-08-27T09:19:50+0200 (Aug 27, 2025) Good morning... New member here I currently have a Mercedes Marco Polo I am about to sign the order for a stock vehicle for delivery next week Two questions for which hopefully some existing owners can help Is the New California classed as MPV or van on the V5... And therefore importantly do normal car speed limits apply? Have the electrical issues which required software updates and recalls been resolved? All the stock vehicles at the local dealer had completely flat batteries and everything dead --- ### H — 2025-08-27T10:32:21+0200 (Aug 27, 2025) Regarding the battery issues we took delivery of our hybrid California on 28th July and were advised battery issues sorted. First weekend camping after 24h no charge in leisure batteries or 12V engine battery. Long and convoluted rescue, vehicle eventually dragged onto a low loader and currently back at dealership awaiting a hardware and a software update. Up until now they have been unable to run diagnostics as even the 12V replacement battery which failed to start the vehicle was dead after 24h. We have rejected the vehicle and have our T6 back. Awaiting our full refund. Personally I would wait for proof the current update works before jumping in, at the moment my confidence in the new T7 is very low. --- ### — 2025-08-27T11:42:29+0200 (Aug 27, 2025) > [Peter Chequers said:](/goto/post?id=758376) > > Good morning... New member here > > I currently have a Mercedes Marco Polo > > I am about to sign the order for a stock vehicle for delivery next week > > Two questions for which hopefully some existing owners can help > > Is the New California classed as MPV or van on the V5... And therefore importantly do normal car speed limits apply? > > Have the electrical issues which required software updates and recalls been resolved? All the stock vehicles at the local dealer had completely flat batteries and everything dead > > Click to expand... There was a comment on here that the PHEV was subject to the luxury car VED charge ....therefore normal speed limits would apply --- ### — 2025-08-27T17:21:52+0200 (Aug 27, 2025) Normal car speed limits apply as the weight in lower than 3.050 tonnes., UNLESS you have the misfortune of having dealer registering it as a van (which has happened!!). Thread link below. ![vwcaliforniaclub.com](images/metalogo.png) ### [Speed Limit](https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/speed-limit.1874/) Hi all. I appreciiate that this topic was discussed in April but I couldn't find a definitive reply (ie section 123 of the highway code) which by the way gives a limit of 2T for 30,60.70,70 and ![vwcaliforniaclub.com](images/favicon.png) vwcaliforniaclub.com --- ### — 2025-08-28T23:02:28+0200 (Aug 28, 2025) Car speed limits apply and car tax is £345 per annum. --- ### — 2025-08-28T23:24:40+0200 (Aug 28, 2025) ![1756416251029.png](images/1756416251029-png.140020 "1756416251029.png") --- ### — 2025-08-29T13:17:10+0200 (Aug 29, 2025) > [HelenL said:](/goto/post?id=758379) > > Regarding the battery issues we took delivery of our hybrid California on 28th July and were advised battery issues sorted. First weekend camping after 24h no charge in leisure batteries or 12V engine battery. Long and convoluted rescue, vehicle eventually dragged onto a low loader and currently back at dealership awaiting a hardware and a software update. Up until now they have been unable to run diagnostics as even the 12V replacement battery which failed to start the vehicle was dead after 24h. We have rejected the vehicle and have our T6 back. Awaiting our full refund. Personally I would wait for proof the current update works before jumping in, at the moment my confidence in the new T7 is very low. > > Click to expand... Wow! That is shocking! ( no pun intended). VW really need to get their act together! It does not fill me with any confidence regarding the new one at all. --- ### S — 2025-08-30T20:02:09+0200 (Aug 30, 2025) We rejected our brand new one of these this week, and awaiting full refund. --- ### S — 2025-08-31T07:29:13+0200 (Aug 31, 2025) > [HelenL said:](/goto/post?id=758379) > > Regarding the battery issues we took delivery of our hybrid California on 28th July and were advised battery issues sorted. First weekend camping after 24h no charge in leisure batteries or 12V engine battery. Long and convoluted rescue, vehicle eventually dragged onto a low loader and currently back at dealership awaiting a hardware and a software update. Up until now they have been unable to run diagnostics as even the 12V replacement battery which failed to start the vehicle was dead after 24h. We have rejected the vehicle and have our T6 back. Awaiting our full refund. Personally I would wait for proof the current update works before jumping in, at the moment my confidence in the new T7 is very low. > > Click to expand... How long have you been waiting for your refund? --- ### H — 2025-08-31T08:43:40+0200 (Aug 31, 2025) > [Sacha1dog said:](/goto/post?id=758678) > > How long have you been waiting for your refund? > > Click to expand... Received last Tuesday, a week after rejection agreed ---