A DRIVER went back to a petrol car after getting trapped in his new electric motor — blocking a busy street for 45 minutes.
Mark Vincent had only been driving his MG4 for three weeks when it suddenly died.
Huge queues built up as he tried to restart the EV with no success while the horn and alarm blared.
Despite still having 35 per cent charge left, none of the doors on his £27,000 hatchback would open.
Mark was freed by a mechanic with a special key in Hull.
The 32-year-old said: “It was embarrassing.
“Everyone was looking at me, I feared I’d never get out.
“I was trying to turn it back on using the app but none of the door handles were working.
“It’s lucky I didn’t need the toilet.”
An engineer at the dealership discovered 31 battery faults due to an issue affecting all MG owners.
The Chinese-owned manufacturer is offering a free software fix but Mark, from Cottingham, East Yorks, opted for a full refund.
He has now switched to a petrol Dacia Sandero.
Mark reckoned: “It’s made me very sceptical about getting a new electric car again.”
Strictly’s Helen Skelton, 39, faced similar misery when she became stranded in the dark in her EV.
