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Leave it alone until it stops getting cold and that's the sign it needs gassing

FWIW - 2024 VRS mk4.0, 9k miles covered over 22 months - best car I've ever owned, zero issues. "Would you avoid?" - absolutely not.

As more and more people buy electric vehicles the cheap periods will keep reducing in length, as more and more solar and wind becomes available the price of the electricity on standby needed to stabilise the grid will increase.

Fuse dropping a tariff and Tomato entering admin is more due to unsustainable market practices. Of course, truth doesn't matter, won't stop people fitting their own narratives. IOG bringing in rules to stop people gaming the system I am fully aware. In fact, I recently joined Octopus forum and reading all the responses. But IOG changes has nothing to do with reduction in time of use tariff. It is due to people reducing charge rates in order to game the system and get more than 6 additional hours defined as fair usage in T&C. New rules will enforce the 6 additional hours smart charging (still for everything) on top of the overnight 6 hours off-peak for everything. There is no reduction in the actual ToU tariff and off peak is still same price. Octopus are fully aware of people gaming the system and have been attempting to fix that for a while. A few months ago they sent Emails to those identified as first attempt. Now they are changing the rules to enforce previously "fair usage". It shouldn't affect 95% of the users.

IOG is bringing in rules to stop abuse ie a fair usage clause for those who were getting over 6 hours 7p per kwh. More of a rule change and still full 6 hours available. Think it us those with large ev batteries who were bending the system. Several YouTube videos and Octopus giving some examples. No big problem.

I think, it’s a very sound idea to be honest. Maybe the average driving conditions/ traffic/length of journey are noticeably different in the UK - they definitely are different to German/Dutch/Belgium/Danish/Austrian/South African roads and conditions. John

Charger and Charging hubs getting connected to the grid was taking weeks and months and still is and in some cases it is now into years. That is Real World & not just in Scotland. Now there are politicians and others saying Scotland has an over provision of Battery Storage and they want any more being passed for planning and built banned. What a bunch of absolute idiots.

The reduction of cheap home charging hours does nothing to assist either, it just adds further pain to those who went electric on the promise of reduced running costs.

I'd been unable to link to my Skoda Connect since I bought the car in October 2024. I was living in Brecon then and the car was supplied by Sinclairs of Swansea and I waited until it needed a service in June this year as it wasn't worth travelling all that way to fix it on its own. Sinclairs tried to link it when it was in for a service, but were unable to do so and details were sent to Skoda Support and they reported that the car would need to go back to Sinclairs to have the issue resolved once they'd found out what the problem was. Our house was being sold at that time, so I deferred it until we moved to Lincoln and yesterday it went into Hortons of Lincoln. It's all working perfectly now! I was very pleased with Hortons as they didn't supply the car but attended to my problem as if I was a long standing customer.

The 5 years or 50K miles limit was only suggested by Skoda UK, not by any other country or manufacturer in the VAG "empire". Please explain why the UK has climate conditions that only affect Skoda vehicles and are so much worse than the rest of the world.

Perfect! Great result FWIW don't feel bad, there's a lot to learn on these cars after coming from something slightly more analogue! Took me ages to find all the different settings and adjustments etc., and I probably still haven't found everything! The other day I found that the option of pressing and holding the button on the remote no longer lowered all the windows, even though the setting was on in the infotainment. Bit of a head scratcher, until I discovered that at some stage someone (maybe me) had held one of the window switches up or down too long which had reset the automatic feature on the windows, so not only did the remote not work but the 'hit the switch once' to wind the windows up automatically didn't work either. Simply reset by winding windows all the way up and holding the button for 3 seconds, and then all the way down and holding for 3 seconds - now everything works as it should again. 'Simply clever' - too clever for it's own good sometimes.... 🤣😂

I think it was a case of RTFOM , went into infotainment system and found the adjustment was set to car with 5 people and the boot full , set it to correct adjustment and voila perfect lights. Happy days.

That could be what it is 🤔

Hi. Thank you for admitting me to the forum. I have a 2009 Fabia2 1.9tdi which has been a real eye-opener as my first Skoda. It had been sitting in a London street doing practically nothing for three years, until I bought it for peanuts fourteen months ago. New cam belt, full service, new tyres, and here I am just coming up to 20K miles later. Total mileage is 103,000 and it's sweet as a nut (so far). I'm so impressed by the build quality. Most of my journeys are three to four hours each way. It just gets on with it.

Been a wee bit since I last posted on here... and since I used my DSLR (Canon EOS 400D... 17 years old - if it ain't broke!), I stumbled upon these though. Cheers.

That has been my experience with my 20+ year old Octavia ( still seems to heat and cool on request )

An amazing place. Probably only happened as we had the Central Electricity Board. 0 to full power in 20 seconds. Built to deal with a million kettles going on at half time in live events like World Cup. Would like to see the Great Glen hydro project go ahead which is more than 3 times bigger than Dinorwig. Australia has a hydro project more than 3 times the Great Glen hydro. Wonderful tech.

That's a fair point. All I would say is that in my experience the older installations like you have seen to be much better than the ones in newer models.

View through a window the other day - caught my eye as I was passing.

I was initially concerned there may have been a nearby supernova😳

The Angelsey reactors can link into the Snowdonia high voltage lines that link Dinorwig, think they are over 2 GW lines. They needed to bury them as they crossed though Snowdonia National Park and produced thermal vents which were made to look like shepherd's day time rest huts, cute.

Okay, well these seriously pricy JackPoint jack stands are quite clever - I can't say why there are not many similar jack stands available to us in UK. Anyway, they are designed in 2 parts, the top part/platform/table top, is placed on a suitable trolley jack, I have 2 similar trolley jacks, so I jack up one side at a time using these 2 trolley jacks with the jack stands on the top of the jacks, then when at the correct height, slip the bases or tables that are the lower part of the jack stands under the jacked up top part/platform/table top, then lower the 2 trolley jacks back down - so the top is located securely on the base of each jack stand - then do the same for the other side. That leaves the wheels off the ground. What I'd think that you would do if you can get suitable jacking pads for all these 4 body jacking points that hopefully you can find is, jack up under them and place your axle stand, maybe with a suitable protective notched block on each, under the strengthen sill jacking points.

The Government is doing nothing. They have no money. the population and the companies have money the treasury get. The Bill Payers who do pay are paying to write off the debts of those that got the help during covid and still never paid their Energy Utility bills. PS. Yes the Interconnectors are coming down the east coast taking electricity from the Northern Isles, not the Electricity generated on the Mainland. Best England get on with the Small Modular Nuclear plants. Build baby build. Run the Pylons.

Good news that the government is removing hundreds of millions of pounds of these add ons off our unit price in April only 111 days time, abd off gas as well. 3 5p per kwh of electricity and about 0.4 p per kwh off gas which is already very cheap compared to even the Night time rates for electricity.

We can easily have benefits from both the worlds largest wind farms which are off the English coast in the North Sea and if we get our finger out and biuld those tidal generation systems in the Bristol Channel which can provide about 5 GW and do it with consistency with only the relative minor variations of Neap and Spring tides. Of the 3 ie solar, wind and tidal tide is the most reliable which is the main criticism that renewable get.

Speak to @pab567 Thanks. AG Falco

Interesting but ... I have no idea when I will do so, and not sure the map will be able to erradicate this. Both VCDS and OBD11 have failed to exclude this system ... so we will fool it 😃

Scotland and Councils ending the con of Charge Place Scotland and incompetence should be a good thing. But not when the like of Aberdeen ? Aberdeenshire went to 70 pence a kWh and still faulty and out of service charger. Priced as the Highland Council was . Then there is Perth & Kinross and Angus going their own way and yesterday at Perth Park and ride 7 out of 10 chargers faulty. At least the TESLA Superchargers are there working as they seem to at all the locations. The Free Market away from Charge Place Scotland is pretty much 75 pence a kWh or more if not using TESLA. We are talkng double running an efficient ICE prices.

Truth of the matter in my world. Stirling Park and ride and 4 Rapid chargers and 3 putting out 26kW max and one 11 kW. So i wanted to charge to 98% @ 65 pence a kWh but with 40 minutes max charging time that was out of the question so just charged tried 2 chargers and got over the £2 minimum cost and was £7. On to Girvan and was going to charge for 5 hours AC but again the chargers were just giving out 4 kW max. So i went on the DC 50 kW , only giving 26 kW as well, got 11 kW, £7.70 and this morning the AC,s would not start so on the 50 KW DC again for 59.5 minutes, 29 kWh bought and car just at 97%. 60 minutes max charging here. So bl00dy expensive, a PITA and tomorrow it will be as expensive if not more in Edinburgh in the poring rain and if i want under cover that will be at MFG for their crazy pricing.

For that to happen two things need to be in place first IMHO 1) the huge difference in cost per kWh between public and home charging needs to reduce drastically or even disappear 2) the number and locations of public chargers needs to increase hugely in ALL areas not just the current hot spots.

I think public chargers and destination chargers will have an increasing place and home chargers diminish as a percentage. I visited a nice MFG refilling site at Poole last weekend. It had 8 diesel/petrol pumps, 6 150 kw chargers, Subway, shop, toilets. Mtor Fuels Group, largest of the UK retailers with most forecourts, seem to the getting this right. Well over 1,000 sites and they seem to be planning to tuck EV charging on those sites where they can plus a few EV only sites where infrastructure dictates. On the other hand, my experience is that BP and Shell are getting it very wrong. With my company we have EV charging at most if out sites, offices and warehouse at prices close to home charging single tariff homes. So the big nut to crack is Public chargers and we should see those prices come down by 3.5p per kwh in April but also better sign in deals which I would use but I only use public charging half a dozen times a year so not really worth it but it could change in retirement when I do more visits to relatives. Public charging seems to be able to be had for around 43p a kwh with these deals but that should drop below 40 p per kwh with the electricity price drops in April. Like with all home "improvements" is it worth putting a channel in, as with adding EV charge boxes or buying a Granny charger to what c an save over public charging costs if they are only 12 p a kwh more than the home charge cost. If one is doing the miles then signing up to the Day / Night tariff schemes and sorting out home charging can be worth it. www.motorfuelgroup.comCreekmoor, FS1078 | Fuel Station | Motor Fuel GroupOpening times, contact information, directions, services & extras for our Creekmoor, FS1078 fuel station.

Glad it’s all sorted. And a tick in the box for Hortons too.

If you’re going to remap the car some will also code that to off as standard (unless you cycle through the profiles in which case it will switch on as you go through ECO). You can still use the button whenever you want too, it will just be set to off when you first turn the car on rather than on.

Enjoy the handover. Look forward to your review

I agree. My September 2020 car, which I bought in March ‘21 with 2500 miles on it (ex demo), was back with dealer to fix issues on the conversion from km to miles and LHD to RHD problem with the ACC. Was with them for five months during which time I had a loan car and was tempted to reject my own. Only the fantastic rapport with my dealer saved the day; and 65k miles later I am very pleased I still have it. One of the best cars I’ve had - roomy, comfortable, huge luggage space, fabulous fuel economy and it looks good too.

Evening all, I pick up my Velvet red VRS estate in one weeks time, - can’t wait! 🙂

I went for this one off aliexpress https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvNdlEu The reviews said it was tight to fit the wiring in but it seemed ok to me. I just had to untangle some of the wires that were already there and be careful ticking them down as you put the trim back. The trim removal tool it comes with is perfect for the job too. Easiest done with the car in N. It’s better than coding it out as it allows you to still use the button, it just remembers the setting from the last time you used it.

Aerton……….. I was considering one of those, or a 5th Passat. The cost of the required spec put me off. I hope the SE L Superb, will be as good as the Passat’s were (2 saloons and 2 estates) for less cash and more toys. About 550 miles on the clock now, it drives very well, motorway, A or B roads. I’m finding the slightly higher driving position very nice and the headlights, just Superb (I do manually knock down to sidelights on B roads before they change automatically as there change late on bendy roads). I’ve just about managed to set the massage seats to work without being distracting. The DSG is nice and simple, Auto Hold didn’t work for the first few days but sorted itself out on a long run. The only thing I turn off on Every run is the lane assist, and speed recognition on longer runs now. John

I like that garage.... a total mess!!! I am ahead of you - I've got a thin line where you can cross from one end to another ... some sort of 'Maginot Line' surrounded by ... minefields of junk 😁 I have started efforts to clean up, though - I have the ambitious plan to make the area usable for a car again, enter a small EV there and be able to charge it on home electricity.... someday! By then perhaps we will be already on hydrogen 🤣

fitted new dsg shift knob top and start stop memory module. Also playing around with obd2 scanner.

Finally worked it out with the dealer for a no charge replacement screen due to the smudgy permanent marks in the glass. We are hoping it was the aftermarket windscreen treatment applied by the dealer, which they are taking responsibility for. It was early days for them re the product application, and from what I can see, it looks like badly sprayed product that they couldn't fully remove with the isopropyl and pads. I enquired with an out of town dealer re the current heated screen in the fully loaded MY25 Karoq that is current in Australia, and he said his was the wire type. I saw the wire type at our dealer on a random variant of the Kamiq, and while the glass was super clear, the wires were very visible (on the very clean screen) and would be bummer for me to get used to, especially as I would never need them, so they'd be a useless nuisance! When the dealer goes to Skoda re this replacement they will have to provide the one that was stock on my car. I'm just hoping it's as clear as it should be. I don't mind the iridescence form the outside.. Thanks for all the feedback..but yeah, for different markets, manufactures don't seem to have one rule which is frustrating!

Sorry to hear about the accident - hope you weren't injured and were treated fairly by the various insurers. Nice colour. I remember that 'Honest John' said that the annual mileage must be at least 15,000 miles in order to justify running a diesel. There are a number of threads on this subject on the Honest John website. However, I think that a diesel suits motorway driving and this is one factor in its favour for you. After owning a turbo diesel, I suggest that you test drive the turbo petrol to be sure that you can get used to the different way that the surge of acceleration comes in. Points to consider with a diesel: initial extra cost of vehicle; extra cost of fuel; DPF needs plenty of work; will cover a huge mileage but with the huge mileage comes eventual glow plug replacement (to prevent them seizing) and the eventual cost of new replacement injectors (reconditioned don't last the same). Good luck.

That’s low miles really, my mk4 TSI vrs when I had it was capable of 42mpg+ just cruising on motorway. Petrol is cheaper as well.

@Trickiejohn When up to 2 years ago the Schedule / Recommendation / Advice / Guidelines was to change the cam belt at 50,000 miles / 5 years on a TSI in the Non Dust Rich UK would you have changed earlier than that? This was a schedule unique to the UK! (Ireland as well but not other EU Countries.)

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Hi My old Fabia has Climate control, So I didn't mind drilling holes in the back of the glove box as it wasn't removable. Your 2010 Fabia might just have a removable lower glove box which would make the job simple. You might be lucky but it really isn't that bad a job just awkward . No need to mess with the air bag either.

The fact is that 'they" are liable to say anything to put people off attempting their own maintenance and repairs in order to fleece you out of £££. From tailor made oils to exotic shaped screws and bolts with mystical torque settings, all guaranteed to scare the carp out of the average motorist. It's just a car, if we look at it logically it's not that difficult to diy.

In the past I've used a jack on the sill jacking points and then, like suggested above, used the lower arm chassis mounting points for stands. Never had an issue doing that and Id be seriously worried if any manufacturer tries to suggest those points aren't strong enough given they are where the suspension mounts and the loading they take during driving.

It's a 125/70R18 or some people write 125/70/18 To find a 125/70R18 space saver tyre fitted to a 3.5Jx18 ET25.5 5/112 57.1 steel space saver rim online, you can use the 1K0601027AP OEM part number from the Karoq (although its also used on other cars such as Golf MK7, etc.) to search online (such as ebay) for much cheaper than new Skoda dealer prices. Often around £60. Many unused, old ones, some with signs of poor handling and storage, etc. are listed on ebay. Make sure they have 125/70R18 tyres and not other sizes such as 125/60R18 which would be far too small. Also, many are listed incorrectly, as some are 16" even though you search for the correct OEM part number. Make sure they have a 5/112 and not 5/100, although if you confirm the OEM part number it won't be 5/100. 3.5Jx18 ET25.5 5/112 57.1 steel space saver rim 1K0601027AP https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144920367979 With the 2WD Karoq, the 125/70R18 space saver is fine. The 135/80R18 probably won't fit inside the Karoq 2WD foam, although it should fit inside the Karoq 4WD foam. The Karoq 4WD foam will fit a Karoq 2WD as well as a Karoq 4WD. It's really only the 4WD Karoq that might be better off with the bigger 135/80R18 mainly due to its 4 wheel drive system. This is because it's probably not such a good idea to use a much smaller outside diameter tyre on one of the tyres. Where are you going to put your full size wheel if you get a puncture, as you said it won't fit inside the Karoq 2WD foam? This kind of tool should help you fit your road wheel. Make sure you start the first couple of threads by hand, so that you don't risk cross threading, just like you would with your wheel bolts. M14x1.5 wheel alignment tool https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334368450159