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Thanks for the further replies - much appreciated. To update I ended up getting a different dealership to quote for the service. Managed to get an Oil and Inspection service for variable servicing, with pollen filter and brake fluid change for £245 all in. However they quoted £967.84 for the cambelt and waterpump and confirmed it is 4.5hrs labour. I've contacted my local VW specialist and they quoted 4 hours and a total of £479 so much more reasonable. I've had the service/inspection/brake fluid done. Looks like I'll be using my local VW specialist for the cambelt.

Hi thanks to everyone for their responses. Despite reading the Ts and Cs several times had missed the VAT part. I tried to use the LiveChat with Skoda UK but after 30 mins they said they weren't allowed to answer my question as they were not registered to give financial advice ( WTF! ). The reason I am asking is that my local Skoda dealership advertises the Skoda fixed prices. As soon as I try to book online and enter my registration/mileage the cheapest service they offer is £200+ for a 1 year/10K mile service much more for a 2 year/20K mile service. My March 2017 Superb TDi 150 manual car is on variable servicing and has two previous services done under the service plan. It is now on 54k miles and is due its third service. Should I be able to get an oil service change for variable servicing for £185? I'm not fussed about the extended scope stuff ( still can't understand if they actually do anything for an extra £60 ), and similarly can swap the pollen filter myself. The car is also due a new timing belt ( and waterpump ) but they are quoting prices from £775 - which seems expensive to me. Anyone had any similar work done recently?

OK, after spending half an hour chatting to Skoda UK via the Livechat - they are unable to confirm whether their advertised fixed price servicing costs are inclusive or exclusive of VAT. This seemed a simple question to me. So my first question: Is the fixed service oil and filter cost £185 inc VAT or ex VAT? Thanks in advance

The seats don't fold flat as the cushions are no longer hinged to lift out of the way as per the MkII - probably as a cost cutting exercise. I have the VBF in my MkIII and I think it is too fragile, too fiddly and a waste of money. I agree the MkII had a better use of space regardless of the stats on volume.

Ivor, just tried this on the way home from work for you with different results to Dave. I set mine to max cold LO and waited for the aircon to get up to speed ( and very cold ). Pressed the windscreen Max button and the airflow changed to the windscreen but was then warm. Car is 17 plate 150 TDi L&K Regards Andrew

I had the emergency brake cut in for the first time yesterday whilst reversing out of the driveway as a car flew past the entrance. As it was the first time I had experienced this in a month of ownership I was pretty impressed with the system. This morning it did exactly the same thing, except this time there was no traffic, stray cat or anything in sight - so now less impressed. I always reverse out of my driveway so not sure why it got it so wrong this morning - will need to keep an eye out for it. As for the electronic handbrake, mine seems to hold for too long at driveaway on occasions causing me to almost stall the car. The more worrying symptom is when you come to a halt on a hill and you apply the handbrake, only to find after a few seconds the light on the console goes out and the car rolls backwards. Not impressed with the electronic handbrake ( even with Hill Hold ), you definitely have less control of the vehicle than with a conventional handbrake. I'm almost at the 1000 mile mark, so maybe I will write a review of my findings then.

Mine arrived in the country in January, delivered March and the wheels were the correct anthracite ones. I don't normally like non-silver wheels but I think they look pretty good on my car ( Business Grey ).

When I added my favourite contacts the photos automatically came from the phone ( Nexus 6P ) which I thought was quite neat. I then decided to update the photos on my phone for better ones but the car photos didn't change ( suggesting the car stores them independently ). If you then add the favourites again they were updated to the latest selected photo on the phone. I've yet to have a contact with a photo ring me whilst in the car - so can't say whether the photo flashes up on screen when the phone rings.

I viewed my L&K ready for collection on March 1st. It is fitted with Conti Sport 5s, which is a relief - don't think I would be happy with Hankooks. As others have said when I come to change them will probably go for something a bit quieter - probably Michelins.

After what seemed quite a faff, I've now finally got written confirmation that the car will be registered on March 1st so all is good now. I need to decide whether to take out the service plan, which on the face of it at £279 for the first two services seems a saving over paying for them. I also need to decide whether to go for the fixed or variable servicing - anyone got any pros or cons?

That's good news sounds like our cars were probably built alongside each other. I'll probably get a boot protector but have yet to order one. The mats should come as standard on the L&K. I would be interested to hear what spare wheel you got - I ordered it on mine but the sales staff couldn't tell me which type I would get ( full or space saver ) as I have gone for the variable floor also. Hope you post an update after Wednesday to give us all your first impressions and dealer experience.

It's interesting that my order form didn't have the capital letter wording that others seem to have. As soon as I realised that despite verbally telling the garage that I wanted a '17 plate registration on at least three occasions including at the time of ordering, I had no written confirmation, I put this in writing to the dealership via an email. In a further verbal response I was told that I would be collecting a '17 plate car on March 1st, however the wording of the email confirmation simply states the car will be available for collection on March 1st ( which isn't the same as saying it will be registered on March 1st ). I'm not sure if the dealerships are deliberately trying to be evasive or it is a case of poor language but I can't see why they can't confirm in writing my request for the car to registered on (or after) March 1st.

I would contact them and also put it in writing that you don't want the car registered until March 1st as you want a '17 plate. I was contacted today to say that my car was now built and in the country and was being delivered to the dealership tomorrow (which was something of a shock to say the least). The dealership seemed keen to have it registered before the end of the month, so I have had to remind them (for the third time) that I don't want it registered before March 1st. Considering mine was ordered on November 18th, and the dealership told me that they didn't expect it to arrive any earlier than April, the total build and delivery time was much quicker than I was lead to believe. The good news is that I will get it before the VED rise. I think Skoda need to improve their delivery predictions as there seems to be a big discrepancy between what the dealers are saying and what the factory are doing.

Ordered Friday, 18th Nov - L&K Estate, 150ps diesel, Manual in Business Grey, to replace my S2 Elegance 140 estate. Hill Hold Rear seat release Front seat adjust from rear Smart light assist Spacesaver spare Variable boot floor Door bin I ordered it before the price increase, and was told that delivery could possibly be as late as May 2017 as it was an L&K model. The salesmen I spoke to at the time were trying to convince me to order an SEL Executive as this would be built much quicker as they claimed long delays on L&K models. I stuck to the L&K spec, and said I would prefer pre April 1st for the cheaper road fund license, but resigned myself to it arriving when it was ready. This week I was given a build week of 51, which if true is built 5 weeks from date of order!

I found that the price increase didn't seem to have been communicated to the dealerships very well. Some dealerships I spoke to seemed to be unaware of any price increase, whereas others told me it could be put in place before the 22nd. No sign of an increase on the Skoda website as of this morning. As for the VED changes on 1st April, I also found that the majority of dealerships I spoke to were unaware of the changes, and I had to explain the changes to them. I ordered a factory order car on Friday and would also like a '17 plate but preferably registered before 1st April. Again the story across the dealerships ranged from earliest delivery in January through to May - quite a big uncertainty.