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That was my fault. I posted without noting where in the world he was posting from. My bad. Still, it would be worth checking your local vehicle standards, because most of them are standardised throughout Europe.

There's definitely a fault there. By law your braking system must allow for two applications of the brakes after the compressor or vacuum pump stop working. This would be tested by a police officer or VOSA at the roadside by running the engine to ensure a vacuum in the chamber, switching the engine off and then pumping your brake pedal. Any less than four applications of the brakes would be a deferred prohibition, and less than two would be an immediate. The fact you state that when you start on a hill with your foot applied to the pedal and the vehicle is able to roll means it's definitely not right. Perhaps visiting your dealership with the Categorisation of Vehicle Defects manual, which is the book both Police vehicle examiners and VOSA vehicle examiners go by, and pointing out the defect to them (page 159) will get you somewhere.

I ordered my iV VRS on 7th October and it arrived at my dealership on 12th of this month. I'm not picking it up until this Friday though. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for what comes out of the factory.

I ordered at the very start of October 2021 and was initially told that they were provisionally saying March '22 delivery, however to expect delays. Not long afterwards I got an email from them saying it had now been pushed back to expected September '22 delivery. My dealer has been pretty rubbish at responding to emails, however on 27th April they emailed me out of the blue to say that they have had news that my car was now expected to arrive to them in mid-may. I've taken it with a pinch of salt, but I can't help but think it'd be a pretty stupid move to adjust my expectations forward 5 months if there wasn't really some news. I haven't heard anything else since.

In the UK the front side windows must allow 70% light transmission and the windscreen must allow 75%. They tend to come from the factory already tinted to that level. You can have any glass behind the B pillar as dark as you like.

I ordered back at the start of October with a provisional delivery date of March '22. Had an email from my dealership last week that delivery is now expected September '22 so 11 months from order to expected delivery. That's for a VRS IV with wireless charging, park assist and winter pack 2.

I'm only going by the listing. Here is the listing for the same car available via Carwow and shown as Graphite Grey Metallic... https://quotes.carwow.co.uk/stock_cars/26412750?iterable[campaignId]=1125047&iterable[channelId]=6974&iterable[messageTypeId]=7590&iterable[seg]=user&iterable[templateId]=1576166&utm_campaign=txn_usr_pre-enquiry_stock_stock-recommendations-4_uk_290920&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Iterable

They're definitely out there. There's a second hand one available from Mitchell Group. https://www.mitchellgroup.co.uk/used/cars/skoda-octavia-hatchback-14-tsi-iv-vrs-5dr-dsg-df21omz

That's a shame. It seems that only BMW are bothering to do it wirelessly. I guess there's no point in me getting the wireless charging box then.

I've got my new Octavia on order. I just missed out on Apple CarPlay with my current one as it was released a couple of months later. Does anyone know if CarPlay works wirelessly in the Octavia, as if so I'd be really interested in getting one of these wireless charger doobywhatsits? If not and I'm going to have to plug the phone in for every journey there isn't much point.

The Met used VRS's for Area Cars for a short time but have now ditched them for BMW 5 Series Tourers. The electronics didn't play well with all the extra kit they fitted (2 computers, IDR and lights). You may still see the odd one about as well as the Volvo V40 they also used for a little while afterwards.

Thank you. I did try a search but didn't come up with that thread. I'll have a read through it now.

Hello all. I'm coming to the end of my PCP on my Octy 3 in October so starting to look for a replacement. I'm thinking of going for a new VRS. Last time around I used CarWow to get a great deal, so a month or so ago I went back to them and again got some great quotes for a new VRS. I got married last Saturday so the car had to go on the back burner until that was out of the way but I've been back to CarWow this week looking to get the ball rolling and find that you can no longer spec a VRS and my previous offers are no longer available because 'the manufacturer has changed the spec' and to build a new one (which I can't do because the VRS isn't an option anymore). Does anyone have any idea why this might be? I know they do model updates around this time of year as when I ordered my current car I managed to get the auto park and ACC chucked in for free due to the model specs changing over. Is it because we're between model years, or because there is not build capacity left because the VRS is so popular right now (thought I read something about this?)? This will be my first time coming to the end of a PCP deal and don't want to be left without a car when the music stops, or miss out on any (admittedly, likely negligible) equity I have in it towards the new one because I can't source one to coincide with the current one going back.

Kwik Fit have a tool on their website to enable you to find the correct tyre pressures for your vehicle from the VRM. Handily for you it also tells you what the vehicle is. https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres/information/tyre-pressure-search

Whatever advice you decide to take, please don't let it be this. It's 6 points for not supplying the details of the driver when you receive a NIP.