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That's brilliant advice r.e. the tyres - thank you Schtum. - I'll start checking out prices on those "all season" tyres. Cardo, you beat me to it !.... Sadly, (or not), there are no motorways anywhere near, although a good blast from Kirkwall to Burwick, (and back), on the A961 usually does the trick ! Thanks again to all and all the very best for the New Year, stay safe. Cheers

Hi again, The invoice doesn't mention an air filter... Apart from the usual Oil / Oil Sump Plug & Washer and Oil Filter, the only other "item" was the pollen filter - this was carried out at official Skoda, Derby. (Whilst I was in "deep south"). No mention of a software update - But I'll ask.... I'll certainly open the Air Filter Box and take a look - thanks for the advice. There is an entry on the log, that the tyre pressures were adjusted. There was also an advisory of uneven tyre wear on the I/S front's which suggest tracking is out of line. (Not sure why they didn't advise during the service and I could have instructed them to correct and swap over the wheels, front to back). I intend to go to a local tyre fitter for this work to be attended to. Thanks again.

Hi, Thanks very much for all of your replies. The Blower has been on, but not the A/C. Next time I go out, I will leave the Blower off, and see if that makes a difference. The car did recently do a regen, (within the last 200 miles or so), so I didn't even consider this - especially as the issue is happening, for a while after initial start-up, when the engine is still warming up. However 'll check the status of the Filter with a reader gadget I have, next time I go out and the engine is racing. (Likely to be around April, the way things are going.....). Cheers again.

Hi, I took my car in for its 2nd service recently, having covered 18K miles. It's a 2.0 TDI 150hp, 2018 SEL-Exec. Model. I have noticed the tick-over speed remains unusually high for what seems like an extended time, following initial start-up. Even after covering many miles, with the temperature gauge confirming that the engine is warming-up correctly. Tick-over has typically been around 750rpm, ('ish), but seemingly following the service it's now around 1,100rpm and very noticeable. I am putting this down to either the colder mornings we are now experiencing or something has been altered during the service. I have to say though, this is my second winter with the car and I have never noticed it before. Does anyone have any ideas please ? Also, this thing scares me to death in any slippery conditions - it seems to have no traction whatsoever and even trying to climb the modest gradient off my drive, during a recent hard frost, had the thing spinning the wheels ! (The tread depth on the standard P7's were confirmed at 4mm (F) and 5mm (R) during the service - Again, any ideas please ? Your advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks