JamesH

As a follow-up: it only took an hour, lots of swearing, but finally pulled the stupid bulb holder out and swapped the lamp. Just in case anyone is wondering, having looked at it with the lamp holder out, there doesn't seem to be any specific orientation necessary for removal. The clips can be in any position - but you do need to pull fairly hard. Putting it back required fairly firm force.

I can't be the only person to be really struggling to change these blinking side lights, can I? Removing the headlamp unit - no problem. Disconnecting the plug to the unit and accessing the rear of the bulbs - no problem. Actually cramming my fingers or ends of pliers into the space around the sidelight and getting enough grip to pull the thing out? Impossible. Any tips? Or do I have to admit defeat and take it to a Skoda garage for them to use their resident Chinese midget to get at it?

The pharmacy will earn around £20 for every one of these "medication reviews" they do. In reality, if you have a good GP and are stable on sensible meds then it'll add nothing. The chemist's staff push them because it helps their profits - and doing easy ones is better than complicated ones for the flat rate.