martinburke

Thank youseriesdriver, but I am afraid I have got my opinion already of the forum, and I will not be back. I may not have explained myself very well, but I am only saying as it was.

No it didn't breakdown the engine light came on

I don't think there was an issue in the first place, the AA found no code but said it has a problem as it won't rev over 3k rpm at s standstill, but I have since discovered newish Skodas don't! When at a standstill. So maybe the engine fault was a random fault which cleared itself. And the plug issue was of Skodas doing to able to claim something off the customer, as no fault was found.

They wanted an hour's labour and diagnostic cost, I couldn't be bothered arguing anymore so I came to a deal of £50, I still have my doubts, but I just won't use them again

Yes, they are blaming the VAG specialist, who I know very well and was a Vw master mechanic before he went out on his own, they are saying because the fault is not Skodas, that won't honour the warranty, I am saying that the plugs would have had a problem straight away, as the plug had no gap at all, but it was driven over 4000 miles before any issue occurred with the car, that bit I find strange

You don't get what I was trying to say, I say they were lying blaming a VAG specialist for installing the plugs incorrectly to charge me instead of covering under warranty the actual fault

He said that no codes were logged, and they had to investigate the matter! They said they would sent a photo of the offending plug, which makes little difference, as it could be from anything. It is a PCP deal which finishes this year, i was going to take another 2 deals with them for my son and i, but not anymore I still think if the prong and the spark plug was damaged at service, it would have had the fault straight away and not 4000 miles later car plugs were changed at 40k, car fault occured at 44k

I have a 2017 fabia 1.0 mpg, and the other day I broke down,( car running rough revving only up to 3k rpm) I was recovered and the car taken to Skoda I had a phone call today to say the car wasn't covered under warranty as they said it was a spark plug, which was changed at the last service by the VAG specialist i take it to keep up my warranty. The car has been running fine up until the breakdown. Skoda say the tip of the spark plug was squashed inwards hence not giving a proper spark. Surely this would have been the case 4000 miles ago when the plug was changed. It seems very suspicious to me. I know the VAG specialist very well and he assures me that Skoda are talking nonsense. I am quite happy to go down the route of the small claims court as a principle. Any thoughts?