BucksLad

Thanks all for the replies and comments - much appreciated. I thought alternating Major/Inspection was for both Fixed Interval & Condition-based (Variable) servicing, although I'm not 100% certain on this. Regarding your Service Plan comment: the Skoda GB web site does state that the 2 year Service Plan meets the manufacturer service requirements. For cars up to 1 year old, the service plan is a basic oil change at 10,000 miles/1 year and an oil change at 20,000 miles/2 years. So it appears to be similar to a Variable service at 20,000 miles/2 years with an additional oil change at 1 year. If the car is older than one year, the 2 year Service Plan is basically 2 standard services: one Inspection and one Major. So I assume that they work on the basis that nothing much is going to need attention/maintenance in the first couple of years.

Hi all, first post so be gentle... Earlier this year I bought a 68 plate Octavia estate and it is now coming up to its first 'birthday'. According to the service indicator, it is due an Inspection Service in 11300 miles/341 days and an Oil Service in 10100 miles/341 days. I'm assuming this means the car was originally set up for the Variable (condition-based) Service scheme. As I've recently retired, my mileage has dropped significantly and I feel I should probably switch over to Fixed Interval servicing. As the car hasn't been serviced yet I am planning to get it done at 12 months, when the total mileage will be around 9,500. My confusion relates to whether I should go for the Skoda 2 Service Plan (£342) and save myself a few quid over the cost of having an Interim Service at 12 months (£179) and a Major Service at 24 months (£289) - the saving would in fact be £126. However, the Skoda 2 Service Plan only includes an oil & filter change at 10000 miles/12 months and an oil & filter change plus inspection service at 20000 miles/24 months, which they say is in line with the Skoda recommended service schedule. This seems to be at odds with the Fixed interval service scheme where an Interim Service is done @ 12 months and a Major Service at 24 months. Can anyone help explain which is correct?

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