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No problem Mike, and as far as this ad is concerned, CAR NOW SOLD.

oops, done! Thanks 👍

Make & Model: Octavia Elegance TDI PD8V Estate 2008 MoT until October 2022 Colour: Black Mileage: 182,057 Price: £500 Description: Rough, tatty, daughter used it for carrying dogs in. Would suit self employed tradesman or someone with large dogs. Condition: Used. Needs two front tyres. Service History/Receipts/Recent Service work: Ignition steering lock replaced. Extras: Not known Mods: None Shipping: Not offered Collection: Collection only, will need trailer as not taxed to insured. On SORN. LOCATED WOKING, SURREY. Pictures:

Ok, so a bit of a gap there! Finally got around to having a look at the damn thing. I've found this on eBay : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304177551268?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818142838%26meid%3D7322f7df01544698951c196b0ae72837%26pid%3D101197%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233794609587%26itm%3D304177551268%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DItemStripV101HighAdFee&_trksid=p2047675.c101197.m1850&amdata=cksum%3A3041775512687322f7df01544698951c196b0ae72837|enc%3AAQAHAAAA8C6VSE2uGkOxRbBlxpADtEt%2F0rV2KYMbfdApChgZ12LOwtIv9WernLwD84xOuJZ1RlZeCT2HW7ouiBfhdOwItlLKC43GWgtoRPZA3kczmJm3VI3NrZX1xMNi1%2FLyOfhH44Gw2H9nGAKt0cQhJkns4BVUsscYOBBWD2H9vTK6wpg6E1WjJcEUK8I0CLZjXSmiekG0MaJmRh01kQ%2BZcXRsrQOi5VIF2tZ%2FScagv%2F3La%2FiNp%2BK4toTsno3y7%2FPdKnxF7AspA07KNW7vUjVTSA%2FUvSzhmnHcTV352Nhfj9DjpFcX98yJsXWLDPs3iwrd7R6lqg%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675 Question is, will I have problems linking this key to the immobiliser software on the car? I need the cheapest and quickest fix, car will immediately be up for sale once it's running again. Cheers.

Update, now have the logbook. I won't make that mistake again. I will fix the Skoda soon now that the break is over. Didn't have time to look at it at all. I will give you an update once it's done, cheers.

Ok, interesting, I wonder why the Chinese address on the bottom of the page 🤔 Anyway, picked up another car now and that's perfect, so I can fix this over the holiday when I have time. I'll let you all know when it's done and working well again, cheers!

Well the Yorkshire one looks promising, but the other was China! 🤣 Thanks for that, I'll order the bits but no longer in a panic, just about to buy another car. If you think that sounds a bit OTT, there's other issues I haven't even started on, mainly a logbook issue which makes me reluctant to spend cash until we have it in our possession. Thanks for the help, keep you posted.

As far as hot wiring is concerned it would have been a doddle had I not actually destroyed the switch. I could have reconnected the antenna to the wiring and put the key within the cylinder and that would suffice. But I'm not confident about the steering lock so will remove that anyway. I can order the bits and get the car sorted for after the holiday, but will need to buy a cheap car in the interim anyway.

Hi Nige, yes they all show 'in stock' but all I've looked at so far are based in Germany or Poland/Czech Republic etc. Online car parts states at the bottom of their info page that they have a warehouse in mainland Europe.

Sadly that might be the only option for a quick fix, but then we'd always be wondering how long it would last. Thinking of buying another car, my daughter needs something for work, she's currently using her brother's car, and sometimes a friends'.

Sadly turned out to be not in stock, and I have come to realise that many of the large online parts suppliers, though having a .uk web address, are actually shipping from Europe. Can anyone point me at a genuine UK based supplier who might just have stock in this country? Cheers.

Using Autodoc search facility I have found plenty of suppliers for the ignition switch on it's own. Prices vary from under a tenner, to nearly £30. But I have also found a supplier of a FEBI Bilstein ignition switch combined with the whole lock and two new anti-tamper bolts. It's £93.86 plus post. I would have thought buying new would be best option for those parts.

I went to remove the ignition from the end, and after popping off the cover then removing the switch internals, unfortunately they came out in bits. The main body, the white bit, had to be prised out. So that's one piece I definitely have to purchase! I'm thinking it's probably best to replace everything. We only have one chipped key, and the unlock function doesn't work, so we have to unlock the boot to stop the alarm from going off. And the steering lock does feel rather notch. Is there any one single supplier who any of you could recommend as best to get these bits without spending a King's ransom? Thanks again for the continuing help and encouragement.

And here's trying the cylinder and key. Very loose and sloppy but doesn't stick at all. https://youtu.be/asHXShazaGU

Ok, here's testing the steering lock and ignition switch with a screwdriver, note, it is rather notchy.