MrMan001

Continued from my above comment. The car is 2018 and the garage identified the issue as a fuel leak due to loose fuel rail bolts.

Evening all VW owner here very recently having the same problem on a 1.4T engine. Strong fuel smell from the front of the car observed after the car coughed and cut out after starting. Currently with my local indi garage who said the leak orginates from the fuel rail and they will be investigating the exact source next week. @Krissi Do you have the document that suggests that and I quote "VW know about this issue and they are monitoring it with DVSA"? If the issue with my vehicle is the same as others have been reporting I am also minded to take this further.