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Scotland and Councils ending the con of Charge Place Scotland and incompetence should be a good thing. But not when the like of Aberdeen ? Aberdeenshire went to 70 pence a kWh and still faulty and out of service charger. Priced as the Highland Council was . Then there is Perth & Kinross and Angus going their own way and yesterday at Perth Park and ride 7 out of 10 chargers faulty. At least the TESLA Superchargers are there working as they seem to at all the locations. The Free Market away from Charge Place Scotland is pretty much 75 pence a kWh or more if not using TESLA. We are talkng double running an efficient ICE prices.

Truth of the matter in my world. Stirling Park and ride and 4 Rapid chargers and 3 putting out 26kW max and one 11 kW. So i wanted to charge to 98% @ 65 pence a kWh but with 40 minutes max charging time that was out of the question so just charged tried 2 chargers and got over the £2 minimum cost and was £7. On to Girvan and was going to charge for 5 hours AC but again the chargers were just giving out 4 kW max. So i went on the DC 50 kW , only giving 26 kW as well, got 11 kW, £7.70 and this morning the AC,s would not start so on the 50 KW DC again for 59.5 minutes, 29 kWh bought and car just at 97%. 60 minutes max charging here. So bl00dy expensive, a PITA and tomorrow it will be as expensive if not more in Edinburgh in the poring rain and if i want under cover that will be at MFG for their crazy pricing.

The USA has a President that can look after them if needs be. & the EU has Commissioners. The UK has nobody with much say if any on what happens in the EU. So things are what they are.

@BabyDog Re your comment on the DVSA and not hesitating, kicking up a stink etc. Well that must be something very recent because they have spent years ignoring Drivers / Owners conserns like the Loss of Drive with DQ200 DSG,s that VW Group said would do a voluntary recall while outwith the EU / UK there was a global recall. Any court decision in England / Wales or in Scotland might well set a president. In Scotland in the past & in England / Wales VW Group would not go to court they settled out of court and had NDA,s signed. They were not prepared to put employees into court as a defence witness, and also have to reveal statistics on failure rates, warranty claims, settlements etc.

A mod can maybe move to the Fabia Mk2 section where the other post is. ? Did you have the car last winter when cold? What engine does the Fabia have? I take it you have a 7 speed twin clutch DSG, a DQ200. How many miles has the car done? There might well be an issue with the DSG. Or, is it a late registered 1.6 petrol with a Tiptronic Automatic box?

Motability buy them for Cash Money minus VAT. There are Renaults and Nissans with lower Advance Payments. More expensive models, petrol / hybrid. Manufacturers sell Motability cheap the ones they really need shifted, as Ford did last quarter with the Explorer & Capri.

@Trickiejohn When up to 2 years ago the Schedule / Recommendation / Advice / Guidelines was to change the cam belt at 50,000 miles / 5 years on a TSI in the Non Dust Rich UK would you have changed earlier than that? This was a schedule unique to the UK! (Ireland as well but not other EU Countries.)

The Chancellor has forced Motability to drop Premium (Luxury) cars from their available ones and they are German and also Chinese, Japanese & from Stellantis Alfa Romeo. There are more expensive cars than these Luxury models / Brands but they are still available. She is wanting the contribution from the tax payers in the way of the VAT not paid to help get more UK Built Nissan's first registered / leased. It makes no difference it seems that Motability had better residuals from the sale of the so called Luxury vehicles @ 3 years or sooner rather than the 'Ordinary cars'. This is maybe why Motability are taking such a high advance payment on the Renault 5 EV and the Nissan Micra EV. So looks like, Motability are going to 'Shift' nearly new cars that are looking for new owners. Very likely the thousands of Pre Registered EV,s kicking around in the UK that currently private and business users do not want.

What are Stellantis failing to do? They have 14 car brands. My local Ford Dealership was taken over by A.M. Phillip that have Light & Heavy Goods dealerships / worshops (Maxus) and other stuff around Scotland. This week they started as Jeep & Leapmotor dealers as well as Ford.

Is it because they are Built in China? Plans for building in the UK from 2026 were binned.

@Upsidedown90 Just a small point on your 2019 Scala, the Cam Belt recommendations on replacing changed in 2023. It is only due if you want it replaced or if there is an issue. Same thing with the Octavia.

@Aldfort Yes sorry. But that is not done by doing the oil change you suggest. Expect 1 litre out the MCU when draining that. 1.7 out of the gearbox. Did you edit out something about 1.9 litres not being expensive?

The DQ400-e 6 speed DSG fitted to a PHEV has a 40,000 miles service interval.

You get an adapter to plug in so that you can plug in 2 things.

No point communicating with this lot. You need to get passed them. You need someone with Skoda UK,s executive team. A named person. The CEO is 3 monkeys as are his team. Selectively, deaf & blind and really dumb.

Is that a Skoda Dealership you called? Even with just petrol engines there is regenarative braking / recuperation to help put charge to the battery. Helps with efficiency / fuel reduction.

Auto Lights coming on too early can surely not be an issue if just Dipped Beam. The real issue i see but the driver seems not too is only DRL,s on to the front and no Sidelights / Headlights because they never switched them on or relied on the AUTO Setting. Headlights during daylight / daytime do not annoy drivers / road users or pedestrians do they? DRL.s only in poor light do.

This really is a SKODA / VW UK issue. Lack of After Sales Customer Services. Do SKODA UK HQ know, is anyone in the EXECUTIVE TEAM aware? They really need to get a grip. They as in SKODA UK are their own worst enemy.

They might have ran Estates as well as Hatchbacks. Often not the longer roof or even heavier car being the difference, it is the stronger rear springs and the front not going lighter so loss of traction. The other thing is running them all with TC / ASR off.

Many a 1.2 TSI got a car back from a Service with too little oil in after the change. Many a 1.4 TSI Twincharger dies prematurely and the Demonstrators were never checked in the first 3 months / 3,000 miles until a pre used car sale check, or if a WARNING light or message showed.

Re No difference, hot or cold check. Important is if people say which TSI. 1.0. 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 2,0, or are they talking MPI,s or TDI,s. Reason being Oil Capacity and is it a Oil Filter up top or lower. If you check enough different engines from ones with as little as 2.8 litres oe 3.2, then 3.6 you might well get to know, then there are 4.2 litres and 4.6 litres oil. & some pretty crap Dipsticks. & also Fitters / Techs that are dipsticks and turn out cars from a service with Low Oil or ovrt High oil. Now there are the No Dipstick engines and so far i have seen 3 Overfilled Oil threads on this forum. PS. 1.4 TSI CAVE / CTHE Twinchargers supposedly 3.6 litres oil capacity and they can be 1.3 litres low before a LOW OIL warning yellow oil can or message. The RED OIL CAN low oil pressure light or warning might come on first. These engines are happier with 3.9 / 4.0 litres of oil. & the Cold or Operating Temperature checks give very different results. Too many run low oil, as much as 1/3rd low.

There are members here that have posted of 1.0 TSI Manuals with low miles but out of warranty and even in warranty Ex Dealers / Demonstrators cars with clutch failure who get nothing done and paid for by Skoda or Dealers.

There is no filter to change. There are 2 oil,s in the box and in the MCU. Best have an Auto Specialist that knows about DQ200,s rather than a Main Dealer check it out.

Almost over 87,000 EV chargers live across the UK then, 4 countries that is, not across the country. Is there something wrong with those that do Government Websites and press articles?

@imart143 Your way is great, you know where the oil is when cold. Fine if you know the correct quantity of oil has been put in. A 'At normal operating temperature test' would show if there is a difference. The OP needs to know there is enough oil now in the 1.0 TSI and when the oil is hot. Unless he knows the difference between when cold with the correct oil quantity. It is not rocket science but VW / Skoda seem to like it to seem so. If people do stone cold checks and At Normal Operating Temps, approx 90*oC and the same level shows on the dip stick then fandabby dozzy. Dead simples. But does the cold level and hot show the same?