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The Kwik-Fit website fails to recognise my 2024-registered Fabi Mk 4, but I experimented by providing the registration numbers of my 2009 Skoda Roomster and of my (now departed) 2021 Hyundai i20. In both cases the car's were accurately identified, but the Kwik-Fit inflation-pressure recommendations for the tyres fitted to those vehicles failed to match the Skoda or Hyundai advice on the cars' tyre 'stickers'. For 'normal' loading Skoda advises for my 2009 Roomster 32psi (front) and 30psi (rear) while Kwik-Fit recommends 32psi (front and rear). For 'normal' loading Hyundai advises for a 2021 i20 34psi (front) and 31psi (rear) whereas Kwik-Fit again recommends 32psi (front and rear). I don't know where Kwik-Fit gets its information from, but the Hyundai i20 Owner Manual includes a LOT of tyre/wheel data (as shown below) It's improbable that someone at Kwik-Fit is tasked to delve deeply into car Owner Manuals or check what is on inflation-pressure 'stickers' affixed to cars - it's much more likely that the inflation-pressure values quoted on the Kwik-Fit website are generic for a particular tyre-size and that the same value is then given for both axles. (i hesitate to say this, but why would a car owner bother with Kwik-Fit's recommendations, or take note of a Kwit-Fit fitter's opinion, when the manufacturer of their car provides a visible 'sticker' carrying inflation-pressure advice?)

This 2021 link may be of interest https://rsw.io/how-to-track-your-new-skoda-on-the-cargo-ships/ Best of luck... 🙂

It looks like the 3.4 Bar value shown on the Fabia Mk 4's inflation-pressure 'sticker' for R15, R16, R17 and R18 wheels is probably OK for all four wheel-sizes. My 2009 Skoda Roomster currently has Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 195/55 R15 85V tyres (sample advert here) https://www.tyres-outlet.co.uk/product/falken/ziex-ze310-ecorun/195-55-r15/r-364735 The 85V indicates (85) a maximum load of 515kg and (V) a maximum speed of 149mph. The Falken tyres' sidewall shows the maximum load as 515kg (matching the 85 Load Index) and a maximum inflation-pressure of 51 psi (3.5 Bar). So these tyres are designed to be easily capable of being run at the 3.2 Bar pressure shown on my Roomster's inflation-pressure sticker despite their Load Index being 'only' 85. My Roomster has now had three sets of tyres, initially Continental, then Hankook, now Falken and I believe the Continental and Hankook tyres would have had a 85H specification (H=130mph maximum speed). I didn't deliberately choose V-rated Falken tyres (my Roomster is hardly a rocket ship!) it's just that the Falken tyre I wanted happened to be V-rated. I may be able to confirm whether the Continental or Hankook tyres' sidewall also showed a maximum inflation-pressure around 50psi, but I'd expect that to be the case. It's worth observing, perhaps, that - while Skoda advising 2.5/2.5 Bar pressures for the front and rear tyres of a 'partially-loaded' Fabia Mk 4 and 2.7/3.4 Bar for 'fully-loaded' might seem perverse for all four wheel diameters - it would very questionable to think Skoda might advise 'unsafe' inflation-pressures too high for the car's tyres to cope with.

My 2023 Fabia Mk 4 SE L has Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 195/55 R16 91V XL tyres (sample advert here) https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/goodyear/efficientgrip-performance/195-55-r16-91v-1123230 USA regulations demand that tyres marketed there carry maximum-load/maximum inflation-pressure information and, as a result, tyres available in other countries also display those data. The sidewall of my car's Goodyear tyres carries the data 'block' shown below The 615kg MAX. LOAD matches the tyre's 91 Load Index and the 340 kPa/50 psi MAX. PRESS equates to a 3.4 Bar maximum inflation-pressure. So Skoda's advice that an inflation-pressure of 3.4 Bar be used for a Fabia Mk 4's rear tyres when the car is has onboard 5 people (of an unknown weight) and 5 suitcases (of an unknown weight) represents a worst case scenario when each of the rear tyres will be carrying 615kg. That the car's rear axle's maximum permissible load of 800kg would now be exceeded by 430kg is quite another matter (!!) but at least, if the tyres were inflated to 3.4 Bar, they might survive that level of ill treatment. Tyres having the 195/55 R16 91V XL specification should have the same maximum load-carrying and inflation-pressure values, so Skoda can provide the same pressure guidance irrespective of whether the tyres are made by Goodyear, Continental, Bridgestone etc. It looks like the tyres fitted to 17" wheels also have a 91 Load Index, so I'd expect them to carry on their sidewall a 50 psi maximum-pressure value. I'm unsure about the tyres that are apparently fitted to a Fabia Mk 4's 15" or 18" wheels as the information on Skoda's website indicates that these have a lower Load index, which might, in turn, mean that they are not designed to be inflated as high as 3.4 Bar. Owners of Fabia Mk 4 cars with 15" or 18" wheels are invited to check what's on the tyres' sidewall. If the maximum-pressure datum proves to be below 340 kPa/50 psi (3.4 Bar) they may then wish to interrogate Skoda about whether there's a conflict with the 3.4 Bar recommendation on their car's 'sticker'.

It might be worth knowing what the Part Number is on your printed Manual. This is because I've noticed that the last Manual produced for Fabia Mk 3 cars had a Part Number of 6V901272AA and an Issue date of 20/6/2022. The Fabia Mk 3 never had a Digital Instrument Cluster (Virtual Cockpit) so there's nothing about this feature in that Manual. If, by some weird chance, you have a Mk 3 Manual, that would explain why there is no information in it about the Digital Instrument Cluster (Virtual Cockpit).

This image shows Skoda's recommended tyre pressures for my 2009 Skoda Roomster (1.6/77 kW motor 195/55 R15 tyres) and it should be apparent that there's not much difference conceptually in how the data for the Roomster and a Fabia MK4 are presented. The Fabia's EC Certificate of Conformity (CofC) provides weight and wheel/tyre data. My car's CofC indicates that the vehicle's actual mass is 1225kg, its technically permissible maximum laden mass is 1640kg and its technically permissible maximum axle mass is 890kg (front axle) and 800kg (rear axle). Its tyres are stated as being 195/55 R16 91V on a 6.0Jx16 rim with an ET45 offset. 91V indicates a Load Index of 91 (maximum tyre load of 615kg) and a V Speed Rating (maximum speed 149mph) It's possible to extrapolate from those data as to what the car's axle weights are likely to be when it's empty, but - if the car were to be used in competition - the weight on each tyre would undoubtedly be measured. My wife and I weigh about 52kg each and (with the spare-wheel and tools in the boot) that's around 30kg of 'luggage' - so about 21 stone overall in old money over the car's 'empty' weight. Using Skoda's 2.5bar recommendation will (and does) produce a firm ride in our case and, if I so chose, reducing that figure to 2.2bar front and rear (which is what I use with the Roomster) should be safe though less fuel efficient. Can't say this bothers me much as I've always been a masochist where vehicle ride-quality is concerned.

Strange... On-line Skoda Owner's Manuals can be selected through this 'portal' https://manual.skoda-auto.com/004/en-com/Models The earliest on-line Manual for a Fabia Mk 4 car is for the production period beginning 2021/6 and that Manual has an Issue date of 14/6/2021 and a Part Number 6VA012720AA. That Manual includes information about the Digital Instrument Cluster (Virtual Cockpit). Assuming that Skoda has - for all Fabia Mk 4 cars - linked on-line and printed Manuals via the Part number (as is the case with my own car) on your printed Owner's Manual the Part Number will be the last line in the left corner of the rear cover. The Part Number format begins 6VA012720, followed by two letters beginning AA, then AB, AC etc. for later Manuals. My 2023 Fabia's Manual's Part Number is 6VA012720AE and the Part Number of the most recent Fabia Manual has a Issue date of 2/9/2024 and a 6VA012720AG Part Number. While it's possible that Skoda might edit the on-line Owner's Manuals retroactively, it won't be able to do the same with the printed Manuals that have been provided to buyers who have taken delivery of new Fabias. Consequently, there OUGHT to be information about the Digital Instrument Cluster somewhere in your printed Manual even though the Manual's index does not refer to it as "Virtual Cockpit".

I'm a mite surprised by your statement... The hard-copy Owner's Manual for my 2023-built Fabia contains two pages relating to the Virtual Cockpit (VC) and includes a QR code to a video describing the VC's operation. And exactly the same VC-related information appears in the on-line version of the printed 2023 Manual. As your car is a 2022 model, I wondered if my 2023 Manuals (hard- and soft-copies) might be more informative about the VC than equivalent Manuals for earlier Fabia Mk 4 cars. Obviously I don't know what's in your car's 'printed' Manual, but the on-line Manual that should be relevant to your car (Issue date 29/11/2021 Part Number 6VA012720AB) has the same Overview/Operation/Settings information about the VC. The only difference (and this MIGHT be significant) is that the printed Manual for my 2023 Fabia specifically refers to the VC as "VIRTUAL COCKPIT" (in the text and in the Manual's index) and also in the on-line Manual, whereas the 29/11/2021on-line Manual calls the VC "Digital Instrument Cluster". Interestingly (for a IT geek like me!) looking for "Virtual Cockpit" on the 29/11/2021 on-line Manual using the Manual's Search feature and "Virtual Cockpit" as the search-term successfully retrieves the Overview and Settings sections for the Digital Instrument Cluster. I'm accustomed to drive with silence in a vehicle's cab, so I'm not interested in my Fabia's infotainment system as far as its radio, media and phone capabilities are concerned. My Fabia's in-built navigation system was an attractive feature in principle, but I'm addicted to Garmin stand-alone sat-navs, and am comfortable with how they work given the way in which I plan longer journeys, plus my Fabia's mapping has proved to be amusingly untrustworthy. The snag is that most cars now being marketed in the UK are very well endowed with technical 'information' kit. If Apple had designed these systems there'd perhaps be a reasonable chance of standardisation and user-friendliness, but that's not the case. My 2021 Hyundai i20 was much the same, with a 650 pages printed Owner's Manual (with a pathetically short index) and - because of the infotainment system's complexity - instructions on how to use it only held on-line. There's a recent Fabia versus Corsa article in the current Auto Express magazine. Summary here https://gb.readly.com/magazines/auto-express/2024-06-27/667bf4d8cbaa1e108794fd3f

Yesterday, out of interest, I weighed the now-redundant alloy wheel that I used to store in a wheel-bag behind one of the front seats of my 2021 Hyundai i20. As that wheel is 16"-diameter and fitted with a 195/55 R16 tyre, its weight should be reasonably close to my Fabia Mk4's wheels that have a similar specification. The exact weight of the i20's wheel i(in its storage bag) is 19.4kg/42.7lbs, and knocking off the weight of the bag and padding, results in around 19kg/42lbs. ("Close enough for jazz" as the saying goes") I can lift the wheel relatively easily using the bag's 'handle' and could get it into the space behind the i20's front seats without too much difficulty - but getting it out again was another matter. The wheel-changing procedure for the i20 was easier than my Fabia's, as the Hyundai had wheel-studs not wheel-bolts. On the other hand, the Hyundai anti-theft nuts (photo below) were complicated and challenging to undo or to torque to the required setting. It was widely reported that Hyundai/Kia dealerships had no 'universal' keys and, if an owner did not have the appropriate matching key-nut and a wheel needed to be removed, they were in deep trouble as a consequence. The centre part of the anti-theft nut is essentially cosmetic and freely rotates, so traditional brute force methods cannot be used. I feared those nuts and replaced them with less secure but more conventional anti-theft nuts that I could undo and tighten straightforwardly and, if necessary, that could be undone in the traditional way.

Sets of 'wheel alignment pins' in multiple sizes are widely advertised and their price can vary from fairly cheap to very expensive. I've seen the set you provided a link to for around £17 on-line (identical but with a different brand-name) but you definitely got a bargain at under-8-quid. I have one of these Its light weight suggests it's some sort of alloy. It has a hard super-smooth black (anodised?) finish, is very nicely made and is easily inserted and removed from the hub's bolt-holes. I know it still works OK as I used it when removing/replacing a wheel on my Skoda Roomster yesterday! If I remember correctly it cost about £9. For the record, a Fabia Mk4 alloy wheel with a 195/55 R16 tyre weighs about 19kg (42lbs).

These "What Car?" articles may be of interest. https://www.whatcar.com/skoda/fabia/hatchback/used-review/n808/reliability https://www.whatcar.com/news/reliability-survey-most-reliable-small-cars/n26142 What you would like to know is how many Fabia Mk4 cars (not just those marketed in the UK) have needed under-warranty work since they were sold and what that work involved, but that information will be commercial-in-confidence and there's no chance that Skoda would release the data. You haven't said what your '21-plate Fabia Mk3's problems have been, but - if they have involved the car's 'tech' - it wouldn't surprise me if Fabia Mk4 cars (even more loaded with user-unfriendly techie stuff) prove to be problematic in this area. Statistically, you'd be better changing to a new Honda, Toyota or Suzuki....

EmilyFabia Are you able to hear the "high pitched, whistling sound" on your video? The previous two posters have said that they could not hear the sound on your video. I've tried listening to your video on several devices, but the only noise I was able to hear was through my iphone, but the sound was just a low-pitched hum. I've never had a hearing test, but it's quite common for older people (I'm 80) to have high-frequency hearing loss to some degree - so the whistling noise may be present on your video but I'm now physically unable to hear it. Presumably, before enquiring on this forum, you have asked people in Germany to listen to your Fabia and they have confirmed hat they are able to hear the whistling sound? Best thing is for you to take your car back to where you bought it from (a Skoda dealership?) and ask them if they can hear the whistling sound, identify its cause. and stop the noise occurring.

1: The 9CIRCLE=branded tool is an American product and expensive even in the USA. It was just an example of a tool with a tommy-bar hole. 2: Nope - that's my weight. Cleopatra was described in one of Shakespeare's plays with the line "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety". Sadly, age has definitely withered me, though I like to think it has not yet staled my variety.

I'm an 80-years-old male and weigh a weedy 52kg. Removing and replacing my Skoda Fabia's wheels at home is fairly easy without using the type of tool being discussed above (I took the alloy wheels off soon after buying the car to give them a good waxing and check that the steel spare-wheel would fit), but carrying out a single-handed road-side 'emergency' wheel change would be a real challenge without some means to safely hang the wheel on as it's replaced on the hub. As I said above, an alignment tool suitable for the Fabia's wheels is widely marketed and (as nta16 has highlighted) the quality varies. A good quality alignment tool will be made from strong metal (You do NOT want the threaded end to snap off in the hub!), be smooth and - if possible - have a 'tommy-bar' hole in its outer end to aid insertion/withdrawal. (Examples here) Regarding Chug41's enquiry about offset, alloy wheels normally have their offset (ET) cast on their inner surface. https://helpcenter.wheelpros.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055697352-Identifying-Wheel-Markings#:~:text=Wheel Size and Offset - The,and an offset of 0mm.&text=Manufacturing Date - This is the month and year of manufacture. https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/how-to-read-the-wheel-markings

This 'tool' is widely advertised on eBay/Amazon for around £7-upwards and the M14 x 1.50 version will be required. (Example advert here) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223480382915 (Also advertised on AliExpress for a couple of quid.) This link may be of interest (though the basic 'European' argument is incorrect.) https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMechanics/comments/qhlc51/why_do_european_cars_use_lug_bolts_rather_than/

I notice that there was a similar 'spare-wheel size?' discussion here in 2020/2021 relating to Fabia Mk3 cars. https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/488255-spare-steel-wheel-different-size/ (I particularly liked the comment "Anyone can do what ever they want, there is no one policing stupidity") As a rule of thumb, the size and specification of the tyre on the optional steel spare-wheel of a VW Group car will match the size and specification (though not necessarily the make) of the tyre fitted to the standard road wheels fitted to the lowest 'trim' specification for that particular model. Hence the optional steel spare-wheel for all Fabia Mk3 cars had a 185/60 R15 tyre and, for all Fabia Mk4 cars, the optional steel spare-wheel has a 185/65 R15 tyre.

Back in the late-1980s/early-1990s I owned four VW Golf GTi cars in succession. All of these had alloy wheels with a steel spare-wheel as standard, except the last one (a 1.8 16-valve) had the skinny space-saver type. During a short trip to France, staying in a privately-owned gite located down a very rural narrow country farm track, I noticed on the Sunday that one of that car's rear tyres was flat. I put on the skinny spare-wheel and immediately realised that its overall diameter was significantly smaller than the standard alloy wheels as the car was now visibly lower on that rear corner. I next found that I couldn't drive down the farm track that had a prominent ridge in its centre. The gite's owner saw me looking disconsolately at the car and, when I explained the problem, said "I'll phone my son". The son came over and said "I'll phone my mechanic/blacksmith pal". He then drove me and the wheel with the punctured tyre to his mate's workshop who removed the tyre (a large metal staple was found in the tread) and carried out a very professional repair. I said "What do I owe you both?" and the reply was "It's midday, so you can just buy us a drink." Off to the local bar and, when I returned to the gite much later, I was well drunk (and my wife was not well pleased!) To guard against a repeat episode, I bought a wheel and tyre that matched the Golf's standard alloy wheels size-wise, but, although this fitted OK in the Golf's spare-wheel well, its width prevented the boot floor from closing down properly. When driving in the UK, I carried the skinny spare-wheel and when going abroad I carried the full size spare wheel. Of course, after that, I never had another puncture with that car.

The four tyre sizes available for Fabia Mk4 cars and (using Continental's data) their rolling circumference in millimetres are 185/65 R15 (1894mm), 195/55 R16 (1891mm), 215/45 R17 (1909mm) and 215/40 R18 (1918mm). This means that, as the wheel with the 185/65 R15 tyre will definitely fit in the Fabia's spare-wheel well the other three wheels should too, though (as has been already mentioned) the wider tyres of the 16", 17" and 18" wheels might stop the boot floor shutting properly. The difference between the two Skoda spare-wheel options may simply be due to their labelling. If both spare-wheel options provide the same steel wheel and 185/65 R15 tyre, this will only exactly match the size and tyre specification of a Fabia that has 15" alloy wheels - so the steel wheel is then a 'genuine' spare-wheel, not an 'emergency' wheel, and need not carry speed-restriction labelling. For Fabias with 16", 17" or 18" wheels, the steel wheel and 185/65 R15 tyre will NOT exactly match the car's alloy wheels/tyres, so the steel wheel cannot be considered a 'genuine' spare-wheel and, as an 'emergency' wheel, needs to carry speed-restriction labelling. This is just theorising - but, if any forum member has a Fabia Mk4 with 15" alloy wheels and the steel spare-wheel option, it would be interesting to know whether or not the spare-wheel carries any emergency-use-only labelling.

The Fabia Mk4 options list for the 'entry level' SE Comfort model includes two spare-wheel choices as shown below This makes sense, as the SE Comfort model has 15" wheels as standard, with 16" wheels as an option. The Fabia SE L model (like mine) has 16" wheels as standard, with the option to choose 17" or 18" wheels, and the only factory-order spare-wheel option listed is the first one (Emergency space-saving spare wheel (for 16"-18" wheels)). My car was already in the UK at a Skoda dealership when I bought it and had the standard 'sealant' puncture-repair kit, so I asked the Skoda dealer to obtain a spare-wheel and tool-kit (£200). What was provided included the wheel-tyre combination shown in this advert https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354562159376 The steel wheel is 15" diameter with a 185/65 R15 88H tyre (NEXEN-branded in my car's case). The tyre is an 'ordinary' type (not the skinny space-saving variety) but - as it differs from the specification of my car's other four wheels/tyres - it is clearly marked for emergency use at a 50mph maximum speed. The implication of the two Skoda spare-wheel options seems to be that - if a Fabia has over-15" wheels - a space-saving (skinny?) spare-wheel should be chosen, but the 15" spare-wheel fits OK on my car's hubs and in the car's spare-wheel well. I can't confirm what you'd get if you ordered the 'space-saving' 16"-18" option as I've never seen it, but, if you take off one of your car's 17" wheels and see if it will fit in the spare-wheel well, you'll know whether a non-skinny wheel/tyre would go in. (It may be that Fabia's that come as standard with 17" wheels (eg. the Monte Carlo) have larger front discs and the 15" spare-wheel won't fit over the discs - but that's just a guess...)

For the record, the most powerful 3-cylinder motor available for the latest (2024 specification) Fabia is the TSI 116 (116ps/114bhp). The 2024 revised specification is summarised here https://www.skoda.co.uk/news/details/skoda-updates-fabia-and-karoq-lineups

A cursory search showed that the wiper-blades in the A 864 S set are suitable for the following cars (I'm sure there are others): Skoda Fabia Mk4, Kamiq (from 2019), Karoq (from 2017), Scala (from 2019), Volkswagen Golf 8 (from 2019) and Polo (from 2017). From that data, It seems that VW Group cars began to be fitted as original equipment (OE) with front wiper-blades with the narrower plastic mounting-point from 2017 onwards, presumably when revised models were introduced during that period. I've inspected the OE front blades of my Fabia Mk4 and their plastic mounting-points do not look any more robust than those on the Bosch Aerotwin A 864 S blades. As I said above, the mounting-points of the Fabia Mk4 blades are narrower and less 'bulky' than those of my 2009 Roomster, but, due to their modified design, also a helluva easier to remove and replace than the Roomster's blades - which may or may not be considered a plus! I can't find anything on-line about wiper-blade mounting-point failure relating to OE or Aerotwin blades of the cars I listed above (gripes about OE blade poor performance, but that's another matter) so I don't think you need be concerned about your Fabia's blades being unfit for purpose because their mounting-points might be potentially weak because they are narrower than those of your other cars.

A possible explanation... I compared one of the Aerotwin wiper blades from my Fabia Mk4's A 864 S set with a (good few years old) spare Aerotwin blade from my 2009 Roomster and it was immediately obvious that the plastic mounting-point of the Roomster's blade was visibly 'sturdier'. The image below shows this, with the upper mounting-point relating to a Fabia Mk4's wiper-blade (from the A 864 S set) and the lower mounting-point relating to one of the 2009 Roomster's elderly blades. The reason for this became clear when the outer ends of the Roomster's and Fabia's wiper-arms were closely studied. Although superficially the same, in fact the end of the Roomster's wiper-arm is wider than the Fabia's by a couple of millimetres. Consequently, the noticeably 'sturdier' (and wider) plastic mounting-point of my Roomster's wiper-blade will not fit on to the narrower end of my Fabia Mk4's wiper-arm (and, vice-versa, the narrower plastic mounting-point of my Fabia Mk4's wiper-blade would be a slack fit in the wider end of my Roomster's wiper-arm). If you compare the wiper-arm ends of your VW UP! and Corsa with your Fabia's, you may well find the same. (Just to satisfy my OCD, I also compared the packaging for my Bosch A 864 S set with the packaging of the Roomster's Aerotwin blades to see if there might be anything to suggest that the A 864 S blades might be fakes. Nothing showed up and the QR code on each cardboard carton linked to the correct Bosch webpage - so the chances are minimal that your A 864 S set is not a genuine Bosch-made product.)

My A 864 S set of Bosch wiper blades seems OK to me (images of mounting-point below) The Bosch packaging looks genuine and indicates that the blades were made in Belgium. "MADE IN BELGIUM" is also on the underside of the mounting-point. The mounting-points' plastic material and construction don't seem any less robust or much different to the Aerotwin blades I fitted to my Roomster some years ago. (There are on-line comments about fake Bosch wiper-blades (never substantiated) and - for all I know - the blades in my A 864 S set may not be genuine Bosch products. But, if my blades are fakes, they are damn good ones!!)

For what it's worth.. I have several brand-new Bosch wiper blades and where they were made varies. The A 864 S blades were made in Belgium, an Aerotwin Modular blade was made in Serbia and two rear-wiper blades (similar in design to the A 303 H) were both made in China. I've fitted Bosch Aerotwin blades as replacements for 20+ years and been satisfied with their price, performance and longevity. Independent tests rate them highly (example here) https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-product-tests/best-wiper-blades-2024 though it's evident from eBay and Amazon reviews that some vehicle owners have reported problems with them.

A brief follow-up to my last posting in which I said "UK prices for Aerotwin blades vary significantly. I paid £17.15 for an A 864 S set bought from an on-line vendor in Northern Ireland". Checking my records I see that, when I ordered the Aerotwin A 864 S set of blades at £17.15, I also bought a 'universal' rubber boot-liner from the same vendor at £8.99. This came to £26.14, but the overall cost was £29.13 when an additional £2.99 delivery charge had been added. The vendor currently advertises the A 864 S set of blades on ebay at £18.70 including free delivery.