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Albeit the 280 is actually 276 of course, but I hear ya😁

…and every BMW / Audi / Mercedes driver will be gunning for you…

Are these the OE units? If so I’ve got a number of them. Drop me a PM with your address and I’ll stick one in the post to you.

Jeesus - you need to get to A&E quick-smart matey!

I'm sure the failure rate is actually very low and I wouldn't be without ours, especially with the virtual pedal. It's fantastically convenient when you're carrying bulky items, or using both hands to carry "stuff".

No workshop manual will solve an issue like this. I suggest you seek a reputable local independent VW dealer and get them to scan it for faults.

Update added, including a sound file!! 😂

Here’s a little sound file so you can hear the grawnch on action! Squeaky Wipers.mp3

So that’s a visit to a good independent or, unfortunately, a Skoda dealer.

What year is the Superb?

So I’ve tried scraping the glass with a blade and nothing came off. Also tried some whizz-bang Japanese windscreen cleaner… which made the wipers judder like billyo so off that came - and changed the rubber blades and they still squeak in exactly the same way as the ones they replaced. I’ve bought some cerium oxide so I’m going to try that with a DA at the weekend.

Y’wot? Even your tyres?? 😳

Yep, certainly sounds like exactly the same issue a friend had on his GT TDI Golf.

Helpful, together with being wholly inaccurate.

Unfortunately, that email won’t give you an form of warranty if the belt fails.

The only experience I’ve had like this, was in our MKI Superb, with clonking from the front brakes when the car reversed. I’d also had the front pads replaced. I think there was a spring or block of some sort which hadn’t been reinstalled which caused the caliper to move when the brake was applied, but it was most noticeable in reverse.

Excellent write-up Graham. I hope I don’t have to ever undertake the fix, but this’ll really help if I need to; well done.

Welcome to Briskoda. Unfortunately, trying to guess what the fault is without information isn’t helpful to you. You need to get the car scanned with VCDS or similar and then post any fault codes that this reveals.

Welcome to Briskoda, Emadi!

Jesus! That’s enough to blind any oncoming vehicles!

Yes, there are. They’re unbelievably greedy and immoral; they just have to keep their margins as high as possible. There’ll be higher numbers of scams and uninsured drivers as a result of these massive hikes.

Speculating on the cause is pointless, as you’ll get 60 suggestions, 1 of which maybe right, so you need a scan of the car to see what fault codes are showing up. When you’ve done it, post the results.

@PaulinkeighleyWhats the urgency to change the car, Paul? Are you on a rental?

That’s exactly my experience. I paid Sterling Insurance, who are owned by Adrian Flux, £318 with excess protection, 5k miles and £100 compulsory excess (zero voluntary) in June 22. I had no claims during the year. The renewal they quoted for this year was….. wait for it….. £567, which is a 78.3% increase! Oh and the excess? Yeah, the compulsory £100 went to £425! I was expecting an increase, as the comparison sites quotes, like your experience, had came back with quotes that were between 30 and 120% premium increases. I then remembered there was a banner ad on here for an insurer and found it was Chris Knott and their quote came in best at only a 23.4% increase at £390 which is still absolutely outrageous. I was in the risk business for fleet and combined commercial insurance for 15 years and this so-called “hardening of the (retail) market” is completely driven by the underwriting cartel decision to whack the poor old motorist yet again for the “softening” incomes made during C19 and the ever increasing numbers of world governments and authorities insurance claims, caused by the effects of global warming and boy, haven’t they done well. Ripoff Britain strikes again.

Don’t know what size alloys you have, but you could fit higher profile tyres when they’re due to be changed, Graham.