Sanqhar

Torch was deleted at some point. My 2018 does have it. Our car was a 64 mile Skoda/dealer preregistered one. No umbrella. Dealer gave me one from stock, also too big. Decided life is too short to make it an issue. We had an umbrella that did fit so used that. tom

Isn't it the list price when new that counts for the extra VED, not the price paid? tom

My heating/aircon is never switched off. Tom

Mine only get used when I need to do quick an overtake. Using the left paddle to drop a couple of gears feels marginally quicker than using the kick down. Holding the right paddle then puts the car back to whatever drive mode it was in before. tom

Isn't there something in the menus where you can set up that the doors lock when a certain speed is reached? Try turning this off and see what it does. After a while see how it goes then turn it back on. tom

Breaker's yard? tom

My understanding is that speedometers can over read by up to 10% but must NOT under read. Looks like you app readings (if accurate) being slightly under are OK. tom

Same happened to me. No problem with the dealer he gave me another. But check the replacement fits. Mine was the 'standard' Skoda umbrella carried by dealers, it did not fit in the underseat storage. I just left it, life's too short for chasing umbrellas. tom

My 2018 SeL has the removable bootlight/torch that was deleted on later models. I'm not sure but it's in my mind that the paddle shift was also deleted. tom

I think (not sure) the general situation regarding Council claims is that if they didn't know about it -tough. If they did know about it (i.e. has previously been reporter) then you might be in with a chance. Government advice here: https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle Money Saving Expert advice here: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/pothole-claims/ tom

Curioser this one is 12" https://heynershop.co.uk/wiper-blades/856-rear-flat-wiper-blade-12.html tom

I thought warnings generally showed in red not green. tom

Lay a rug in the boot? tom

This might be what you are looking for.

A good source regarding rejection is the Daily Telegraph motoring correspondent: https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/how-to-reject-a-car-your-consumer-rights/ tom