Well that takes care of just over

Labour =

My last two services (Fabia 2 ltr Elegance):

March 2003, 10K,

Plug (sump plug washer ?) =

Hmmm...

1.3 hours labour eh Ross?

And a labour bill just shy of

Average Skoda labour rate around here is

I paid about

My Furby vRS 10k service cost me

Come to Swindon - labour @

Just been quoted

2. providing they use genuine Skoda approved parts' date=' it apparently doesn't affect your warranty..so I've been told.

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This is true...and you don't need a specialist either!

Everything which is done is detailed in the service booklet, and it basically involves changing the oil and looking at a few things, none of which are especially advanced.

The diagnosis equipment is a bit trickier to find at an independent, but getting a copy of VAGCOM isn't that difficult...

Rob.

Like mobtop, my Furby vRS 10k service cost me

I paid about

I've just been quoted

Any extra work should be at your instruction only.

What "more" do they do then ?

Just had 10000 miles service cost

Thomo

Where did you get yours done for

The dealer is David Ian in Morecambe

Ta!

I paid

OK, my 10k service for fabia vrs as follows:

From the first line in the invoice, I guess it's

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Let's all be honest here .............the ONLY reason that we take our cars to the main dealer for servicing is to maintain the warranty , ok , you don't have to go to a main dealer for servicing , but if you needed a warranty claim we all know that they would try get out of it by saying that your car hasn't been maintained by an authorised dealer !

So in reality(assuming normal mileage) you only need go to the main dealer a maximum of twice , 10K and 20K services , ...........at the 30K , 3 year point your warranty has expired anyway , so take it to your local independant garage who won't charge you

The dealer is David Ian in Morecambe

David Ian used to be an independant when I lived there....

Hmph, who does "normal" mileage these days?

I do about 20kpa on a "normal" year.

So that's 5 or 6 services for me before I part ex it in 3 years!

I think I'll be looking into the legalities of vat registered independent garages doing the work whilst retaining the warranty.

Anyone got the number for the DTI?

If you go to Skoda UK's site, click on Business Sales then fleet Management. At the bottom of that page there are downloadable Excel spreadsheets giving running costs for the Fabia, Octavia and Superb.

For the Fabia 1.9vRS on an extended servicing regime the 10K (lubrication) and 20K (inspection and lubrication) costs are shown as