...albeit a minor one!

Had my Petrol VRS for 3 days now.

I just filled up, came back to the car with my girlfriend sat in it. The engine was off/key out of ignition but she was listening to the radio and I had left my lights on. Started it up and the speakers went "BOOM" (loud!) and then 'pop', 'pop', 'pop' every second. The display on the stereo was on as normal, but no sound was coming out of the speakers except the continuous 'pop'. Stopped the engine and it continued. Started the engine again and it continued. Tried to switch to the CD Changer and it said 'CD Error'.

Drove it home (drive was faultless except the popping). Turned the engine off and it kept popping, but stopped after about 20 seconds. Looked under the bonnet for the 15 amp stereo fuse and pulled it out, started the engine and the 'pop' noise was no longer there. Put the fuse back in again, and the stereo & changer worked fine.

Anyone else had this problem? Any idea what happened?

I'm presuming there was some sort of surge when I started the engine at the petrol station which knocked the stereo out until I reset it?

Sorry to hear that your pride and joy is playing up already and hope your girlfriend was not too shocked.

Not a problem I've had myself but has been well documented by others. Have a read of these threads;-

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/thought-id-been-shot/102731/ and

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/speakers-make-really-loud-crack-turns-radio-off-seemingly-random/142321/

Hope that makes you feel happier.

How old is the car?

There was an issue on older radio units - a search will yield results.

It's a 56, cheers for the replies - glad it's nothing major!

I love forums like this (used to be a member of the Ford Focus Owners Club) because advice/help like that is invaluable!!!

Incase it happens again... anyone know if this would be covered by the Skoda dealer warranty? Or just the manufacturers warranty?

Should be covered by either. As a known issue, I'd expect a good dealer (assuming you bought from a Skoda one) to sort it for you FOC.