After reading about the issues about getting my doors sealed to stop any leaks in my doors my NS Front door has finally given up and locked its self and I cant open it anymore, Its done it once before and lasted for 10 mins yesterday and today I was going to fix the plug / water issue.

Q: Are there any tips on how to open the door without being able to take the panel off?

I have taken the central locking fuse out to see if that releases the door and nothing.

When pulling the handle from the inside / outside it pops the door pin up put the door doesn't open and is still locked

Any ideas / suggestion would be greatly appreciated

Job and a half. Similar to details below for the Octy

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/112185-door-card-removal-from-deadlocked-octavia/