Just had a gander in my wheel well for the first time on a long time.  over 2" of water :(  About 3 big bath towels worth!

 

Have had to discard my sound proofing and dry everything out.

 

Probably worth a check if you havn't looked in a while - espcially if you use your boot everyday like I do!

I keep an eye on mine, even though touch wood it hasn't leaked yet. I still know it affects a lot of Octavias.

Is there not a rubber grommet / bung in the bottom? If I found water in my boot like that I would probably remove that and let most of it drain out before drying the rest up.

I keep an eye on mine, even though touch wood it hasn't leaked yet. I still know it affects a lot of Octavias.

Is there not a rubber grommet / bung in the bottom? If I found water in my boot like that I would probably remove that and let most of it drain out before drying the rest up.

 

There may well be - by the time I had decided to rip out the sound deadening I had already removed the water....

Water in boot well - common problem, search this site for possible remedies