I have a quick question - I have an SEL combi, no extras and when I was lifting the boot floor up for storage yesterday I thought that the finger hole in the carpet looked very cheap - and I reckon the plastic insert is missing. Can anyone else confirm if you simply have a slit and a hole at the rear of the boot carpet, or a plastic handle?

Hi Blueboy510. It's the same in my SE L Executive estate so that would appear to be standard. It was also the same on my mark 2 Superb Elegance estate.  The variable boot floor, which should be standard in my opinion, has the plastic insert I believe.  I wonder if it is possible to order an insert from Skoda because as you say, the slit does look cheap. 

Same in the L&K which suggests it is common across all. I have the variable boot floor in mine and a spare wheel so won't need to get at that area very often. A length of edging strip glued on might help?

Must be then - I noticed in one of the review videos that the test car had a plastic inset handle