Hi, in case of small fender bender and car having warranty - and full insurance - do it need to be done through Skoda / approved Skoda repair centre - or could be done at independent garage ??

Only "cosmetic" damage - bonnet + grill + bumper.

TIA

To preserve the anti perforation warranty it should be done by a Skoda approved body shop. Not many dealers have their own body shop these days but they will have someone local who is approved.

First thing - I'm in Ireland so its possible there are differences in the UK handling of these matters..

 

Here, provided that the parts used in any repair work are correct and original parts, not aftermarket or second hand, and they are installed properly, then your warranty must be honoured. That includes the vehicles overall warranty as well as any warranty on new parts that get installed as part of a repair. In other words, if the car has 6 months on manufacturers warranty left but a new part goes in with a 2 year warranty - then that part keeps its two years.

 

Where paint is involved - that's usually different. The manufacturers warranty on all original paint on undamaged parts remains in force. Any new, repainted, parts are usually subject to whatever warranty may or may not be given by the repairer you use.

 

In Ireland, VAG tends to give a better paint and perforation warranty than you get from general repair centres used by the insurers. 

First thing - I'm in Ireland so its possible there are differences in the UK handling of these matters..

 

Here, provided that the parts used in any repair work are correct and original parts, not aftermarket or second hand, and they are installed properly, then your warranty must be honoured. That includes the vehicles overall warranty as well as any warranty on new parts that get installed as part of a repair. In other words, if the car has 6 months on manufacturers warranty left but a new part goes in with a 2 year warranty - then that part keeps its two years.

Could be different in Ireland but I don't think so. Here in the UK if a part is replaced in the three year warranty period the parts warranty runs out when the vehicle warranty finishes. Even if that part was replaced at 2 1/2 years, it only gets 6 months.

Could be different in Ireland but I don't think so. Here in the UK if a part is replaced in the three year warranty period the parts warranty runs out when the vehicle warranty finishes. Even if that part was replaced at 2 1/2 years, it only gets 6 months.

 

I believe you're right on this, for us as well. Where its a warranty/no cost to the owner repair then the warranty finishes with the vehicle warranty.

 

It is only if you paid for the part in question, outside of manufacturers warranty cover, that the new part warranty supersedes it.

 

(Had a 520i that got rear ended when 2 years old. PDC had to be replaced. Went faulty about a year and 2 months later. BMW refused to cover it as the car was over 3 years old. I gave them receipt showing it had been installed less than 2 years before as an insurance repair and they then sorted it free of charge as the part was paid for and thus has a 2 yr warranty. It should be noted that BMW had got the repair work - its possible that they would only have given me the parts if someone else had had responsibility for the repair).

I recently had my rear bumper resprayed because the lacquer had started to peel on my 2010 Super. This was done in Spain and came with a 2 year Skoda warranty and the job cost £118 (€150).

My Superb is going in for a bonnet respray under warranty in a couple of weeks.

 

My Skoda dealer doesn't have it's own bodyshop so it is off to the BMW garage next door, a VAG approved bodyshop.

Remember to take LOTS of photos of the car, especially around the areas to be repaired. The last 3 times we have had cars repaired (2 different panel beaters) they have scratched adjacent panels, lost plastic clips/screws, and cut through boot seals. Without photos its hard to prove this.

 

Good luck!