Since I bought my car 18 months ago it has had a very minor oil leak - diagnosed by the dealer as either a timing case leak or a camshaft cover seal leaking. Skoda have quoted $807 AUD for the repair (£437 for the UK folk).
 

Tonight the car leaked a fair amount of oil on the road after being parked for 2hr so I am inclined to get the repair done, as it doesn’t seem to just be weeping anymore. 
 

Does this seem like a reasonable price, and would it be likely to be cheaper at an independent shop?

 

Thanks. 
2011 Octavia VRS 2.0TSI

Also, is this a common issue? Timing chain replaced 49,000km ago. 

Have you tried nipping up the cover bolts?

26 minutes ago, MicMac said:

Have you tried nipping up the cover bolts?

I haven’t no. I’m not mechanically minded unfortunately. The dealer has done so in the past I believe though

Likely they re used the lower chain cover (which is almost impossible not to bend) when taking it off.