Sticking in reverse

Hi all,

I have a Skoda Rapid 1.4 diesel, manual.

I just experienced my car getting stuck in reverse gear - after I had finished parking and before I turned the engine off I tried to put my car into neutral from reverse gear. As I did this there was quite a bit of resistance as the stick would move around the reverse position but not settle back into the neutral position. It also felt the same when I tried after turning the engine off.

Eventually I managed to get it into neutral by pushing down on top of the gear stick and pulling a bit harder than I would usually have to. (I can normally put it into neutral without having to push down on the gearstick).

Any help with this would be much appreciated. I haven’t had the car too long (around a month) but this is my first time encountering the issue so I don’t believe this is a recurring issue in the past.

Many thanks,

Nahum