On 24/11/2025 at 10:16, Stonekeeper said:

Mine did that last winter, had to use the hairdryer and multiple lock/unlock (use the button on the dashboard to protect your fob battery) and it opened. Then no problems until August when on the motorway stopped to charge and it wouldn't open lock/unlock worked. This time the solenoid had now failed.

I have re-posted in "moments of joy" about the result.

Phoned Skoda assist they came next day (Fri) opened the flap by snapping the pin, ordered the parts (two parts needed to return to undamaged). Came back Saturday and fitted in less than an hour.

preventive maintenanceis key, spray the mechanism every month with silicon lubricant. Touch wood is worked for me so far

10 hours ago, domhnall said:

preventive maintenanceis key, spray the mechanism every month with silicon lubricant. Touch wood is worked for me so far

I did do that which works fine stopping it freezing up, but it didn't stop the switch mechanism failing and needing replacement. Luckily it was still within warranty and i got the opportunity to watch the repair procedure on my drive. So next time I can do it myself.