I have a 2016 Rapid Spaceback on which we recently had the windscreen replace under insurance due to a nasty stone crack/chip.

When the guy was replacing we had a bit of ordeal due to the fact he said they'd sent the wrong screen - the one they sent didn't have a rain sensor for the automatic wiper. We didn't appear to have automatic wipers before, but now I thought that we should do, I said I was happy to wait for the right one to turn up.

This was a few weeks ago now, but now the whether is a bit drier, it's become apparent to me that the front wipers no longer turn off. The off position on the wipers causes intermittent wiping - the intermittent - also intermittent.

At first I had thought it was a dirty sensor - I have cleaned the outside of the screen by the sensor. But even if this was causing issue , off should still be off, as far as I understand. The automatic wiping just replaces the intermittent function.

Anyway, I have now disconnected the sensor completely, reset the wiper settings and it's still happening. The only thing that stops them is removing the wiper fuse - which is obviously not much good!

Any ideas on what to try next?

Came across came across this thread in the Fabia forum. Is the process likely to be the same as the OP describes for the Rapid?

That's the thread I was going to piont you to, I done the work on my wife's 2015 Mk3 Fabia. Yes it is possible and possibly likely. Your fuse might be different but you already know its location.

If you have access to a VW appropriate scant tool it might give some indictions of the issue but I'm not sure as it might think the wipers and stalk are working correctly because computers despite what some seem to think, or we get told, are very, very dumb and easily fooled.

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Thanks. Yes located the fuse ( on the M4 to Bristol yesterday because the wipers were driving me mad) There's another fuse listed as being for the sensor but removing that didn't seem to have any effect (and I think I've eliminated the sensor as a cause now anyway). Will give it a try this weekend.