I've had my Octavia mk4 for almost a year now and I'm looking for somewhere to get an annual service.

For the previous 15 years I had an old vw bora and had been doing a basic yearly service myself, so I'm a bit out of touch with handing the car over to someone else.

I was a bit miffed that the dealership I got the car from (rainworth skoda) did an "oil service" that didn't include a replacement filter when I purchased the car, so want to avoid the main dealers if possible.

Can ayone from near Nottingham recommend an independent? Ideally one that can append to the electronic service record.

Edited 27 May27 May by deck4rd

Unfortunately there's a lot more to a 2022 VW (Škoda) than even (an over complicated) 15+ year old VW though more recent VW servicing and "maintenance" schedules are more minmal on many items (and excessive on others).

2022 may enter the more protected computer systems and electronics on the car so you'd want a good independant VW specialist garage possibly or motorsport specialist often have the talent and attitude and not always as expensive as many might think.

Most garages are very busy and you need to book in a good while in advance to get slots, with all the complexity and conveniences on modern cars (plus they're entertainment and stimulation centres on four wheels) means there's lots to sort out and service and maintain.

I'd suggest you take a look and/or ask in the Octavia Mk4 forum possibly the Octavia Projects forum and 'Performance & Tuning Upgrades' forum. - https://www.briskoda.net/forums/

HTH. Good luck.