I have just been ringing around trying to get a good price for the 20000 Mile service and and getting quoted

My understanding is that as long as you service the car the 1st 2 years of the warranty (the Skoda bit) will be valid. The third year is paid for by the dealers (I think) and they won't honour that if you don't have the car serviced by a Skoda dealer.

So long as the garage is VAT registered, I believe it's okay, warranty wise.

Is that really true about the third year dealer only service/warranty

I called my garage Alex Lawrie today and they said that it is a 3 year manufacturers warrenty which stands for three years as long as Skoda Approved parts are used and it doesnt affect the warrenty in any way.

I called my garage Alex Lawrie today and they said that it is a 3 year manufacturers warrenty which stands for three years as long as Skoda Approved parts are used and it doesnt affect the warrenty in any way.

That is correct, they also have to be VAT registered.

...The third year is paid for by the dealers (I think) and they won't honour that if you don't have the car serviced by a Skoda dealer.

That would actually be illegal. As long as the garage is VAT registered and they use Skoda parts you'll be fine.

My 20k service (at 12 months old) was £235 - I rang around and found Simpsons of Colne would do it for £195 - called my local dealer and they matched it.

Shop around

Just had my 20k service done at Awesome Gti for £185+vat.

Pretty happy with the service!

MY 20,000 service only cost me

That would actually be illegal. As long as the garage is VAT registered and they use Skoda parts you'll be fine.

Why do you think it's illegal? The 1st and 2nd years of the warranty are by Skoda-Auto and you can have the car serviced anywhere, using their parts. Skoda-Auto UK add a 3rd year to the warranty, which may be paid for by dealers paying into an insurance policy fund. If that is the case then it would not be illegal for the dealers to make it a pre-condition that you used a Skoda dealer to have your car serviced. They are paying for the protection. That is definitely how the Volkswagen warranty used to work.

Also - I think you'll have a much harder time with warranty claims if you use a non-franchised dealer. How do you prove it was the right oil etc.?

And, if you are really honest, if you were buying a new-ish car second hand and you looked at the service log, wouldn't you rather it was a Skoda franchised dealer that was stamping up the book?

My recent 20000 service came in at £217 with a set of Skoda rubber mats, and a Skoda chipkit from Lightcliffe Skoda Huddersfield. Good value I would say.

The car was washed (badly!) vacuumed and a courtesy car provided.

The car was washed

Farmers Leicester take note! :P

165 all in from parkside skoda bolton, excellent service as well

Just had 30k service done at Derek Slack's in Middlesborough. £112 with side light bulb as well.

Excellent service - recommended for anyone in north east area.

I have just been ringing around trying to get a good price for the 20000 Mile service and and getting quoted

:P

Farmers Leicester take note! :P

Here! Here! I like Farmers,very friendly and helpful but i've never had a clean car back from them.

For my Fab Vrs - Motorline at Canterbury (Kent) have quoted me 336.00 for a 20,000 service on a 55 plate!

A little pricy perhaps?

I have just been ringing around trying to get a good price for the 20000 Mile service and and getting quoted

how much should i be lookin to pay for the first service...after a year?@

Depends how many miles you do a year. 70-80 quid if you just need a lube service (20k a year) or

thanks cris....i got a quote from skoda for 160 after a year...i guess thats about rite cheers man

Motorline Canterbury: I have just been qouted 336.00 +

- FOR 20, 000 MILE SERVICE ON MY X2 YEAR OPLD fURBY vRS!

Cannot wait for them to service it, I am sure they warrant such prices.....