Hi everyone, today the fuel flap failed to close after I filled with diesel I have had my Fabia VRS for 33months from new and this has never happened before any help would be appreciated. The car is still under warranty but my nearest Skoda dealer is over 100 miles away. Cheers the noo.....

Clip has come away from the inside. Nice easy fix

Go into boot and pull back carpet on right hand side away from the plastic. Behind there you will find the cable going to the fuel filler cap (from the handle by the driver's seat obviously) - You should be able to relocate the end of this wire back into the correct place to lock the cap again. If it feels loose you could try packing out the end with something.

as above - fairly common Fabia prob. I used a couple of cable ties to secure the cable collar (inside the boot, under the factory insulation), so this little problem should never happen again.....

Good luck!

Bas

Thanks guys for your info its very much appreciated, just in from work and I shall give the quick fix a go next week when my shift finishes probably by then the diesel in the tank would probably have mysteriously evaporated, cheers the noo. Will post again after the fix and let you guys know how it went.

Pretty sure there is a guide on here with pics.

Managed to rectify the problem today with the filler cap not clicking closed I done

exactly what you guys had said to do and it worked a treat. Many thanks again to everyone who posted, cheers the noo.

Hi,i had the same problem,go in the boot and to your right remove the carpet near the fuel filler they are clipped on so you can remove/refit you will see the cable for the fuel cap just push it back in and this should fix it,thats what i did for mine,you can do a permant fix by tapeing it up/zip tie.