Hi there, sorry to trouble you again with this message, I was kindly advised to post this on to the Fabia forum. I recently bought a Fabia 1.4 8v (Y reg) and did 170 miles without any problems... until last night. I was driving around the town, when both the engine oil pressure and the alternator warning lights suddenly came on. The engine didn't stop, but lost traction as though I was driving in neutral, so had to pull over and switch it off. Switched it on again, the warning lights disappeared, so thought it was a glitch. Seconds later, however, the EPC warning light came on, so had to pull over again. Started the engine, EPC disappeared, and managed to drive back home, although the car was juddering at times. Any advice on this would be hugely appreciated.

The first step would be to get any fault codes read.

Hi there, sorry to trouble you again with this message, I was kindly advised to post this on to the Fabia forum. I recently bought a Fabia 1.4 8v (Y reg) and did 170 miles without any problems... until last night. I was driving around the town, when both the engine oil pressure and the alternator warning lights suddenly came on. The engine didn't stop, but lost traction as though I was driving in neutral, so had to pull over and switch it off. Switched it on again, the warning lights disappeared, so thought it was a glitch. Seconds later, however, the EPC warning light came on, so had to pull over again. Started the engine, EPC disappeared, and managed to drive back home, although the car was juddering at times. Any advice on this would be hugely appreciated.

That happens to our forecourt cars sometimes - If the battery is low on charge / faulty and you turn the steering wheel which is driven by an electric motor, the EPC light shows - can also be the power steering sensor

Thank you for your very kind advice, I will have the the problem investigated by my garrage and let you know what they say. Many thanks again, Marius.