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    • You left the PCN number showing, but no worries, I've redacted it. Euro Car parks are very well known to us.  I've just skimmed through the titles of the latest 100 cases we have with them (I gave up after 100) and, despite all their bluster and threats, in not one have they taken the Cagger to court. You stayed there for 2 hours &:45 minutes.  I'm guessing the limit is 2 hours and 30 minutes, right?  
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    • Ok many thanks. Just wanted to check that nothing else for us to do / send for the moment. Will update again once we receive a copy of their N181 and proposed directions for review. Our post is a bit hit and miss at the moment. Appreciate the help through this process.
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Hi all :)

 

I've had my VW Golf TDI from new (just had 1 st MOT) and it is also due a service next month.

 

So far, all the servicing has been done by local franchised VW garage.

I have no problem with the workmanship,that was fine. The price was pretty steep tho', if I recall correctly it was over £400 !

 

Do I really need to have VW garage to to do the service, or would a cheaper alternative garage do the job ok ?

 

What are the implications of not having a VW garage service ?

 

Any help or advice would be much appreciated !

 

Thanks Guys

 

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**** G.W.G PAYMENT OFFER RECEIVED TODAY FOR £2160. THAT WILL DO NICELY AS PART PAYMENT MR HIGLEY !!!:D ****

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks guys !

 

How do I find a good independant and how do I ensure they use vw parts ?

 

Sorry for sounding so thick !

 

I live in wakefield west yorks so if anyone knows of a good independant garage can they please post details.

 

Hope xx

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With regard to warranty ,i'm not 100% TBH.

 

Might be the 3rd and final service under warranty ?

 

Will I find this info in the hand book thingy ?

 

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Thanks for the links Rob S .:)

 

I'll have a good look.

 

Cheers

 

Hope xx

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**** G.W.G PAYMENT OFFER RECEIVED TODAY FOR £2160. THAT WILL DO NICELY AS PART PAYMENT MR HIGLEY !!!:D ****

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi i am a VW Technician and no you dont need to be serviced at the dealership any garage will do must keep reciepts and also buy the parts from the dealership before you go to the indipendant garage as they will make money of you getting to parts them selfs. Any further questions on your car please mail me i will answer to best of my knowledge. Thanks

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if its just had its first MOT then it must be at least three years old so the car would be out of warranty anyway, but for anyone else wondering about there car (regardless of manufacturer) you can use a good independent but make sure you retain all invoices as these are in most cases required as proof of service if warranty claim needs to be made (do not rely soley on having the service book stamped) as in many cases the service book is only treated as a reflection on the record but the invoicing shows if all parts were change according to schedule, we deal with servicing on many fleet cars that a brand new but we are not a dealership and the warranties still stand if problems arise

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The EU removed the block exemption with regards to car servicing which means an independent could service the car from new. The only provisos are that it must be serviced as per the manufacturers schedule, so if the car needs to be hooked up to a manufacturers diagnostic system, the indy garage might not have that equipment, so it will need to be checked by the franchised dealer. It would also be advisable to use service items and parts supplied by the manufacturer during the warranty period. Servicing by an indy should not affect any warranty claims, if teh work has been done properly.

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Thanks guys for all your replies I really appreciate it.:D

 

I will take your advice and buy the parts required myself.:)

 

Cheers

 

Hope xx

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PRE-LIM AND SOC SENT 11/01/07

FULL CLAIM OF £4093.04 INCLUDING CONTRACTUAL INT :)

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LETTER FROM STUART HIGLEY TODAY 20TH JAN THANKING ME FOR MY LETTER AND ADVISING ME THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING MY CLAIM.... YEAH, BET THEY ARE !!!:lol:

LBA SENT 29/01/07

 

**** G.W.G PAYMENT OFFER RECEIVED TODAY FOR £2160. THAT WILL DO NICELY AS PART PAYMENT MR HIGLEY !!!:D ****

 

 

 

 

 

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make sure you use the correct oil on these engines as they can fail early on if you dont-this is expensive oil-ibet if you check your £400 bill a big chunk is oil!!

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many VW's are now using longlife oil ( 0/30 ) as part of the servicing

it is quite expensive, i have seen it as much as £62 for 5 lts if your struggling to find it at better money try your local vauxhall dealer who sell at £40 retail price.

 

there is a sensor fited to the sump of these cars that can detect the viscosity of the oil and uses this info to determine when the car should be serviced (puts the "service now" warning on the dashboard) these cars also need to be plugged into the correct equipment to rest the service warning using either the "longlife" schedule or "adaptation"settings so if you do want to use any indepent garage please make sure they also have this equipmet to reset your service warning otherwise they will be telling you to go to the dealer to get it reset (more cost for you)

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check which service you need as vw do 2 a basic and a advanced one.

we got our golf tdi serviced at a vw garage as it was the first time for us, but next time its back to my local garage.

vw also picked the car up for me (lazy)

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