Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - beanstalker

Hello, My nephew has just bought a 52 plate Skoda 1.4 petrol estate in Swindon from an independent garage. There was no owners manual but he easilyily got one from ebay. The car runs well at 78000 miles but there are no service records. It is a Gloucester registration and I spent time on the internet yesterday to try to find some service records but had no luck, no one was helpful probably because there was nothing in it financially for them to talk to me. I even phoned my local Skoda dealer here on the Wirral but he said that Skoda garages only hold records on cars they have serviced. I had been hoping for a national record of service performed like Ford and Vauxhall have but Skoda do not do this apparently and I have drawn a complete blank. Has anyone got any thoughts as to how to proceed? Incidentally, I am assuming he must contact the Swindon Skoda dealer for the security codes which are also missing? He needs another key and I think the codes are essential to get this?

Many thanks,

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - skidpan

Don't get hung up on the service history of a 12 year old car. It would add very little to the cars value and at that age there is just about a 100% chance the odd service was missed anyway. A good percentage of cars never visit a main delaer after the warranty expires thus how would Honda have a clue about its history.

If it runs well get it serviced now (or do it yourself) making sure you use Skoda spec parts and lubricants.

On some cars if you don't have the code the cost of a key may exceed the value of the car. If that is the case just be careful you don't loose it. One key works fine if you look after it.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Collos25

Is it not illegal in the UK to sell a car with a key missing?,as above the missing service on such on old car will make no difference .

Edited by Collos25 on 08/01/2014 at 14:54

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - RT

Is it not illegal in the UK to sell a car with a key missing?

No - is it anywhere else ?

It's not even a requirement to sell a brand new car with more than one key - but they all do of course.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Collos25

Are you sure about that.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Collos25

Are you sure about that.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Collos25

Are you sure about that, if not it should be.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - RT

Are you sure about that, if not it should be.

That would make re-posessd cars unsaleable !

Edited by RT on 08/01/2014 at 16:01

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Armitage Shanks {p}

Loads of replacement info and servoce here tinyurl.com/krucos7

plus Timpson on the Hight street do them

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Bromptonaut

Loads of replacement info and servoce here tinyurl.com/krucos7

plus Timpson on the Hight street do them

Timpson on the High St can do some but not all. Couldn't help with my Berlingo as it needs to be connected via diagnostic socket to reprogram with new key. Apparently they have a drive in place in Oxford who might have been able to.

We went to the dealer instead.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - Gibbo_Wirral

It all depends on how much the car was purchased for.

I'd expect a car with history - and more importly evidence - of work done to be worth much more than one without.

Its always nice to know when a cambelt or clutch was done, and is a good bargaining point if there's no history. I certainly wouldn't buy any car, new or 20 years old, if there's no evidence regular oil changes have been made.

Sadly, people do and then they wonder why the car is falling to bits, then start to blame the marque just because they've bought a lemon.

Same with the lack of a second key. You have to factor in the cost and hassle of getting a second one made, or the even bigger hassle if you lose your only one!

Edited by Gibbo_Wirral on 09/01/2014 at 13:32

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - RT

I'd expect a car with history - and more importly evidence - of work done to be worth much more than one without.

Be prepared to be shafted next time you buy a car then - the ease with which documents can be prepared on PCs with modern printers makes that a cowboys delight - over 3 years old I'd walk away from any car with complete history on the grounds it more likely to be forged than not.

I'm anorak enough to always keep every invoice and get the service book properly stamped but it's never made a penny difference to trade-in value.

Skoda Fabia Estate - Missing service history. - daveyK_UK

Agree.

Invoices are worth more than service book stamps.