I ordered a 80 sportline on the 27th Oct.
I advised my dealer to keep the order open until the 85x may come on. However last weds he called to say the 80’s were no longer available and the 85x would hopefully be back on in Jan. Motability confirmed that to be correct and between the two of them, promptly cancelled my order.
The following day the 85 appeared on the site much to my amazement. I approached both dealer and motability who said they had no idea it was coming back the day after the cancellation. my attitude was likely story.
I escalated the complaint and was informed that Skoda had 18, 80 sportline variants and I could have one on changeover day, Jan 2024. Furthermore some 500 motability orders that had been taken by Skoda, were going to be upgraded free of charge by Skoda. Mine hadn’t been accepted as an order by Skoda and wasn’t eligible for the upgrade.
I currently now have a 85x sportline on order for sometime in 2024.