I ordered the exact same model on 10th December and was told the extra cost for the Velvet Red was £385 the difference between the cost of Metallic and Velvet red. I think that is reasonable but would not have stumped up the full £1045. It’s strange that there doesn’t seem to be any consistency with what we are told by Skoda dealers.
Just had a look on the Carwow site and they are showing an example of a Enyaq Coupe with colour options including the fact that as part of that scheme Metallic paint is free and for a top up payment of £390 the Velvet Red is available.