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If you’re doing your own servicing, then VCDS is what I’d recommend. £225 from Gendan for 3 VIN licence plus your own laptop. Great tool and pays for itself within a couple of years. Lifetime updates.

S line looks different too I think

It should fit. Why are you wanting to change?

Hi Gareth Thanks for asking. They are a nightmare. sent them proof of age from Audi De, also the NOVA certification. They came back and asked for the foreign registration document, which I previously advised I didn’t have. They then asked for an explanation as to to why there was no foreign registration document. This s was despite me previously advising why there was no documents. I have now responded yet again with the reasons behind this. I’m hoping this is me in the final stretch, but I’m not counting my chickens! The car is on their system as it left the UK for Ireland in 2017! I will update as soon as I hear, hopefully with positive news jim

Welcome James, If all the ducks aren’t in a row for DVLA, then they will run you ragged - as you are now finding out! Not wishing to make things worse, but expect to find another hurdle close down the line once you eventually sorted this out! I dealt with them in a capacity of ‘DVLA Adviser’ for a Classic car club for a couple of decades prior to Covid, and I understand it’s a lot worse now. My advice was to never to buy a car without paperwork - too late for you! Can I take it the car has an original legible VIN plate securely attached with original fixings? If so, you should eventually get a reg. no. If it doesn’t then you can kiss goodbye to any chance of a reasonable rough paths to success. Build record/ year of manufacture? Simple route first - go along ( don’t phone) to your local Audi dealer armed with VIN and talk with the Parts Dept. Long shot chance, but eliminate it. Join a German Audi ‘classic car’ club, and get them on board to deal with Audi Germany for you. They are more likely to get some degree of success than you are. Approach FBHVC and seek their advice. They can act with advice and liaison with DVLA - probably at a price. Some possible avenues to go down, so please let us know how you get on. One thing to bear in mind is, when DVLA closed their LVL offices, such matters were handed over to the Kit and Rebuild Section at DVLA, so you can guess the logic of treating any unknown as being a ‘ bitser’. Regards, Gareth.

Now I know many people hate this functionality and it can be a bit hit and miss but I have dodgy ankles and rely on it heavily. I'm talking about when the cruise control automatically picks up the speed limit signs and adjusts its target speed. I used to have this in my old Q4 (72 plate) but just picked up a new 2025 A5 Avant (the PHEV version) and it doesnt have it. After assuring me this was included when I bought the thing, the dealer now terlls me that it isnt installed on any of the new A5 models (nor the A6 or other new models that came out last year( Any idea why?! I'm now stuck with a 3 year lease on a car that hurts me to drive!!