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Hi Guys, Many thanks for your replies and help. I have been told by Audi UK that Audi Nottingham will need to recover the car and inspect the tyres, I have called them twice and still have not had a call back today, I will be onto them again in the morning. By the sound of things many people have jumped though the conventional hoops of returning tyres to Dunlop, only to be given meagre compensation to purchase new tyres, I'm afraid this is not acceptable and I am not just conforming to their commercial policies, they know there are issues and they know peoples lives are being put at risk, but not only is it about the risk, what about the amount of money we have all lost and the time we have taken to sort this fiasco out, time none of us should have to have lost in the first place, if either company had done due diligence. I cannot step onto a site without risk assessments, and reports, meanwhile these companies take our money whilst putting our family's lives at risk then expect us to have to battle to get any way of recompense, its not good enough! Sorry for my rant but I'm furious that so many people have been treated this way. lets see what tomorrow brings.........

James. You imply, but did not actually confirm, that the engine temperature is correct while the gauge reading is wrong. Does steam vent from the header tank eventually? Can you smell any overheating in the engine bay? (Overheated engines have a distinctive odour.) If those signs aren't present, then the chances are that the sensor is faulty, but given the complexity of modern electronics on cars I would not be certain of it. Maybe an ECU fault can generate the fault.

Hello James, Personally, I would not suspect anything until you have actually measured the temperature at the point where the gauge reads high - in other words, confirmed it is high. There a cheap contactless thermometers which should give you an 'external' measurement, but others more familiar with modern technology! might confirm my belief that actual running temperature can be monitored by plugging in to the diagnostics- your trusted local garage might help there. If indeed the temperature is proved to fluctuate then I would first suspect the thermostat - yes, I know it's just been changed, but new cannot be taken serviceable, particularly if an aftermarket part was used. Do you know if a main dealer part was used, or an aftermarket? Hope some of the above helps. Kind regards, Gareth.