Thanks. @Steve Q but you seem to have overlooked some of what I already described - I've already tried to ask Audi (about what I now think is a known issue) - so far, all parts of the organisation plead ignorance!
I've been doing some more research on other VAG owners group sites where this topic gets more mention - seems that Audi owners don't use the messaging about traffic issues via the MMI via RDS but perhaps through standalone internet connected devices. The reason I posted here is because I already asked the local dealership if they know of the issue and so far they don't.
As I said I tried Audi Digital too - useless!
It seems that many people with different VG group vehicles have noticed this problem during 2023 as the provider of the data to VAG vehicles audio systems, Trafficmaster has stopped providing the data service.
This means that with the current coding Audi (and other similar models) cannot receive RDS data in the UK. There is another provider in the UK data market, I have learned, Inrix, but the format of their data differs from Trafficmaster so that a straightforward switch-over is not possible.
I wonder why Audi / VAG are ignoring even acknowledging this problem? In the same way there's no need for dealerships to charge for pointless investigative work if these conclusions from owners are correct. I think it's disgraceful that for example my local dealership is still willing to charge for meaningless investigations but VAG group have no proper solution.
I see @Steve Q that you're a moderator - does this site have links to the manufacturer - if so, does that mean that you have contacts within the VAG group and are able to pass issues on such as these? Thanks in advance.
