I would be grateful for your comments regarding the "niggles" I'm having with my 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Match. On one occasion in July I turned on my ignition only to realise that the display that can show trip/temperature etc was blank. I twiddled the knob at the end of the right hand stick on my steering column and that information returned. Unfortunately not until the end of my journey did I realise that the petrol gauge was not registering. That started to work once I had turned off the ignition then turned it back on. After that I noticed that my petrol gauge was not as accurate as it had been previously. This culminated in August with me travelling 160 miles on a supposedly still full tank.

After some discussion, the VW dealer replaced my fuel gauge sender unit under warranty. For a short time all was well. I knew that if my gauge registered half full then I would put in 20 to 25 litres of petrol. Then I again had problems. I travelled 150 miles on a full tank and then the gauge dropped to 7/8 full. However, when I filled it with petrol I put in 11 litres of petrol and 16 litres on another occasion. I telephoned my garage to express my concerns and agreed to monitor the situation for another two weeks. Last weekend I had a repeat of the display panel/gauge not working. I repeated what I did last time and both showed. I very much feel I would like to have a lot more faith in my fuel gauge and not have to constantly monitor my mileage to determine when I need more fuel.