Fabia Estate goes on sale

Skoda's new Fabia Estate will roll onto the forecourts today.

The compact five-door vehicle costs between £9,360 and £13,775, and not only represents great value for money but is also supremely practical thanks to its 1,460-litre stowage potential.

Insurance groupings for the new car start as low as 2E for the 1.2 HTP (70bhp) Fabia Estate 1, with only slight increases for the higher Estate 2 and Estate 3 trim levels.

The 60mpg combined (1.4 TDI 80bhp) on the Estate 1 should also help keep running costs to a minimum.

Skoda has a network of nearly 130 retailers, all of whom are expecting big demand for the new model.

Over 30,000 examples of its predecessor were sold between 2001 and 2007 and the 2008 version looks set to do even better, according to the Czech manufacturer.