[SnowGood]

The price from an independent wouldn't be as cheap as Finbar suggests and there is no need to change the water pump with a cambelt change on a petrol, like there is an a diesel. Your original guess was more on the mark I'd say, maybe a bit low depending on where in the UK you are.

Any information on the belt already being changed in the 9 years? The life of belts when the Yeti was new was 5 years so a responsible owner would have had it changed then. The "new " life of belts as 140K or 10 years was introduced by Skoda in 2023 when your car was 7 years old.

 

[SnowGood]

It's three years since I had mine changed and my record shows £387 with oil and filter change at same time and that was a one man, but very experienced and trusted, set up. I would imagine prices have only increased since then and bigger garages with bigger overheads would have been more at the time. From what I remember it is not a straightforward job due to access limits so labour cost racks up.

 

[SnowGood]

On the diesel the water pump is driven by the same cambelt but on the petrol it's a separate belt.