A great Simply Clever detail, handy when the first frost descends. Now you don’t have to ransack your car in search of a scraper or resort to your credit card. The ice scraper located on the fuel filler flap, now made of recycled plastic, will be ready and waiting whenever you need it. Tyre tread depth gauges, with lines spaced 2 mm apart, are incorporated in both lower corners of the scraper. This makes it easy to check the condition of a tyre and to find out in good time when it no longer complies with statutory regulations.

You can also find Simply Clever solutions under the bonnet. The Octavia features a cleverly designed rubber lid for the washer fluid tank. It opens into a practical funnel so you can easily top up the fluid without making a mess.

The optional electrically retractable tow bar is extremely practical. The tow bar with integrated socket is unlatched using a button on the side of the luggage compartment.

Even experienced drivers have been known to fill up with the wrong fuel at the pump. All it takes is for you to be in a hurry or be distracted for a moment and you’re in trouble. The Octavia, however, includes this clever detail so you no longer have to worry about filling up with the wrong fuel.