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Update: Contacted the garage; they had forgotten to bill me. £88.80 to pay - I can live with that. Also advised me, if not taking it for long runs to get it up to 3000 revs for 5-6 miles at least once a month.

Mine is the 275 bhp engine so I guess I was asking for trouble just pootling about on local runs! Husband took it for a couple of hours run up the M3 to visit a mate yesterday and said it ran very sweetly. STILL not been billed by the garage for the regen run last week! They've either forgotten or are still adding up the cost. 😆😆

Hi guys, thanks very much for your replies. I took The Beast for a run up the A303 to clean out his pipes and although the warning sign didn't disappear, it certainly lost some of the sluggishness. Being a bit of a fusser, I decided I didn't want to risk running it until the dealer could sort it on 5 July in case things got worse so I contacted a local general garage with a good reputation and they were able to look at it at short notice. The had it for the day yesterday and took it out for a long run to enable regen. Not sure what they did differently, but it worked! 😍 Apparently, according to them, these DPF filters are becoming a real pain. It seems luck if the draw whether you have an issue although, undoubtedly, my recent short trips contributed to the issue. I love my Sportbrake but clearly, my driving needs don't really justify a Diesel engine but when I bought it new, it was the only fuel option. Oh well, guess I'll have to buy a petrol F-Pace after all. I really appreciate your support and guidance. What a great forum. 😊 PS I'm not sure what the bill will be for the regen. They said they would invoice me so I'll keep you posted. Hopefully, cheaper than a new filter.

Hi Peter, many thanks for you reply - much appreciated. The dealer (Fox, Southampton) suggested pretty much the same, despite it being 'red' they said to take it for a run which is a bit scary! I've also got the orange engine management light displayed too. Because of a family issue, I've had to make a lot of very small trips in it this last week so I'm wondering if this has contributed to the problem too. Once again, many thanks and I'll keep you posted.

Oh no. Just joined because today, without any warning, I got the RED DPF full warning! 😳 I've got a 2013 Sportbrake 3.0 Portfolio, full service history. Engine is very sluggish too. Earliest dealer can look at it is 5 July. Any advice or help much appreciated! Thanks.