ON-the-road prices of most models in Skoda's Felicia range have increased by £200. The price rise, which equates to less than 2% across the range, does not include Felicia LXi hatchbacks and estates or the Skoda Pick Up.

The Pick Up remains at its May 1996 launch price of £5,854 on the road excluding VAT and road tax. From 1997 this price includes three years' unlimited mileage warranty and three years' roadside assistance. All 1997 model year Felicias include driver's airbag as standard and the same three year cover and roadside assistance as the Pick Up.

Sample prices (on the road minus road tax): Felicia LX 1.3 hatchback £6,354, Felicia LXi 1.3 hatchback £6,854 and estate £7,654, Felicia GLi 1.3 hatchback £7,754 and estate £8,554, Felicia GLXi 1.6 hatchback £8,554 and estate £9,354, Felicia SLXi 1.6 hatchback £9,754 and estate £10,554.