The only other source I can think of are a few specialist car locksmiths in the UK, and they still can't be relied upon to give totally independent advice, as they will also want to sell you a fob. And if it doesn't work they are a long way away to be chasing a refund from
I did find one Oz bloke who claimed to be able to sell me a fob with a transponder that would work for my Transporter, but it was cheaper to buy the key blade half from my local dealer (with a very high confidence that the transponder would work), and an exact matching part number/frequency remote half from ebay.
VAG are making it harder and harder to to get the correct transponder for their keys/remote, I guess it is one way of ensuring you are the only practical supplier, and therefore have no price competition.
2017 MY18 Golf R 7.5 Wolfsburg wagon (boring white) delivered 21 Sep 2017, 2008 Octavia vRS wagon 2.0 TFSI 6M (bright yellow), 2006 T5 Transporter van 2.5 TDI 6M (gone but not forgotten).
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