Polo cigarette lighter- Is it 'live'?

[slk 32]

Hello All

looking for some advice - just bought a 2008 Polo Bluemotion one to use as a winter snotter. As it wont be used every day I invested £10 on a Maplin solar power trickle charger which connects via the above mentioned socket. The question is - is this 'live' ie does it work when the keys are out of the ignition?

Would have probably been good to ask this before the purchase! Back up option is using the croc clips and attach direct to battery but as I park in a communal carpark I am a bit reticent about having loose wires externally

Thanks

[okie592]

No it's not live. I have the same problem in my golf.

I took the fuse out of the 12v socket in the fuse box and linked between a permanent live with a fused carrier from halfords. So the sockets now live all the time. Works a treat.

In the golf fuse 17 was a permanent live but if you google polo fuse box lay out it will show you one

[slk 32]

Great - thanks for the advice- I'll give it a go!