After reading a scare story in the press about germs accumulating in car air conditioning filters .... and recommending the cleaning of the filter regularly I wonder what the members here think about it.

Do land Rover do this as part of the annual service or is it something I have to request ?

its part of the service.

don't think its yearly though. (from memory)

Called the pollen filter and is above the glovebox.

According to maintenance schedule should be replaced every service "A" or "B".

Cheers
Col

Thank you for the replies.
I will mention it to the service manager when the car goes in on June 11th for it's four year service.

The OP is really referring to the problem of microbial growth that can occur throughout the car's ventilation system. Apart from smelling unpleasant, it is believed some microbes have the potential to cause infection or allergic reactions.

Changing the cabin filter (always user an activated carbon version) is essential but to eliminate odours and kill the microbes, an air conditioning 'bomb' should be deployed at the same time. Something like the Comma product linked to here will do the trick:

https://www.commaoil.com/passenger-vehicles/products/view/280

Very simple to DIY. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Also concerns over screenwash!

Ach, the only thing guaranteed to 100% kill you is being born in the first place.

Buying an RRS is a close second at 99.9% rounded .

Has anyone ever suffered through a dodgy pollen filter or wonky screenwash ?