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Thanks F/l VCDS seems to be the way to go but saying that if the cluster repairers found no issue I think they would have said I would like to believe . Would need to get someone mobile as car does not run and has no MOT.

Hi Phil, no between being under lockdown and after trying 4 local garages not one wanted to touch the car as it had a known fault! Probably easier to charge £250 for an oil and filter 'service ' and do 8 per day than have to get stuck into a real fault With no real time scales... Should have said at one point a few months ago car started and ran ok but after an hour of sitting in driveway at idle it started giving out 3 loud beeps from dash and rev counter stopped working. After a few seconds it came on again and fuel guage went off etc etc . Instrument cluster repairers seem to be well, respected and said processor fault at first attempt and another fault found on second attempt when it was returned working albeit briefly.

Car starts 1st turn of the key then cuts out within a second. Car has now been offroad over a year with this issue and requires mot. Sent cluster off for repair to specialist and came back with more issues but still immobiliser issue ... After a second attempt at repair car started first turn of the key and ran for 1 hour with a successful restart after an hour. 2 days later mot booked and car back to starting and dying within 1 second...Instrument cluster repair company say it is not worth a third attempt at repair and refunded cost of repair although I am out postage costs. They suggested a second hand cluster and recoding to get it to work. Is this easy / possible and at what cost ? . Just feel sick as car is in very good condition with 4new springs / drop links and bushes fitted ready for mot and then this happened! Any advice greatfully received as the only other option I can see is to scrap the car and get it towed away.