BRILLIANT Thank you sooo much, after reading how much of a problem this had caused people and all the talk of main dealers I was panicking like mad - DH did exactly as you advised and yes the fuses were all full of water... he dried them out with a hairdryer and the car is all working again...

Please please please let me know if anything worked, I now have exactly the same problem from a car I have had only about 6 weeks and so much is wrong with it. It already didn't like starting, the way you described, but we found if we pressed the unlock once more after getting in it would start...