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If anyone searches for this thread it looks like disabling the immobiliser using the nanocom has done the trick. So if your central locking packs up and the car still randomly won't start even with a new battery in the key fob then try disabling the immobiliser. Thanks for the help, next stop...

Well we tidied up the one just behind the battery, are there others? I've done a quick Google which wasn't much help :)

Scrub that, figured out it was the two small screws holding the switch into the back of the ignition and it didn't start till the sixth try. So that pretty much rules out the ignition barrel (which is loose if anything, everyone else seems to talk about it being tight / seizing) OH has tried...

Oh well, wasn't the starter motor contacts :( Top nut was a pain but other than that plain sailing. Also looks like it isn't the xyz switch as shifting the lever around (through the gears) prior to starting makes no difference. OH currently has the ignition barrel off (or at least the...

Kit ordered, OH reckons starter looks a pain to remove :) Will start looking for a "how to" guide :) Thanks for your help.

Hadn't considered that. Wouldn't there be an audible click though (or would it be a lack of click that indicates the fault?) Is there anything else I could try to confirm this or shall I just get OH to replace contacts? Many thanks, Kath

Hi Guys, 2001 Discovery TD5 automatic. A couple of weeks ago the key fob stopped activating the central locking but the car continued to run fine. Then one day when I returned to the car it wouldn't crank. OH went home and got spare key. Car fired up first time. OH replaced battery in keyfob and...