Hi folks - thank you all very much for your comments and you're quire right I haven't exactly made the problem clear - sorry 'bout that. Essentially the left indicator would not come on when the stalk was pressed 'on'. If you contrived to hold it down before it 'locks' then the indicator worked - all other functions on the stalk work fine. This is why I suspected a faulty contact and probably why it seems to have resolved itself. I've spoken again to the independent garage and to the local dealer and it would appear the refusal to accept the return is from Peugeot themselves so they're next on the list. To be fair to the garage they aren't going to want this 'Comm 2000' unit on their shelf but then I don't really want it on ours. Ho Hum.

Hello All, My wife had a re-occuring problem with the indicator stalk on her car. Took it to the garage and they said a new unit was required (£230 for the part and £50 to fit it). The garage ordered the part and received it and a repair date was fixed but in the meantime the problem seems to have resolved itself and the indicator is working - suspect its a dodgy contact. My wife has therefore phoned up to cancel but they are saying the indicator unit cannot be returned to Peugeot as they are refusing to accept it and as such we've got to pay for it even if we don't have it fitted at this time. Surely this can't be right?? Welcome your informed views folks. Thanks