The car has now been taken to the Subaru Dealer and it is going to cost a total of £250.00 inc. VAT to supply and fit a new ignition barrel.  One slight problem, having fitted the barrel they have now got to wait for a component from Subaru for the key programming machine, due to the age of the car (13 years).  My faithful Scooby is worth every penny and also the wait !
                 di_bill
                
 August 2009