The very nice man had it fixed inside a minute, saying he'd seen the problem before. Apparently the immobiliser chip in the key goes nuts if there is any static electricity around. A quick wipe over with his rubber glove was all that was required to get it going again. Well, that was until the next day, when it did it again. While we waited for a new key to be sent, it looked like we'd all be driving the Zafira in Marigolds, which isn't exactly 'daddy cool'.

But then Andy Morgan took the Zafira for a sunny weekend and had no starting troubles at all. Confidence inflated, he then used it as transport to a rainy photo shoot and, guess what? He was left stranded. Our patience was at an end and the Zafira has now gone to Vauxhall HQ to be fixed.