Car has been to the garage and upon removing the Fuel Sump (Swirl pot) it was discovered to contain a large amount of rust sediment and the fuel filter was caked up. No wonder that after a 40 minutes the engine was fuel starved.

Garage fitted a 2nd hand Fuel Sump (Swirl pot) and clean filter and all seems well. Additional benefit is that that the persistent smell of petrol inside the car has gone – seems that the whole fuel system is working, including the venting etc.

Happy bunny.