Checked all of the above, seems when You turn key to position number 3 before it goes through to starting position on number 3 it starts the engine & the starter motor in continuously turning. We then detached the rear wiring loom from the fusebox, turned the key to position 3 and to start position 4 then is works fine. Starter motor cuts off normally so I can only presume there is a fault with the rear wirin loom which we have checked. Could it be because of the fuel lifter or fuel pump itself?? Any ideas as I may end up breaking this golf for spares as it's one problem after another?!
Fully seem welded up with new panels and a hell of a lot of work which we go to waste but I'm past caring, it may have to go.