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Duane Eddy - rock n roll guitarist. 86.

 My daily is a Vivaro minibus.
As the sun was out and it was quite warm, opened the drivers window all the way for the drive home.
Got home and the window motor has packed up
3 hours with it tonight and as its a stupid french design, cant get the window off the mech to push it up for the night
Taped the window hole up as its going to thunder storm here in the early hours

Thanks all - that gives me some pointers.

On the NCD - I had 30 years claims free........

I have just renewed my insurance in NZ - will have to offer the renewal letter and see if that gains me anything.

Who/where/what insurance providers do people use?

I haven't needed to buy insurance in the UK for a few years so completely out of touch with which ones are good / expensive / useless etc.

Unfortunately that probably means your previous NCB (no claims bonus) may NOT be accepted by UK insurers 
Most only allow 1 or 2 years gap

From memory, the Omega only did lock-up in 3rd and 4th.

Omega B & B2 AR25/AR35 the lockup is in 3rd and fourth. Carlton and Senator B it's only 4th.

The lockup operating (or not) on an autobox is much more apparent if the cruise control is engaged.

Or accelerate to 60-70Mph on an open level(ish) Motorway and hold the the throttle pedal constant and observe the rev counter. You'll see the revs drop to about 2200-2300 when the lock engages. If the sport mode is engaged then the transmission will take longer to engage the lockup.

Relatively inexpensive insurance quotes above.

Being an old bastard can be a good thing at times.

Can't wait until I'm 34 and can get cheap insurance!                                                       

After you reach a 'certain age', they hammer you again.

My Mondeo Titanium X's drivers seat is a bit flat as well. 

I've always assumed that it was a cab before I bought it, as although it had a reasonable mileage, a few of the switches like the AC, Hazards and the heated seats, were worn, so I think it had a fat bastard sat in it for hours going nowhere very far. 

Followed by another fat bas large person. Poor car had no chance  :'(

this is one of those nightmare jobs that can be hard to trace, not all leaks drip where the water is actually coming through either which makes finding it worse.
as others have said maybee lay in the boot ( when its chucking it down too if a hose doesnt recreate it !)
possabilities.
boot lip seal,rear window seal,roof areal,any of the rear lights,side pillar under areas ?,double skinned area between bottom of rear window and seal lip .
if you take the spare wheel and carpet out and start with an empty and dry floor you might see where it runs / drips from .   

Relatively inexpensive insurance quotes above.

Being an old bastard can be a good thing at times.

Can't wait until I'm 34 and can get cheap insurance!                                                       

My Mondeo Titanium X's drivers seat is a bit flat as well. 

I've always assumed that it was a cab before I bought it, as although it had a reasonable mileage, a few of the switches like the AC, Hazards and the heated seats, were worn, so I think it had a fat bastard sat in it for hours going nowhere very far.