Quote Originally Posted by BrianJ View Post
I thought this through a bit more after posting, when the brake lights activate that will normally cancel any set speed, so for it to prevent the cruise from working the stop lights would have to be stuck on (unlikely).
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By the way, the solution for mine was an entire new replacement blinker and wipers assembly installed by Austral Motors at Newstead for a mere $500 approx.
Thanks for that, all makes sense. I see NOTHING changing when I switch the cruise control on/off so your assessment that it is not getting power seems to be spot on.

My "go-to" VW bloke here in Canberra is not taking on any more customers (despite my previous custom), so I will start shopping around for someone with the right skills to diagnose this properly (I have had poor experiences with the dealers here).