this evening my front wipers stopped working today. i did the following spot checks:-
- fuse F19 (located in the engine bay) = all good
- bonnet seems to be closed, as per usual, hence shouldn't be preventing the wipers from working
- front windscreen washer = all good and working
- rear wiper = all good and working
- rear wiper washer = all good and working

everything else "seems" ok - now i'm baffled - why could it not be working?

what else could be preventing the front wipers from working now?
wiper motor?
wiper stalk? but it responds to rear wiper functions and front washer fluid clean.