Those who know of such things told me the relay was the fault. Then told me the relay was integrated within the assembly, rather than separate as in most Honda's. I did consider a second hand unit, but having had this car since new (Oct 2009), and with the intention of keeping it for the foreseeable future, and given it's relative uniqueness, a 2.4 Petrol - apparently there's less than 250 in the UK of this model (so a chap at the dealership told me) I've not seen another petrol Tourer ever - maybe spending the £615 means I shall get another 11 years out of the wipers. To answer your question, I've not put power to it, but a friend has, and 'nothing'. Thanks for responding. Most of my family have Honda's, Jazz, and this car after 100,000+ miles, it still makes me smile each time I get in it. Graham