i paid about £580 for the front and rear disc pads sensor wires etc etc and another£120 for the rear shoes as well my local mechanic then charged me £10 a corner to fit

Thanks to all who contributed.

finally bit the bullet... as i needed a full 'B' service anyway, I ordered all parts through Dan at Duckworths (thanks Dan)... then took the car to Duckworths for the service and to do the brakes (very good team, video sent of health check etc)

Found I needed 5 new wheel nuts too (others swollen) and they even replaced the battery in my spare key FOC.

All in it cost £1251.30

Had it done last week but only just regained conciousness to be able to write this post...

Still, its running lovely, winter wheels on too, all is well now.

Panic over.