A handy little issue

[WiNgNuTz]

As some of you know, i'm currently having a lot of problems with my car, namely i havent got any money to fix the problems that keep cropping up....but i had a new one surface today.

Basically, popped to the shop to get some bits, and when i got back in the car, put the key in the ignition, turned to the second click to heat the glowplugs, and when the light went out i turned the key as usual to start it......except nothing happened. Everything went dead. No instruments, no lights....nothing. Turned the key back to off, then tried again....same thing. Tried again, this time the dash clicks off as i turn the key to the second notch, almost like something is tripping out. Tried a few more times, and just when im beginning to give up hope of getting it started, lo and behold all the lights work, the glow plugs heat, and when i turn the key, the old girl splutters in to life!

I kinda dismissed it the first time it happened, but it did it to me on 2 more occasions today, making me late to pick the kids up from school in the last instance! Anyone got any suggestions, or should i just throw a match at the damn thing?