he said you have got 2 options really 1 is find an early non pats ecu, or 2 find another escort gti and get the matching key and ecu, you can then get the little red chip out of the new key and fit it to your existing key for your actual car.

those are the easier options although he said there is a way round by adjusting some wires that come from the pats box which i think is in the drivers footwell kick panel or he seems to remember a company that will come and turn off the pats on the car but he couldnt remember where they were based, will ask him for more info tomoz see if he can think of owt. hth a lil bit