Hi Mark,
Just had a good look at the car [its a long way away ] and yes the take offs are at the bottom of the tank however the fuel level sender unit is at the top of the tank and has nothing to do with take offs.........
Fordpartsuk...thx for that link...have replied and yes they do have one however it is big $$$$
So i need to exhaust all avenues for generic ones [usually a lot cheaper ] before i bite the bullet with Fordpartsuk
Any tips ? it looks like an ordinary fuel level sender unit to me.