Can any one give me some advise please?. I recently brought a 2005 1.3 petrol, manual KA.

The speedo wasn't working when I brought it and thought it would be an easy fix,,it probably is still an easy fix but me and my mechanic are at a bit of a loss.. Hartwells say that the speed sensor is on the gearbox but there is a factory fitted blanking plate where it should be. My mechanic seems to think that the ABS sensor would be the obvious choice next but Hartwells are saying no it's definely not.. If I buy the ABS sensor and it doesn't do the job they have said I can not return the part. As it cost £110 from them I want to make sure this is the only other option.. any advice welcome.. :D

ka built after jan 2005 with abs has the speed taken from the abs module via abs speed sensors

Thank you Ian.. would that be the left or the right hand side sensor? <_<

Probably the abs module takes an average of all 4 then sends that to either pcm then to instrument cluster, or straight to cluster, so unless abs indicating fault then changing sensors wont make any difference to your problem, sounds like an instrument cluster fault to me.