Update. so after changing the front left sensor with little effort the sensor still showed as erroring... Sensor looked good and nothing like
@Loz above .
in fact it was undamaged and clean and the inner ring showing shiny and almost new looking to my surprise.... So found a garage near me and went and got the VAG codes which showed up off side rear.. now this leads me to a story..................
the light first came on when i went to pick up a trailer and mini digger from my cousins man. i hopped up GENTLY onto the kerb on the off side and the next time I started the van the sensor piped up and showed all the error..
Now I did a good bit of fettling and cleaning of the port before putting the new sensor in which is mighty tight fit even with a fresh cleaned port hole. also did a good bit of contact spray into the hole to make sure there was no rubbish on the teeth. Managed this without taking off callipers and shields too which was cramped but manageable.
One suggestion is a 4mm hole drilled in and a wood coach bolt with coarse teeth screwed into the sensor before using a small slide hammer to pop it out nicely.
Popped everything back together and lights have remained off.. NICE>
If your near Glasgow, or south Lanarkshire I highly recommend Thistledome autocare ! they popped the computer on and read off the fault to me and were generous enough not to charge me. They knew I was doing the sensor swap myself and I cannot thank them enough. for anyone wanting their number 01698 711 11