Griff boot catch will not work - how to fix?

Thanks for the tips so far.
i'll work on it over the weekend.

I do think that it is electrical, nothing happens when I press the boot release on the dash, no noise or indication of the mechanism working.

I also have no dashboard light in the instruments for some reason.
The instruments were out also but this was just the 10 amp fuse, which I replaced, all the clocks started working then, but no lights in them.

I cant find any fuse for the boot release.

If I try to push the boot catch mechanism manually, its like its locked, it wont move

any further suggestions welcomed