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Just in case anyone trawls this up. I took it to Hennesey in Deptford in the end.
Other folks I called wanted 40 quid collection and 40 delivery (wouldn't let me drop it off even though they were 15 mins away) then 150 for the first hour diagnosis. Then whatever else on top.
Hennessey let me drop it of and it was 60 for diagnosis. Turned out the BIOS was totally screwed and he couldn't even see the drives (which explains why I couldn't see the USB to try and boot it from that). He fixed up all the BIOS and reinstalled windows minus all the dell bloatwear and it was another 180 quid. I've no idea if that's reasonable but it's def cheaper than the other place would have been and he was a really nice bloke. So, even though i have no idea if he screwed me i was a good experience... I'd recommend him if someone is looking for a fix. Much cheaper than a new laptop but a lot more than i was hoping to spend, I guess.