I go to a club on a Tuesday night, and for some reason the car never starts first
time when I leave.It keeps saying put foot on clutch It happened again last night.
In the adjoining pub there is an amateur radio club. Do you think the radio waves
would affect starting?(don't laugh too loud!) On the way home last night I stopped and restarted it and within a few minutes the panel lights went off and the instruments were not working.(Only the panel lights, centre console and steering wheel still illuminated) Any thoughts??

Definitely get your hands up under the dash, there is a multi plug near the steering column and another up from the passenger footwell.
Hopefully just a dodgy loose connection.

Thanks EY, I will try that