aaahhhh! I was confused by the white plastic surround and the filter (?) unit on the bottom. I now see that the body of the pump is on the inside of those. (Lightbulb moment!)
Thanks Ainars. 
The situation is now that the my indy mechanic spent most of the day inside the boot of my car checking out the pump. He is smaller and younger than me and now understands why I didnt feel up to doing this! He pulled the pump and checked all the seals and thought that they were all in good order. Having put more fuel in the tank, it all started and ran perfectly. The plan is now to run it until it reaches 1/4 full and see if the problem happens again. He was concerned about the pumps performance and i showed them the method from the service manual for testing flow so, if it happens again, thats the next step. In the meantime I am carrying 10lts of petrol around in the boot!
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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