I stupidly swapped the 10Amp fuse for a 15amp as it blew whenever I plugged anything into the cigarette lighter. I have since used the cig lighter but now the central locking only works with the key and the alarm won't set. (the fuse hasn't blown and the cig lighter still works so I think I've blown something somewhere else on the circuit. (or could the fob need resetting as I also let the battery go completely flat the night before it stopped working.

I think remote alarm and central locking were fitted as an extra when it was new as its a 'P' reg Golf

Martin, October 2007

You may have blown the fuse to the alarm.
If its a Scorpion (sometimes badged as VW though) look for the alarm behind the glove box. There will be in-line fuses on the loom to the control unit.

steveo-evo, October 2007