Thank you all so much for your advice and comments, especially the Hot Dog one! The vacuum cleaner is now up and running having been fitted with new plug; I needed to strip back the plastic covering on the flex to allow enough exposure of the separate wires. Have even fitted the correct fuse...
My daughter's puppy has chewed the moulded plug on my vacuum cleaner; it is no longer attached to the flex... Of course the (expensive) machine cannot function. How do I resolve this issue please without having to replace the vacuum cleaner? Is there a simple way to attach another plug? Many...