For the countless forum members no doubt losing sleep over my plight, I managed to drain the tank last night by hacksawing / chiselling off the retaining ring around the fuel pump / sender unit (it was stuck on), removing the unit, ladelling out the bulk of the fuel with a jar and finally draining the dregs by cutting a hole in one corner of the tank with a knife and drill bit in a small tap wrench.
Not pretty or perhaps wise but it got the job done; and life is a little less miserable with the knowledge that I'm not sending £60's worth of fuel to the scrapper.
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