Vauxhall Astra not your usual non starter

Can be hard to find intermittent faults .Can only suggest going back to basics and testing battery , alternator output , starter motor ,wiring to solenoid and all connections / earths and also see if any battery drain .

sounds like a starter motor fault

sounds like faulty alternator to me. check alternotor belt for tightness. if belt loose it wont keep your battery charged

then it would squeel!!!

who said it didnt squeal. cant be faulty starter if it starts with jump leads.

Solenoid may be sticking! extra current from another battery would help,Funnily enough have experienced this problem!

never heard of that one but sounds like a gud point. ya can never know everything on car i am always learning

Maybe I'm mis reading the O.P , but did you not say it was dead apart from radio ? and he used leads to check earthing only ? You said you bump started car , not jump started with leads ?

Thanks for all your replies, much appreciated.

It doesn't squeal and I did bump start not jump start. Friend checked the earths which seem to be OK.
Someone else suggested ignition as it does absolutely nothing when you turn the key, not even click.
I've got someone coming out at the weekend to check the ignition and maybe change the starter.
My problem now is how do I know whether the problem is fixed as the fault is intermittent? Ahhhh, CARS, who'd 'ave 'em!!!

Thanks for clearing those points up . As mentioned ,quite possibly a faulty ignition switch , well worth a look .As you say , intermittent faults can be a pain .Lets know how you get on .Best of luck .

I seem to be having pretty much the same problem,for the past several weeks. Woke up one morning the car wouldn't unlock via key opened the door by the lock put key in the ignition nothing no ignition lights or anything except for a slight whine. Was advised to change the starter motor, which i duely did. worked fine for 3 dyas max then same problem. Got an auto electrician to look at it told me to get a new battery again i instantly did.. Worked fine thought my worries were over, but unfortunately not exactly 1 week after changing battery same thing again. dead as a dodo. this time i had the ignition switch changed and once again this worked for a couple of days. Today the same thi9ng no ignition lights are anything.... Am at a loss as to what the next course of action is any help is greatly appreciated..

Was wondering could it not be the alternator over charging the battery, or am i looking along the route of ecu