One thing I learnt whilst on holiday.........

And that was not to leave our i-Pad on top of the car and then drive off with it still there. Thirty minutes later when it dawned on me what I'd done, we retraced our route and found it flattened in the middle of the road. Surprisingly, when I connected it to my PC, I could still back-up the data. Despite that glimmer of hope, I really think it's beyond economical repair. Sigh!