mattwnz:

 

Has anyone else come across this sort of thing and know what to do? 

 

To be honest, you have zero real world options , without buying a newer product.
CGA claim may get you nowhere, for numerous reasons.

You'll need to go to Disputes tribunal, hope to get a ruling in your favour and then spend alot of
time & effort to get any ruling actually enforced . This could leave you no better off .

Im stuck with a similar issue. Long obselete software , cant be activated online & company ignore emails regarding activation .
Customer didnt pay for the (expensive) support option
Original software developer's company sold a few times making things even harder.