Toad alarm problem - possible theft attempt?

Bit of advice needed here me old muckers. Got home from work last night and parked next to the Landy and it was making a funny noise. Closer inspection it was the alarm arm/disarm chirp being repeated rapidly

So I press the blipper, nothing. try a few more times with spare, zilch. Open drivers door and alarm doesn't trip. place key in ignition turn it on and chirping slows to once every 2 or 3 seconds. Retrieved owners manual and did the 7 second trick a few times and the alarm eventually tripped as the door was open. Could then arm and disarm the alarm. Arming the alarm it flashed 3 times to indicate that something was disabled. Hmmm...

So I try and start it, ignition on, car still immobilised. Pop the bonnet to take a look and hey presto it started with the bonnet open. Fiddled around with wiring etc for a bit, didn't do more than wiggle wires, sensors etc but now it starts with the bonnet closed, but still warning me that something is disabled.

So, has someone had a go at nicking it or do I need the alarm servicing? If it's a service, where is the best place to take it round here - Office is in Wakefield, home is Harrogate, so somewhere near to either would be best.

Service an alarm WTF???

I've had Toad alarms over the years and if i remember correctly it should tell you which sensor is disabled by the number of chirps or a number of flashes, depending on what model you have.

If you have the ultrasonics option, have you checked for cobwebs round the sensors.
given the number of fiddly key combinations to set these alarms up the software must be a bit of a effort. Now who has heard of fault free software? I think an occsional complete reset is nota bad idea.

Well, chapter 2 in this saga. Turned the engine off last night, got out and shut the door. As soon as the door slammed shut, it started chirping again, but this time the starter motor was turning over as well - made a right racket and the vehicle was wobbling where it stood. Key in ignition, down to chirping once every 2 seconds, but this time the engine started when the starter kicked in.

Luckily my mate (who's engine blew the other day) was passing and I disconnected the battery and had a look. It is probably a short circuit somewhere (I did disturb the wiring when I took the floor out the other weekend), so lets pray for a rain free weekend so I can get it back up and running...

Does sound like a short somewhere