I got my letter today, car was brand new in May , will be ringing St. Albans to carry out as nearest to me, surely they must be able to do it as they are an official abarth dealer.
I phoned Abarth about it, they said that Glyn Hopkin, St Albans were a dealer, so OK (It was an awful line and not sure she knew what I was talking about)
I rang Glyn Hopkin at St Albans, very friendly.
Abarth haven't signed off the paperwork to allow them to do warranty and recall work (crazy, they're Abarth, Alfa and FIAT dealers) They've chsed it up today.
He suggested I wait a few weeks before I ring, the service is due in November, so will try nearer the time.
My car is almost 2 years old and this is the first thing to happen to it, so I'm not too worried about the recall for the time being.