Right-oh, been a while since I posted last.
Thank you for your comments sadlonelygit, I'm sure your just a misunderstood soul that has a brick like compassion. DHW
Finlay the German authorities wrote to me in English after I requested them to do so. In the letter they kindly asked for my licence to be posted to them so they CAN ENDORSE IT....! Several letters later they were just happy to receive a PHOTOCOPY of my licence & have issued the ban on their system for 1 month with the warning that if I'm caught driving on their roads while the ban is in place I'm in for the high jump.
The DVLA has stated that it has no future plans to share UK information with any foreign government, we shall wait & see.
Hope this information helps anyone out.