i only seem to be able to post in this forum despite being a IPB licence holder.....

You need to login with the same email address that you used to purchase your license.

If you are doing that, you need to log out and log back in to syncronise your customer permissions.

il give it a go. thanks

Edit : Can't seem to login to the forums at least using my email address as opposed to user name...

Your login to the forums is the same as your login to the client area. Whatever you are using to login to the client area, try using that here. :)