IPad wifi greyed out

My iPad (model A1460) cannot connect to WiFi - this happened yesterday, before then the wireless was working fine
Now in settings, choosing WiFi does not allow me to switch wireless on or off - the selection is greyed out, and the button will not move.
This appears to be a known fault, but I can't get through to Apple without paying £25!
Any suggestions please? The lack of WiFi means this is pretty nearly useless now for me
thanks
Salilah

Thanks JimHdk
I already tried those - no luck
Managed to get Apple Support on Chat - went through - they confirmed it was hardware error (though they did ask if I'd done an update)
Cost of fixing - £256.44!
Ouch!!!
I did buy it second-hand but really...
So - time to buy a replacement i think, rather than cough up this much for a repair

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