Trackpad no longer working properly

Hi there, my MBP trackpad has started to become more and more unresponsive, sometimes barely working at all. It may be unrelated but it seems to have started becoming a problem since I installed the latest EFI firmware update.
I've searched through these forums and found problems related to the "ignore accidental trackpad" setting however this isn't the problem here - I've been happily using my MBP with that setting on since I got it. The problem doesn't go away if I disable it either.
I've tried resetting the PRAM and the SMC but that hasn't helped either.
I'm thinking that the only thing left could be a hardware fault with the trackpad. I've noticed in general that if moving my finger across the middle of the trackpad horizontally, and carefully, the cursor will move relatively ok but it barely responds to vertical movement.
Has anybody else had this problem?

Wow, I can't believe nobody else has had problems with their trackpad. Am I just unlucky? Can't believe I've paid nearly £1500 for a laptop and I'm already facing the prospect of sending it back for repair for a second time in under a year.
What happens if it goes wrong outside of the 1 year warranty? I refuse to buy AppleCare - has anybody had any luck getting repairs out of warranty under the sale of goods act (which states that an item should be sold fit for purpose and its reasonable to argue that a laptop failing under a couple of years of ownership is not "fit for purpose").

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