GB's comment that it was strange that the car had not gone into limp mode, plus a remark from one of the indies that it was unusual for a DPF to fail at such a low mileage (61k) made me wonder whether it had actually failed.
I booked it in at the main dealer last Monday. They promised not to do any expensive work without discussing it and at 4pm they phoned to say it was fixed. When I collected the car the service receptionist just said that they had identified a fault, corrected it and the DPF had regenerated successfully. He clearly had trouble understanding the technician's notes and as it was almost closing time he couldn't ask the guy.
Bit of a mystery but as long as it's sorted, I'm happy. It's been OK since, touch wood.
They charged me £152 plus a tenner for the use of a Mini Countryman for the day.
Thanks again to all who responded.
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BMW 3-Series E90 - 06 3.0 DPF woes new
BMW 3-Series E90 - 06 3.0 DPF woes new