& as if by magic i happen to have a BT connection handy here you go, exactly the same problem, exactly the same place. Sorry but dont look like a NTL issue.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert
www.novalogic.co.uk
Tracing route to
www.novalogic.co.uk [38.144.95.66]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 31 ms 29 ms 29 ms btdhg508-hg1.ealing.broadband.bt.net
2 25 ms 29 ms 29 ms 217.47.6.*
3 27 ms 29 ms 29 ms 217.47.6.110
4 27 ms 29 ms 29 ms inh3cs02-500.imsnet3.btopenworld.com [213.1.119.
62]
5 126 ms 29 ms 29 ms btfl04-gig8-7.imsnet3.btopenworld.com [213.1.119
.157]
6 26 ms 29 ms 29 ms core2-pos6-2.ealing.ukcore.bt.net [194.72.9.253]
7 26 ms 29 ms 29 ms core2-pos5-0.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [194.74.65.
181]
8 25 ms 29 ms 29 ms 195.66.224.185
9 117 ms 119 ms 119 ms p6-0.core02.jfk01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.1.5
]
10 116 ms 119 ms 129 ms p15-0.core01.jfk01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.1
65]
11 97 ms 99 ms 99 ms p12-0.core01.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.1
0]
12 106 ms 99 ms 109 ms p4-0.core02.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.81
]
13 117 ms 119 ms 119 ms p14-0.core01.atl01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.1
61]
14 126 ms 129 ms 129 ms p14-0.core01.mco01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.1
53]
15 126 ms 129 ms 129 ms p14-0.core01.tpa01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.1
42]
16 147 ms 149 ms 149 ms p5-0.core01.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.45
]
17 186 ms 179 ms 179 ms p14-0.core01.san01.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.6
]
18 186 ms 179 ms 179 ms p6-0.core01.lax02.atlas.cogentco.com [66.28.4.23
0]
19 186 ms 179 ms 179 ms 204.6.150.242
20 237 ms 179 ms 189 ms 38.144.95.66
Trace complete.