Hi, this is my first post

I do not smoke or anything but i need the cigarette lighter for a sat nav system i want to purchase. I have only had the car for about 1 and a half months so i didnt know anything about this.

What the problem is that the cigarette lighter is fully pushed in, flat with the outside surface and wont come out. This should also mean the cigarette lighter doesnt work because the light around the edge is not on nor is the thing popping out.

Picture 1 : http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1802/dsc00153pn2.jpg
Picture 2 : http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7967/dsc00154vt4.jpg

I had a quick look on the internet and found that it could be due to one of two things:
A) the lighter is working but the actual thing that comes out is stuck
B) the lighter isnt working so the it doesnt get hot and therefore doesnt pop out

I am taking it to a mechanic tomorrow most likely to check out the fuses and all of that. If this is not the problem then could you please direct me on how to go about this.

Thanks.