anyone know how to turn off location service on macbook pro , as it will not turn off in the check box within location services which is grey at the moment

Hello only1bill,

Thanks for asking the Apple Support Communities for help with Location Services grayed out.

Please ensure System Preferences are unlocked to make changes: Change Security & Privacy General preferences on Mac - Apple Support

If you can't unlock System Preferences: If you can't unlock settings in System Preferences - Apple Support

If you still have issues, do you have Find My enabled? This being enabled may block turning off Location Services: Set up Find My on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac - Apple Support

Do you have profiles installed? Use configuration profiles to standardize settings on Mac computers - Apple Support

1. "On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Profiles.
2. If you haven’t installed any configuration profiles, Profiles preferences isn’t available."

Cheers.