Not sure that is the problem as replaced the link with index.php and that did not work. May be the way I have configured the href?? See code below if what I replaced commented out
<div class="eC_Crisp_belindaclark_Arial_QuickCart">
<form action="<?php echo((isset($_POST["BelindaclarkeCart_View_100"]))?$_POST["BelindaclarkeCart_View_100"]:"") ?>" method="post">
<table class="eC_QuickCartHeader" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="164">Items in cart: <strong><?php echo $BelindaclarkeCart->TotalColumn("Quantity"); ?></strong></td>
<td width="159">Total: <strong><?php echo WA_eCart_DisplayMoney($BelindaclarkeCart, $BelindaclarkeCart->GrandTotal()); ?></strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table class="eC_ButtonWrapper" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" >
<tr>
<td><!--<input name="BelindaclarkeCart_View_100" type="submit" class="eC_FormButton" id="BelindaclarkeCart_View_100" onClick="MM_goToURL('plugins/parent','');" value="View Cart" />-->
<a href="index.php"><input name="BelindaclarkeCart_View_100" type="image" class="eC_ImageButton" id="BelindaclarkeCart_View_100" src="../images/Viewbasket.png" alt="View Cart" /></a>
<input type="submit" name="BelindaclarkeCart_Clear_100" id="BelindaclarkeCart_Clear_100" value="Clear Cart" class="eC_FormButton" />
<input type="submit" name="BelindaclarkeCart_Checkout" id="BelindaclarkeCart_Checkout" value="Checkout" class="eC_FormButton" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>