@Garry Plowman , From your description, it seems the Autopilot profile has not applied successfully and we get standard Sign in with Microsoft page which allows the creation of local accounts. If there's any misunderstanding, please let us know.
Based on my research, I find when the device isn't connecting to the Internet, Intune has no way to apply the enrollment profile. Then the page to allow the local user creation can appear. We can see more details in the following link and check the Internet connection of these devices:
https://oofhours.com/2019/08/17/requiring-a-network-connection-for-the-windows-autopilot-process/
Note: Non-Microsoft link, just for the reference.
Hope it can help.
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