number plate light

[telboy]

number plate light keeps flashing on the check panel every time i put the lights on ...but both bulbs are fine..any ideas cheers

[daimlerman]

Takes only a tiny voltage drop to set the telltale off,I have the same issue on one of mine,usualy after crossing a pothole in our wonderful Lincolnshire back roads I expect that the light flickers and that's enough.
You could try another pair of bulbs,good quality one's are better,they cause less voltage drop.
Another possible cause is muck and/or corrosion on the connectors.

[mrLEE30]

check the actual holder is not corroded, clean it with seom emery cloth and bend the holder so they grip the bulb better.

[telboy]

cheers fellas will give it a try

[hennabm]

Does sound like an earthing fault - don't forget to clean round the screw holes as the provide the earth.

[telboy]

turned out to be the plastic lens/holder itself ...it was snapped where it holds the terminal superglued it back works fine now......cheers fellas..................clever things these check panels ..even tells you the plastic has snapped