Thanks for all your help.

Took the dimmer switch out today and found it wasn't connected, connected it and whammo!! Lights again.

So much for the previous owner saying they had "just gone out"....

No more torch light drivin at night.

Nahh, not a stupid question as there is a switch thing at the right hand side of the dash at the base but that light doesn't work either and have tried that switched on with and without lights ignition etc. Previous owner said they just went out one day... Any idea which fuse (is it in the main fuse...

The lights on my dashboard behind my speedo etc don't seem to be working. Are there bulbs behind there that should be changed or is it something else? Is there a checklist of things to check. The lights behind the warning indicators – battery, brake etc.. Help much appreciated as driving at night is...