License plate bulbs not working?

MOT is tomorrow morning and I've just noticed they aren't working.

The bulbs are fine, connections seem fine but I can't find the fuse, none of the pictures on the fuse box thing look like the bulbs.

Any idea where the fuse is/looks like? Cheers

this was a common fault a while back, not necessarily the fuse or the bulbs. what was happening was the pcb tracks were delaminating from the pcb and causing the light to fail.

trick is to take pcb out completely, and you'll see where the problem is. drill a 4mm hole through the middle of the track and fit a 4mm nut and bolt (brass is best as it doesnt rust, and you can cut it to length easily)

then reassemble.

If you can be arsed to search, about 3 years ago, I did a long write up on it.

might be worth checking for voltage arriving at the pcb first though.

if you are pushed for time you can bend terminals so they push down on the board, it wont last forever but will get you through test.

Just solder a piece of wire in parallel with the pcb track. Car designers dont realise that PCB tracks aren't meant for heavy currents unless they are made much wider. The alarm pcb on my Disco caused no end of pain because of this.