Thanks guys, booked in with an electrician for tomorrow morning. I'll let you know the outcome. Incidentally I have also noticed that the front fog lights and the rear fog light also do not work. Does it still point to the stalk the relay?
My wife has a S reg 323, it looks very much like the same ...
Saturday night driving down the A1, the intrument panel light flickered a couple of times then 5 minutes later went out completely. Stopped to check and found that I had also lost rear lights and front fog lights. Have checked fuse No 8 under bonnet and all the fuses under the dash, all seem fine ...