Check the park lamp fuse.
head lights wont lock in on up position
you havent turend them off
In that case, you probably don't have tail lights or clearance lights either.Check the fuses. If that's not it, you may have a faulty light switch.
on ground or no power,check fuses.
Brakelite switch is probably stuck
in some vehicles there is a swtch inder the break peddle that controls your breack lights it might not be making a connection
The first check would be the fuse for the dash lights. If the dash lights are out too then it is likely to be the fuse.
Those tail lights could be the brake lights you are seeing and that would be a faulty brake light switch or the brake light switch is out of adjustment.
Check your tail lights they are probably out also. Most domestic cars power the dash lights off of the tail light circuit so you will know when the tail light fuse blows. Check the tail light fuse.
Check the ground wire. You have a bad connection somewhere.
The most common problem is a bad fuse.