stay 19 of the peripheral edge 4 the leds protrude partially from the receiving portion 18 into the interior of the taillight the light beams emitted from the leds impinge preferably exclusively upon the reflective interior surface 7 from where they are reflected to the light screen 2 in this manner the entire light screen 2 is indirectly illuminated it is also possible to arrange the leds 12 such that the light beams emitted by them partially impinge directly upon the light screen 2 and partially upon the reflective interior surface 7 at which they are reflected to the light screen 2 in this manner the light screen 2 is also optimally illuminated across its entire surface the reflective interior surface 7 needs to be provided only in that area of the housing wall 1 a in which the light beams emitted by the leds 12 impinge upon the housing wall 1 a the light screen 2 can have a desired color e g corresponding to the vehicle color it is also possible to color the leds 12 accordingly instead of the leds 12 neon lights fluorescent lights incandescent light bulbs and the like can be used also in the illustrated embodiment the taillight is a complete taillight assembly which comprises e g the brake light the turn signal and the rear light however it is also possible to embody each individual light such that the light screen is illuminated by the leds 12 directly and indirectly in the described manner in this case the light screens are colored corresponding to the signal colors yellow turn signal red.