brakes and handbrake light?

[NinjaDanny]

hi ok i have a serious prob with my car at mo and i cannot think of wot cud be causing it?
basically when i put my brakes down they are quite spongy and it practically cannot brake, also every now and then my handbrake light flashes on for like 5 secs then goes again for another 5-10 mins i have checked the brake fluid and it between min and max please help me!! im thinking its the master cylinder but i dont know tbh lol please any help is appreciated

[matty101]

firstly if the car aint safe stop driving it...........and secondly unless ur 100% confident and know wot ur doin dont go messing with ur brakes, take it to a garage. it might be more expensive but it might just be worth it in the end.

[Corsa84]

i second that,brakes are a no go area if ur not sure.

i would have sed brake fluid but uve already checked that.

best bet is take it to a garage m8.

[LesterPiglet1]

If your brakes are spongy then you need to bleed them. If there isn't a difference after this you have a leak somewhere.
The handbrake light issue could be the earth beside the handbrake lever, this happened on mine and a few others I've heard of.
1 thing at a time tho, get those brakes bled.