V8 Vantage Roadster - rainwater collecting under fuel flap

[Ian350]

I noticed last night that there is a pool of water around the fuel filler cap under the filler flap in my Vantage roadster. I couldn't see a specific drain hole to poke, only a hole with a cable going down into it. It was pitch black though.

Can anyone please advise how I should clear this please? I don't want to be too rough in case I dislodge part of the flap opening mechanism.

Thanks for any advice!

[Herbs]

The drain hole is towards the front from memory - off centred towards the strut.

A coat hanger wrapped in gaffa tape works well to clear the blockage and won't damage anything.

[Manwhoneverwas]

The drain hole from the fuel filler leads down and into a rubber drain hose.
If you look under the car directly under the location of the fuel filler you will see the rubber pipe.
It might be easier starting to clear it from the underside as chances are it might be blocked from the underside?

The reason I know this is because the rubber pipe on my Roadster became detached and ended up being dragged along the road as I was driving.
It was refitted when i had my new sills fitted recently as they had access to inside the rear wheel arch.

[Ian350]

Thanks for the helpful replies. I started off poking about with a large cable tie under the flap and the amount of sludge and bits of plants that came out was unbelievable, even one 1.5 inch long twig. The good news is that this fixed it in less than 5 minutes.