No, nothing like that has happened.
It's an interesting point from rovertone. The gauge goes up and down so fast it makes sense that the sensor is faulty.
I assume it's this one:
https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/oem...45-75-zr-zs-zt
At that price it's worth changing. Where is it? Nestling somewhere awkward I imagine...
How about the diagnostic trick where you display the temperature on the dash? If the numbers go up and down too fast that might point to a faulty sensor?