my hand brake...

[jadefox]

My hand brake (the one you operate with your foot - who's bright idea was that??) will hold on a very slight incline but if you try to put it on to hold on a real hill it's worse than mr frosty's credentials on a hot day.

It's up for it's MOT in a few months, will they insist it's perfect and therefore fail it on that?

 

[nick mercedes]

My hand brake (the one you operate with your foot - who's bright idea was that??) will hold on a very slight incline but if you try to put it on to hold on a real hill it's worse than mr frosty's credentials on a hot day.

It's up for it's MOT in a few months, will they insist it's perfect and therefore fail it on that?

They're easy enough to adjust.

 

[imadoofus]

At the beginning of the year, when my car was being loaded onto a truck, a friend told me the parking brake wouldn't hold the car.

It passed an MOT a couple of months later, with no problems.

You should have 7 or 8 clicks on the ratchet. More or fewer and the brake needs adjusting. Apparently quite straightforward, if a little involved...

PJ