Parking break

[Wing Commander]

I was always taught leave the car in gear with hand brake off to reduce risk of pads/drums freezing to discs/drums

Just when parked on a flat/level surface, or even on a hill/steep hill?

[pmg]

I was always taught leave the car in gear with hand brake off to reduce risk of pads/drums freezing to discs/drums

Just when parked on a flat/level surface, or even on a hill/steep hill?

It was the days when I had cars with a manual gearbox, so I see no reason why the same logic should not apply

[Jim S]

I’ll be hopefully picking my GTS up next month and I will be disappointed that the handbrake doesn’t have the option to have it coming on automatically. I have had the option for it to be auto or manual for the last ten years which has been great, but I have been recently using a car that it has to be done manually and it’s a right pain. Ok I know it’s not difficult to apply but it’s not also difficult to have the option made configurable .

Technically it’s illegal in the UK not to apply your handbrake when parking on public property.

Jim

[Rarecolour]

Does the vehicle go into gear on its own or do you have to move a lever?
Come on people, this is a little button that you have to move, it really isn't the end of the world. To think that some on here might have to use some strength to pull a hand brake lever up on an older vehicle

This is why the world has gone NUTS, complaining about little things like this.

Yeah, this was a rant and sorry if its offended some not really
Just been told I can't drive for another week and reading folk complain about moving a button is pretty annoying!

[Tracky]

Does the vehicle go into gear on its own or do you have to move a lever?
Come on people, this is a little button that you have to move, it really isn't the end of the world. To think that some on here might have to use some strength to pull a hand brake lever up on an older vehicle

This is why the world has gone NUTS, complaining about little things like this.

Yeah, this was a rant and sorry if its offended some not really
Just been told I can't drive for another week and reading folk complain about moving a button is pretty annoying!

[TheTraveller]

Similar to the people!!, who wrote the new ridiculous Highway Code. OMG, what are we doing to ourselves.

[Wing Commander]

I was always taught leave the car in gear with hand brake off to reduce risk of pads/drums freezing to discs/drums

Just when parked on a flat/level surface, or even on a hill/steep hill?

It was the days when I had cars with a manual gearbox, so I see no reason why the same logic should not apply

Yeah, I get it with a manual gearbox (which I have).

I can see the potential benefit when parked on the flat, but I think there could be issues if parked on a hill, especially a steep hill, if left in gear, but with handbrake or parking brake not deployed.

[Bluesnose1812]

Just when parked on a flat/level surface, or even on a hill/steep hill?

It was the days when I had cars with a manual gearbox, so I see no reason why the same logic should not apply

Yeah, I get it with a manual gearbox (which I have).

I can see the potential benefit when parked on the flat, but I think there could be issues if parked on a hill, especially a steep hill, if left in gear, but with handbrake or parking brake not deployed.

I was taught to always turn the wheels into the curb when I parked on any slope in case the handbrake failed. I still do it today.

[Tracky]

It was the days when I had cars with a manual gearbox, so I see no reason why the same logic should not apply

Yeah, I get it with a manual gearbox (which I have).

I can see the potential benefit when parked on the flat, but I think there could be issues if parked on a hill, especially a steep hill, if left in gear, but with handbrake or parking brake not deployed.

I was taught to always turn the wheels into the curb when I parked on any slope in case the handbrake failed. I still do it today.

It’s the Law in San Francisco!

[Wing Commander]

It was the days when I had cars with a manual gearbox, so I see no reason why the same logic should not apply

Yeah, I get it with a manual gearbox (which I have).

I can see the potential benefit when parked on the flat, but I think there could be issues if parked on a hill, especially a steep hill, if left in gear, but with handbrake or parking brake not deployed.

I was taught to always turn the wheels into the curb when I parked on any slope in case the handbrake failed. I still do it today.

That makes complete sense!

Am sure I was told to use hand brake when parked, when I passed my test in 1988.

I just think that (especially on a hill) not using the handbrake could lead to undue stress on the gearbox?