Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
Ever since Hilary had the unfortunate incident where her car rolled away I have been extra cautious with the handbrake, or so I thought !!!!!!!
i always give it a fair tug to make sure. But fortunately there are no real hills in our area.
Today I went to High Wycombe on the way to program some keys for Davud S. near his home was a "proper" hill and some traffic lights so I put the handbrake on very firmly. A couple of extra notches.
I was shocked to see just how freely the car rolled backwards so I clicked another notch on and it still rolled back a little. In the end I had given it FOUR more clicks that I woukd EVER use.
So please check your handbrake on a proper hill and see for yourself just how hard the handbrake has to be pulled to stop the car rolling. You may be shocked.
I mi believe that in my case, because I never park on hills my handbrake was never fully engaged and the mechanism hadn't settled properly.
Please don't get caught out. Check your handbrake first chance you get. And give it an extra notch or two each time you use it, to keep it at its best.
Cheers
Steve B
i always give it a fair tug to make sure. But fortunately there are no real hills in our area.
Today I went to High Wycombe on the way to program some keys for Davud S. near his home was a "proper" hill and some traffic lights so I put the handbrake on very firmly. A couple of extra notches.
I was shocked to see just how freely the car rolled backwards so I clicked another notch on and it still rolled back a little. In the end I had given it FOUR more clicks that I woukd EVER use.
So please check your handbrake on a proper hill and see for yourself just how hard the handbrake has to be pulled to stop the car rolling. You may be shocked.
I mi believe that in my case, because I never park on hills my handbrake was never fully engaged and the mechanism hadn't settled properly.
Please don't get caught out. Check your handbrake first chance you get. And give it an extra notch or two each time you use it, to keep it at its best.
Cheers
Steve B