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Brakes and mot

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:41 pm
by History
The regulations are that a handbrake must be at least 16% with dual line and 25% for single line.

The reason is because on a single line the handbrake is also the secondary brake.

On a dual line system the other line is the secondary brake. The hand brake is then called a parking brake.

Regards
Bob.