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shaz77_2
shaz77_2 Posts: 1,881 Forumite
in Motoring
During these very cold spells, if your car is parked on flat ground, keep it in gear, however do not put on the hand-brake.

The cold temperatures are freezing the brake-pads into the wheels, therefore it is a better idea to leave the hand-brake off if possible.


A very small tip and hopefully some will find it useful.
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  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Right OK, where did this gem come from?
    .....

  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,920 Forumite
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    If the brakes are stuck on I just drive off hard to free them.
    The man without a signature.
  • shaz77_2
    shaz77_2 Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    edited 22 February 2010 at 4:56PM
    davetrousers wrote: »
    Right OK, where did this gem come from?

    Personal experience, I still sometimes leave the hand-brake on its a force of habit, I had to drive hard one morning last week to free up the brake.

    Like everything else use it if you want.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    davetrousers wrote: »
    Right OK, where did this gem come from?

    What is wrong with it as a tip?

    I never park with the handbrake on anyway.
  • Lemonade_Pockets
    Lemonade_Pockets Posts: 1,162 Forumite
    I find the best way is to handbrake turn into any given space, thus ensuring plenty of heat is in the pads and disc expelling any water and thus removing the problem.

    On a serious note i always leave my car in gear but i've never heard of pads freezing on. Sometimes after a while e.g. been left whilst on holiday i've known them to get a bit of surface rust/corrosion which seems to cause it stick. Nothing a full bore start can't cure tho!
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Hintza wrote: »
    What is wrong with it as a tip?

    I never park with the handbrake on anyway.

    It is advising people to break the law.
  • Iand1
    Iand1 Posts: 170 Forumite
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    Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »
    I find the best way is to handbrake turn into any given space, thus ensuring plenty of heat is in the pads and disc expelling any water and thus removing the problem.QUOTE]

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    edited 22 February 2010 at 5:21PM
    Inactive wrote: »
    It is advising people to break the law.


    What is advising people to break which law?

    My car is secured by the gearbox and is lot safer than some of the handbrakes nowdays that can fail after the duiscs have cooled down.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Hintza wrote: »
    What is advising people to break which law?

    Parking a vehicle without setting the handbrake.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Inactive wrote: »
    Parking a vehicle without setting the handbrake.

    Where is that law?
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