Insurance claim coming back to haunt me

jase1

dacouch wrote: »

Assuming the vehicle is serviced at the correct intervals, has a current MOT and no obvious signs of problems with the handbrake. Also that the handbrake had been applied

This is another area where the Mondeo falls down.

On my car, if I leave the handbrake on full-strength, such that it will stop the car rolling down a hill, the rear calipers *will* seize shortly afterwards. Even when replaced.

It seems to be a problem with these cars. So much so that I generally leave the car in gear rather than with the handbrake on if the road is level. Even on a bank I'll leave the car in gear as well, and *hope* the stupid calipers don't lock up again.

Carp design.

societys_child

dacouch wrote: »

Assuming the vehicle is serviced at the correct intervals, has a current MOT and no obvious signs of problems with the handbrake. Also that the handbrake had been applied

I actually said applied correctly.
I think most people would "assume" that the handbrake hadn't been applied correctly as the car had moved slowly down the hill

(quote: very slowly, took about half an hour)

As there was no mention of a fault, or that the handbrake needed repairing after the incident, it seems obvious the the brake had not been applied correctly. As it was parked on a hill, would it not have made sense to leave it low gear / turn the wheels into the kerb?
Failure to do this is simply negligence by the driver.