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Originally Posted by ASH
I know prevention of wearing ratchet is the reason why UK driving school teaches to push the button.
I've never seen or heard of any worn ratchet outside UK, although seen other things worn or broken.
Does really hand brake ratchet wear? Or is it just a myth UK driving instructors believe from a few incidents on a certain model long time ago?
Watchdog mentioned that it's actually not a part of driving test, although instructors do teach to press. Why what driving instructors say is believed to be true, while we don't like them much?
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Both myself and several people I know have had some old worn out cars with all kinds of problems.
But a worn hand brake ratchet? No.
A correctly designed ratched will not wear out for a long long time.
There are cars with foot activated parking brakes that do not have a button, for example Mercedes and American cars. Do these have worn ratchets as a common issue?
No.