The replacement cost about £300 at the local agents - I was too fat at the time to get under it on car ramps !!
I like others used it sparingly after that - the 4/4 Sport uses tywraps up inside the transmission tunnel which means it's an every thing out job, seats and tunnel apparently.
So that's a Yes
LOL...tell me! My 4/4 handbrake cable snapped at around 6000 miles. As you say, about £300 to get a dealer to replace it. I did most of myself over a weekend but was stuck getting the cable ends into the drums...the only dealer bit. It was a hub off job for Mike Duncan
A warning note to everyone, there was a bad batch of cables around 2010-11 and the outer cable can crack at the bends by the backplate, letting in moisture and rusting through the steel coil in the outer cover. This eventually rubs through the brake cable. It's worth checking for cracks and wrapping some tape around the cable at that spot.
