The MOT is just a basic safety check and all cars should be maintained in such condition so that they should always pass what is a basic safety test.

The handbrake is also the secondary brake and of course should come up to spec. The MOT pass/fail criteria for parking brake performance is a low bar - any car should pass with ease unless the brakes are defective.

Its serious in my view as a full time tester that new cars could be delivered with this design fault. Not good enough Morgan.

I do hope Malvern get this sorted without delay and before a lovely ARP4 runs away on a hill.


2015 Morgan 4/4 (Wolf fettled) previously 2014 M3W
MINI Cooper S and numerous BMC/BL relics.