A few months ago I had the hand brake cables replaced on my 2004 estate. Everything went as advertised on the tin, until I parked on a fairly steep slope about a week after the fitment. I applied the hand brake 'in the pre new cable way' and got out of the car. Some ten minutes passed by, at which point I was approached by the owner of the garage I was visiting and told that I might like to come and see what had happened. It turned out that my car's hand brake had released due to the working parts cooling down, and it had run back ten metres into a solid steel post. Luckily, my tow bar took the worst of the damage, bending the detachable swan neck to one side (£130) and clouting the rear bumper.

Warning! If you have your cables replaced, make sure that you give the hand brake lever an extra tug for good measure.

You was lucky there then.10 m on a slope is a fair way. You was very lucky that no serious damage was done or anyone injured. A lesson there for everyone to learn.

Regards,

Andy.