ake wrote:Marcob wrote:Any vehicle should always be in 1st gear or reverse when it's parked. The steering should always be turned appropriately as well.
Unfortunately people aren't taught this any more
I would never trust a hand brake alone on a heavy van, especially with rear discs
On any slight slope, I will always park with the front tyre turned/jammed into the kerb to stop the van rolling, and in first or reverse, to make doubly sure that it won't roll, even with no hand brake applied
The hand brake cable broke on one of my old vans, (years ago before VOSA were invented), the cable wasn't readily available and I couldn't do without the van, so I got quite good at parking it up, as above with no brake, until the new cable was fitted