Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1968)
For Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1968), category is Major; inspection item number is 1.1.6; defect reference is (f); inspection item is Parking brake lever or control; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Defect
- Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1968) verified
- Category
- Major verified
- Inspection item number
- 1.1.6
- Defect reference
- (f) verified
- Inspection item
- Parking brake lever or control
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(f) | Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (vehicle first used on or after 1 January 1968) | Major
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/1-brakes