Handbrake oopsie

75driver · 26th October 2019, 16:33

The saloon had been left parked up for a few months, so I had left in gear, with the handbrake off, to stop it binding.
Went to change the duff battery this morning, so knocked it out of gear (and forgot about the handbrake &#128563

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I think I’ve been driving autos too much lately.🙄.

Came back out from garage to find it had rolled down the drive.

Could have been a lot worse.
I’m not too worried about the car, but it could have easily rolled out onto the road.🤭
Lesson learned.😞

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Ched · 26th October 2019, 17:08

Ouch......

Yorkshire GOC · 26th October 2019, 17:25

Feel for you

FLYING BANANA · 26th October 2019, 17:41

Good job it didn’t roll out into the road.

NCZ · 26th October 2019, 17:44

Bad luck , but better than across the road and through the hedge.

myfirstrover · 26th October 2019, 17:44

How big is your drive ?

75driver · 26th October 2019, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by myfirstrover

How big is your drive ?

Cameras do funny things. It’s not as big as it looks. It used to hold 3 75’s in a row, leaving enough room to drive past them, but alas one had to leave the fold a few months ago.😞
Probably best I don’t park any on the slopey bit for a while though.🙄.
I usually choc the wheels when I leave them lying up, but I had moved the car a few weeks back (to paint the wall) and must have forgot to put them back.😳
Wall had to be repainted again today.😡

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Russel · 26th October 2019, 19:09

Always carry a brick lol or 4

Comfortably Numb · 26th October 2019, 19:10

I'd say you just about got away with that. My luck would have had the top of the wing gouged by the wall capping! (I did that to the rear wing of my A4 Avant, also taking out the recently replaced light cluster which had been cracked when I bought the car.)

26th October 2019, 17:25	#3
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,062 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Feel for you __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

26th October 2019, 17:41	#4
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26th October 2019, 16:33	#1
75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	Handbrake oopsie The saloon had been left parked up for a few months, so I had left in gear, with the handbrake off, to stop it binding. Went to change the duff battery this morning, so knocked it out of gear (and forgot about the handbrake &#128563. I think I’ve been driving autos too much lately.🙄. Came back out from garage to find it had rolled down the drive. Could have been a lot worse. I’m not too worried about the car, but it could have easily rolled out onto the road.🤭 Lesson learned.😞 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

26th October 2019, 17:08	#2
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	Ouch......

26th October 2019, 17:44	#5
NCZ Newbie Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Ballynahinch Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bad luck , but better than across the road and through the hedge.

26th October 2019, 17:44	#6
myfirstrover Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.0 cdi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 401 Thanked 448 Times in 303 Posts	How big is your drive ?

26th October 2019, 19:09	#8
Russel Loves to post Mg zt-t Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Southampton Posts: 283 Thanks: 127 Thanked 58 Times in 38 Posts	Always carry a brick lol or 4

26th October 2019, 19:10	#9
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	I'd say you just about got away with that. My luck would have had the top of the wing gouged by the wall capping! (I did that to the rear wing of my A4 Avant, also taking out the recently replaced light cluster which had been cracked when I bought the car.)