Traditional Handbrake Nearing The End

Manufacturers are switching to electronic parking brakes which are safer, but more expensive to repair.

The traditional handbrake is facing the 'end of the road'.

The Irish Sun reports manual handbrakes only a feature on one in eight new cars.

Manufacturers are switching to electronic parking brakes which are safer - but more expensive to repair.

In the past 12 months, BMW and Peugeot have dropped the manual handbrake altogether. 

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