Revision question · Braking systems

You have stopped facing uphill in a traffic queue, and following traffic has also stopped. How should you hold the vehicle while avoiding unnecessary brake-light glare?

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Hold the vehicle on the clutch

Hold the vehicle on the footbrake

Select neutral and release all brakes

Apply the parking brake after stopping

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Apply the parking brake after stoppingThis was the right answer

Apply the parking brake after stopping, then release the footbrake when safe to avoid glare. Keep the vehicle secured and follow its transmission instructions. Selecting neutral is not itself a brake.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 114Highway Code rule · Once the queue behind has stopped, use the parking brake to hold safely without unnecessary brake-light glare.

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