Not using the handbrake when stopped
Usually Grade 1 — minorIf you're stopped for more than a moment — on a slope or at lights — not applying the handbrake can let the car creep.
✕ The fault
Stopped at a red on a slope, on the footbrake only…
✓ The right way
Stop at the line…
How to get it right
- 1Stopped for more than a few seconds? Apply the handbrake.
- 2Select neutral if waiting longer.
- 3Prepare to move off as traffic ahead begins to go.