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I tend to engage motor mover before unhitching from car as I have seen a caravan brake fail.
However I can see with my car it would be easy not to put the hand brake on hard enough, so once the caravan is disconnected it could roll off.
We tend to look at our own car, and most cars which are automatic have a park position which locks the transmission. However not all, I know the old mini did not have a park option.
I know my wife's car has automatic hand brake, however only driven her car once, I assume once the gear selector disappears into the centre consul, but don't know?
Last weekend went to Anglesey, and site entrance was tight, to point where wife got out to see if it was going to pass, which it did without needing to reverse, but going to the site, twice I needed to reverse, one to turn around, and once as gone wrong way on the site, no problem, however I can see how new drivers of trailer could have problems.
When I first jumped on a farm tractor at about 14 years old I did not have a clue on how to tow a trailer safely. The farmer took time to teach me as he didn't want tractor, trailer or gate ways damaged. However many caravan people have to learn the hard way.
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Topic: not a good weekend for some
