Fitting a manual handbrake to a Renault Trafic 2010 Disabili

[Dogface830]

I’m after some advice and thought here might be a good place to start. I drive a Renault Trafic adapted for my disability needs. It has all the usual stuff lift, hand controls etc. One of its adaptions is an electric handbrake. This was fine for the last 10 years. When it broke I had it replaced at a cost of £1300. 18 months later and it has broken again. The company who fitted it told be the life expectancy is between 18 months to 2 years. On a £1300 part!! Needless to say I had issue with such poor quality to be told there is only one company that make them in Sweden & that the quality recently has become really bad. I’m furious at this news and want to find a solution that doesn’t involve replacing it every 18 months. My question is could I have a manual handbrake fitted? Because my hand function is pretty poor it wouldn’t be something I could use but it would be enough to pass the MOT. It’s a 2010 Renault Trafic short wheel base.

[Dogface830]

They kept its life expectancy to themselves when they fitted it. I’ve just remembered that I returned it after 6 months because it broke and they replaced it free of charge. So the current one has lasted little over a year.