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I do thank you very much.

Apparently the heat generated is not allowed to escape with the pad being in contact with the disc and all the heat sinks in, presumably resulting in warping. Not 100% convinced, it is perhaps just 'in theory'?

Apparently the heat generated is not allowed to escape with the pad being in contact with the disc and all the heat sinks in, presumably resulting in warping. Not 100% convinced, it is perhaps just 'in theory'?

I think the pads can actually weld themselves to the discs if the discs are hot enough BUT if you're generating that sort of heat in your brakes on a road that has traffic lights then you're probably pushing just that little bit too hard.

my pet hate is the c class merc with the stupid foot operated handbrake. Confuses the hell out of me every time, just can't come to terms with it!

I think the pads can actually weld themselves to the discs if the discs are hot enough BUT if you're generating that sort of heat in your brakes on a road that has traffic lights then you're probably pushing just that little bit too hard.

There are lots of such junctions all in a row for a good 10 or so miles of the east lancs.

well if you're managing an emergency stop at every one of them I'd recommend driving at a different speed - or bigger brakes

Driver fined over toddler's death

A driver who ran over and killed a three-year-old boy in a car park at Gatwick Airport was found guilty of careless driving by Sussex magistrates.

Albert Marchment, 62, panicked and hit the accelerator instead of the brake when Rhys Hood from Trecastle, Powys, stepped into his path.

He said he was not used to driving his wife's automatic car in May 2004.

Marchment, of South Ockenden, Essex, was fined £700, ordered to pay £365 in costs and given a year's driving ban.

He always denied the charges against him.

But District Judge Paul Tain said he was "unequivocally certain" that Marchment's driving had fallen below the required standard when his foot slipped onto the wrong pedal.

He also said that the position he adopted and the speed of his driving - 8 or 9mph in 5mph zone - were also contributing factors to his verdict.

The judge said the sentence handed down "bore no relation" to the loss suffered by Rhys' family.

The court heard that Marchment, a self-employed van driver, could stand to lose his family home if his main means of employment was removed.

Members of Rhys' family were at Mid Sussex Magistrates' Court in Haywards Heath to hear how Marchment's car collided with the youngster at the airport's North Terminal on 22 May.

Rhys had travelled with his father from their family home in Wales to see his grandparents off on holiday.

But the trial heard the excited youngster stepped out from behind a row of parked cars into the path of the Ford Mondeo, which Marchment admitted he only drove "once in a blue moon".

Rhys was dragged along before falling to the ground and being run over.

He suffered multiple injuries from which he died later the same day in hospital.

Outside the court, Rhys' grandfather David Hood, from Herefordshire, thanked friends and well-wishers who "had made the last 15 months bearable after Rhys' death".

Sgt Paul Williams, of Sussex Police, said the case was a reminder that people should be extra vigilant when travelling in unfamiliar locations and when driving unfamiliar vehicles.

"The events surrounding this incident are nothing less than tragic and our thoughts go out to the families of all those involved who have no doubt been devastated by its consequences," he added.

He also said that the position he adopted and the speed of his driving - 8 or 9mph in 5mph zone - were also contributing factors to his verdict.