I like an electric parking brake as it frees up interior space, but it needs to confirm its active status quickly to fully reassure.

Set to automatically applying the brake when the engine’s off and release it when you press the accelerator, the 3008’s can be manually overridden. But with the otherwise useful hill-start assist, which holds the brake for two seconds on slopes, it can seem like the park brake has not disengaged, so you can end up fiddling with the switch again and turning it back ‘on’. Practice helps, but there must be a way to improve its speed and visual confirmation?

Peugeot 3008 1.6 110 HDi Sport 5dr 6spd manual
Mileage 3099
Claimed combined
consumption
55.3mpg
Our average consumption 37.3mpg
P11D price £19,030
Model price range £16,695-£22,795
CO2 (tax) 137g/km/19%
BIK 20/40% per month £60/£121
Service interval up to 12,500mls/2yrs
Insurance group 15E
Warranty 3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space (min/max) 512/1604 litres
Engine size/power 1560cc/110hp
Top speed/0-62mph 112mph/12.2secs
Why we’re running it To test the award-winning
car in the real world
Positive Functional boot,
high interior quality
Negative Seatbelt alarm system,,
left-hand drive layout