Is it illegal to drive with the brake pad warning light lit?
The reason I ask is about 3 months ago my Ford Galaxy was serviced and in addition to replacing the front pads, the garage advised checking the rear pads in approx 6000 miles time. Last week, 900 miles since the service, the brake pad warning light came on. The garage ( a respectable Ford Main Dealer) said the rear pads needed replacing, and although there was still about 5000 miles of wear left in them, it is illegal to drive with the pad warning light on and they had to be replaced.
Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated, thanks.
The reason I ask is about 3 months ago my Ford Galaxy was serviced and in addition to replacing the front pads, the garage advised checking the rear pads in approx 6000 miles time. Last week, 900 miles since the service, the brake pad warning light came on. The garage ( a respectable Ford Main Dealer) said the rear pads needed replacing, and although there was still about 5000 miles of wear left in them, it is illegal to drive with the pad warning light on and they had to be replaced.
Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated, thanks.