This may have been covered before so apologies if it has.

After applying the hand brake my car rolls forwards or backwards a few inches, do they all do this????

Mine does. Since it is an auto as well I have to stabilise first before putting it in park P.

Mine does the same too, can be annoying especially when stopped on a hill in traffic, but I presume this is normal for this car unless anyone knows different. ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

My car, a manual, does this to a small extent. I would put it down to the fact that the foor brake (the brake system that brought you to a standstill) operates on discs on all four wheels. The handbrake, from what I've been told, is a drum brake system operating on only the rear wheels. When the handbrake is applied, I suspect that there is some mechanical 'free play' or 'slack' to be taken up between the foot brake being released and the drum brake 'taking the load' - not disimilar the way an automatic will always roll very slightly when brought to a stop on the foot brake, placed in PARK and the brake released.

Given the number of comments about poor handbrake performance this may help to exegerate the effect. My handbrake is very effective, no complaints, but as I said even I see this movement to a small degree.

Mine is not brillant, Like Avtur says there is a little play upon the rear brakes biting.

I also leave my car in gear, with it been a manual as extra security.

Thinking about this, I've never experienced this on any other car/4x4/van that I've owned or driven. To me it feels like the handbrake is working on the disk brakes, if they were drum brakes there would be no slack to take up as the shoes lock agaist the inside of the drum when you pull the lever up.

Might just have a chat with the dealer and see what they say. ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

I have had new brake shoes fitted to both rear wheels due to a handbrake fault it still moved ...took it back yesterday to have the handbrake "tightened" it is now better but still there is a bit of slack...just have to live with it now i suppose.

As someone mentioned elswhere if u are in first gear you can take your foot off the clutch the car won`t stall just keeps on rolling slowly forward ! great for slow moving motorway traffic