Did any T5 come without a handbrake?

[Lounge Lizard]

I’m on another forum where someone is certain that the early 2004 T5 transporter they once owned, had NO handbrake whatsoever.

Despite being advised that ADR 35 mandates the inclusion of a handbrake in all cars registered in Australia, this person asserts that his T5 was completely lacking one.

They suggest that there were about 10-20 very early ones that made it into the country without a handbrake/parking brake of any kind?

Can anyone here confirm if this is possible?

[Rebuild]

I very much doubt a road regoed ADR complied vehicle would lack a handbrake
my 04 has a handbrake
There was a recall for 04 models for handbrake issues.Mine still has the recall sticker

[Sunny43.5]

Never going to happen as if the car was a maual it would probably roll away on steep hills , my 2004 T5 did roll away even in first gear with the handbrake on . We live on a very steep hill and I had just driven home so the rear discs were still hot and were holding fine , after 30 minutes or so when they cooled it slowly rolled back wards against the engine compression . Ok it did have over 300000kays so compression was a bit lacking took out a few shrubs next door after it mounted the footpath and finally stopped agains a beat up Hyundai Sonata and a telegraph pole about a hundred metres down the hill .