A braking system for a vehicle , the braking system comprising: a dissipative brake ; a regenerative brake; a driver brake control operable against a support force by a driver of the vehicle to demand a braking effort from the braking system, the driver brake control arranged to travel from a release position to a fully operative position, wherein: in a first part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a first maximum positive gradient; in a second part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a second maximum positive gradient; and in an intermediate part of the travel of the driver brake control extending from the end of the first part to the beginning of the second part the support force increases with travel with a positive gradient that exceeds both the first and second maximum positive gradients; and a brake control system arranged to deploy the dissipative brake and/or regenerative brake into order to provide braking effort in response to operation of the driver brake control , wherein the brake control system can operate only the regenerative brake when the driver brake control is in the first part of the travel. a dissipative brake ; a regenerative brake; a driver brake control operable against a support force by a driver of the vehicle to demand a braking effort from the braking system, the driver brake control arranged to travel from a release position to a fully operative position, wherein: in a first part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a first maximum positive gradient; in a second part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a second maximum positive gradient; and in an intermediate part of the travel of the driver brake control extending from the end of the first part to the beginning of the second part the support force increases with travel with a positive gradient that exceeds both the first and second maximum positive gradients; and a brake control system arranged to deploy the dissipative brake and/or regenerative brake into order to provide braking effort in response to operation of the driver brake control , wherein the brake control system can operate only the regenerative brake when the driver brake control is in the first part of the travel. in a first part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a first maximum positive gradient; in a second part of the travel of the driver brake control the support force varies with travel with a gradient up to a second maximum positive gradient; and in an intermediate part of the travel of the driver brake control extending from the end of the first part to the beginning of the second part the support force increases with travel with a positive gradient that exceeds both the first and second maximum positive gradients; and a brake control system arranged to deploy the dissipative brake and/or regenerative brake into order to provide braking effort in response to operation of the driver brake control , wherein the brake control system can operate only the regenerative brake when the driver brake control is in the first part of the travel. <EOS>