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Not only that - there is alot of strobe lighting often still going on, along with normal sidelights/headlights so that the ambulance can still be seen

Not always the lights these days are LED and draw very little current so even if they are running they don't stress the batteries too much.

Because of equipment such as warmers ecu/defibrillators radios etc the critical care fast response cars never tend to be switched off unless refuelling or at the depot where they can be plugged in
 
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@kyle96/mgj -Re: More misery for diesel drivers......

It is in fact illegal to leave (ie get out of) your car with the engine running. An old law, nothing to do with pollution, but to slow up a robbery getaway by the driver having to crank start it. (Before anyone says a robber would ignore the law anyway, remember in those days there was a policeman on every corner, and a car left running would bring him running).

But that is not what this new issue is about. It is about people sitting in their cars with the engine running. There is a guy at work who spends his lunch hour in his Jag in the car park with the engine running, presumably for the heater or A/C.
 
Re: @kyle96/mgj -Re: More misery for diesel drivers......

It is in fact illegal to leave (ie get out of) your car with the engine running. An old law, nothing to do with pollution, but to slow up a robbery getaway by the driver having to crank start it. (Before anyone says a robber would ignore the law anyway, remember in those days there was a policeman on every corner, and a car left running would bring him running).

But that is not what this new issue is about. It is about people sitting in their cars with the engine running. There is a guy at work who spends his lunch hour in his Jag in the car park with the engine running, presumably for the heater or A/C.

And I guess the legislation as proposed won't affect him at all, given he is not doing it on the public highway he will be able to continue his rather curious solo car park experience......:)
 
Re: @kyle96/mgj -Re: More misery for diesel drivers......

And I guess the legislation as proposed won't affect him at all, given he is not doing it on the public highway
Of course it won't; I was showing an extreme example of the fact that some people think nothing of it. I hate to think what he is doing to his engine.

Another example is people running out of petrol in long motorway hold-ups, just by idling. It happened a couple of years ago on the M-way on my way to work. Was not even for heating - it was a mild day. When the traffic got moving again several cars were left standing, even in the outer lane.
 
Re: @kyle96/mgj -Re: More misery for diesel drivers......

Of course it won't; I was showing an extreme example of the fact that some people think nothing of it. I hate to think what he is doing to his engine.

I don't know if it's true of more modern engines with modern fuel injection systems but it always used to be said that excessive idling particularly during the warm up period caused an overly rich fuel mixture resulting in un burnt fuel remaining on the cylinder bores which in turn led to premature bore wear.

So I would say he is probably not going to get as many miles out of it as he could have. I certainly wouldn't buy a used car if I knew it had been treated in that way.
 
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