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more misery - but wait
leaving an engine running while your not there is against the highway code anyway
Even a petrol engine owner could be still done exactly the same
Ziggy
TBH I applaud the idea as I have never understood the point of sitting in a car with the engine running or loading/unloading one with the engine running.
he's died laughing more likeI bet MEP is laughing all the way to the bank..
I do deliverys in my spare time, bit of extra dosh innit. I always leave my car running, 1 because it takes me 2 mins to pop in the shop get a new order and put it in a bag, 2 because even if I'm waiting I would he freezing my tits off outside in the car, 3 because I can't have the battery go flat or I don't get paid, 4 because all the Bluetooth, satnav etc turns off and de syncs when I turn it off which is a pain when turning back on
Easy enough to lock the door with your spare key when you get out . That's what I often do when we've got 2-3ft of Snow and -5*C outside
Easy enough to lock the door with your spare key when you get out . That's what I often do when we've got 2-3ft of Snow and -5*C outside
When I worked for norwich Union back in 2001, there was a big legal case where a car was left on the garage forecourt with the key in but the owner had locked it with the remote, he had been warned about doing this by friends and family that it would invalidate his insurance but he ignored the warnings and carried on anyway, sure enough his porsche 911 was stolen and not recovered, norwich Union refused to pay out and he tried to sue...... Needless to say he lost the case and a brand new £80k porsche
So even if the car is locked you can still get into trouble.
And if it's left running on the road you can face prosecution, the ambulance service use systems which keep the engine running without the key but will cut the engine if any of the controls are used ie press the clutch to select a gear and the engine cuts out, this is because some vehicles have things things like fluid warmers and heaters that need to be on all the time to be effective so the engines need to be kept running