Turn it off, but what are the rules??
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See this article [url]here|http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22749-1732598,00.html[/url]
Signs seen in other countries eg Sweden but never enforced in my presence.
How are they going to enforce it?
How are they going to prove it?
What are the rules? Switch off as soon as parked/ waiting, what about turbo spool down times, ref: FiF vehicle mfr owner manual?
Word of some ill-begotten non driving PA, "the engine woz running yer 'onour, 'onest guvnor"
Signs seen in other countries eg Sweden but never enforced in my presence.
How are they going to enforce it?
How are they going to prove it?
What are the rules? Switch off as soon as parked/ waiting, what about turbo spool down times, ref: FiF vehicle mfr owner manual?
Word of some ill-begotten non driving PA, "the engine woz running yer 'onour, 'onest guvnor"
Flat in Fifth said:
See this article here
Signs seen in other countries eg Sweden but never enforced in my presence.
How are they going to enforce it?
How are they going to prove it?
Mit great difficulty. Ist not a big earner in Switzerland
They do enforce in the tunnels in case of jam (if they can
) - but ist different.. und ist common sense anyway. You are supposed to switch off engine as soon as you set down if intending to wait more than 5 minutes. Ist not applying to drop off und pick up passenger within this 5 minute or so. As far I recall from rule back home...
Turn the engine off - or be fined
But I can well see some of the power hungry und greedy little tin pot bullies issuing thse things like confetti to meet some kind of quota ....
article said:
If the proposal is passed next month parking attendants or environmental health officers will be given new powers to issue £30 penalties, increasing to £60 if the fine is not paid within 14 days.
article said:
Other local authorities are watching with interest and are likely to introduce similar restrictions. Wendy Schmitt, Braintree council’s cabinet member for public protection and healthy living, who devised the proposals, said: “I am a keen environmentalist and want to see this proposal adopted.”
Und I bet he wears flip flops too
Ist a lentilist und pollutes more as result of baked bean und lentil burgers. 
BliarOut said:
They're obviously not getting enough revenue from their £60 scams
Ist worse Liebchen. Have you read of the CCTV scam which nab you for getting caught for silly thing und no warning that ist on scamera either.... und ist £100 for a yellow box und can be a "get caught because lof light jumper" too - per one of the alleged tales in paper.
.I'm sure there will be various excemptions. Bin men, police cars waiting outside pie shops, that kind of thing....
I'm waiting for the necessary journey permission form, whereby each journey by car has to be applied for (in triplicate) and approved as a necessary use of your car by a labour appointed official
I'm waiting for the necessary journey permission form, whereby each journey by car has to be applied for (in triplicate) and approved as a necessary use of your car by a labour appointed official
Wendy Schmitt said:
Wendy Schmitt, Braintree council’s cabinet member for public protection and healthy living, who devised the proposals, said: “I am a keen environmentalist and want to see this proposal adopted.”
The sad thing is she genuinely believes this will make an environmental difference! I guess she means well!
I can just picture long queues waiting at various Braintree traffic lights, engines running as permitted. Meanwhile, a naughty car driver waiting outside the post office gets a ticket! That'll help then.
deeps said:
Wendy Schmitt, Braintree council’s cabinet member for public protection and healthy living, who devised the proposals, said: “I am a keen environmentalist and want to see this proposal adopted.”
The sad thing is she genuinely believes this will make an environmental difference! I guess she means well!
I can just picture long queues waiting at various Braintree traffic lights, engines running as permitted. Meanwhile, a naughty car driver waiting outside the post office gets a ticket! That'll help then.
And when do engines spew out unburnt fuel.... At startup
BliarOut said:
article said:
It is already an offence to leave a motor vehicle unattended with its engine running
Is it?
Yes.
That's what I thought, but police drivers leave their engines running when they stop people don't they? Maybe there is an exemption in their case.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
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