Leaving a vehicle unattended while the engine is running
Discussion
MX7 said:
gsuk1 said:
1) How do both of the above work together? Cant leave the car to drop someone off while the engine is running, and cant stop the engine either.
Dropping someone off isn't the same as parking.gsuk1 said:
2) What happens if you have a parking heater, which is an option an a Range Rover and allows you to remotely start the engine to defrost the car while your still getting ready in the morning. surely if this was illegal they wouldn't be allowed to sell it.
Legal on your property.gsuk1 said:
3) While stopping at a drop of point what happens if your car has auto start-stop to save fuel? That cuts the engine automatically, does that then count as 'parked' and thus is illegal.
If you're still in the car, it wouldn't be considered parked.Do you want to tell us what actually happened?
1) What I mean about the drop of is. Say you needed to stop in a drop off/loading only area, if you leave the engine running while you get out the car to unload something then you've left the engine running unattended on a public road so that's illegal. If you do the same and turn the engine off, then you've parked in a loading area which is also illegal. Rock - Me - Hardplace!
2) If using the parking heater is only legal on your property then this almost negates the need for it, as if you've got a driveway you've likely got a garage so shouldn't need to defrost the car anyway, and if you don't have a garage you'll surely be near your house to get scrapers/de-icer/whatever to do the job.
3) Yes I guess your right, you have to get out the car and stop the engine for it to count as parked. Does this mean you can just wait in a parking space without paying and as long as you don't get out the car you cant be given a parking ticket, because your in the car and are thus not parked? I'm guessing the answers NO.
Nothing has actually happened I'm just curious. Thinking of getting a Range Rover and specking the parking heater but now having second thoughts as it'll be parked on the road, so I cant use it anyway.
lol.
I think the idea is when you get up for work on a monday morning and peer mopily out of the window at the grey cold frozen dullness that awaits you, you can press a button on the key fob to start your cars engine and it'll begin defrosting itself. So while your having your tea and crumpets the car is warming up, then you can run out to the car and clime in and the heating is on, heated seats are on, its all defrosted and you can head off.
I think the idea is when you get up for work on a monday morning and peer mopily out of the window at the grey cold frozen dullness that awaits you, you can press a button on the key fob to start your cars engine and it'll begin defrosting itself. So while your having your tea and crumpets the car is warming up, then you can run out to the car and clime in and the heating is on, heated seats are on, its all defrosted and you can head off.
gsuk1 said:
1) What I mean about the drop of is. Say you needed to stop in a drop off/loading only area, if you leave the engine running while you get out the car to unload something then you've left the engine running unattended on a public road so that's illegal. If you do the same and turn the engine off, then you've parked in a loading area which is also illegal. Rock - Me - Hardplace!
Where do you get the info that you can only use a drop off/loading area with engine running?Anyway, I thought loading bays were for commercial vehicles to use, not private cars.
I was parked outside our local cornershop/offlicense while the then girlfriend picked up a few bits when some guy in a Vectra double parked outside with the engine running and popped into the same shop. Cue a couple of youths who were sitting on a wall opposite who got in the car and drove off with it at full speed. Guy came out the shop and wasn't impressed!
gsuk1 said:
lol.
I think the idea is when you get up for work on a monday morning and peer mopily out of the window at the grey cold frozen dullness that awaits you, you can press a button on the key fob to start your cars engine and it'll begin defrosting itself. So while your having your tea and crumpets the car is warming up, then you can run out to the car and clime in and the heating is on, heated seats are on, its all defrosted and you can head off.
I suspect you're misunderstanding how the heater works. They don't usually run the engine, they just heat the fluids so everything is warm for when you do start the engine.I think the idea is when you get up for work on a monday morning and peer mopily out of the window at the grey cold frozen dullness that awaits you, you can press a button on the key fob to start your cars engine and it'll begin defrosting itself. So while your having your tea and crumpets the car is warming up, then you can run out to the car and clime in and the heating is on, heated seats are on, its all defrosted and you can head off.
A pre heater isn't the same as a remote start. If you are seriously looking at one, I'd check with lr how it works.
XitUp said:
Where do you live if you have to worry about someone jumping in your car and nicking it in the few seconds it takes to close a garage door/driveway gate?
I live in Manchester. However, it does only take a few seconds to jump in a vehicle and drive off. I believe car thieves operate the length and breadth of the country, not just in major cities. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff