URGENT Help - Just had a crash.

pulliptears

vaio wrote: »

At the risk of alienating 50%+ of the population…….

Given the level of numptyness (sp?) involved in both the accident and the MOT I’d assumed you were a she. Looks like I was wrong.

With the same mindset I’d also assumed dacouch was a he because he talks sense & knows his stuff.

Perhaps you should get a room

Lol, you are for it now Vaio

Incidentally, I was always taught to leave a car in gear when parked and to check a car isn't in gear when I start it. Second nature to me. Slightly surprised there are people out there who don't do it

janninew

pulliptears wrote: »

Lol, you are for it now Vaio

Incidentally, I was always taught to leave a car in gear when parked and to check a car isn't in gear when I start it. Second nature to me. Slightly surprised there are people out there who don't do it

Funnily enough I was taught never to leave a car in gear, I can still hear my instructor saying handbrake then neutral! He did also teach me to always check that the gear was in neutral every time you got in the car and I always do, but I have never left my car in gear, it wouldn't feel right!

Kilty_2

janninew wrote: »

Funnily enough I was taught never to leave a car in gear, I can still hear my instructor saying handbrake then neutral! He did also teach me to always check that the gear was in neutral every time you got in the car and I always do, but I have never left my car in gear, it wouldn't feel right!

I very rarely had to stop and turn the engine off when I was learning to drive - using neutral would obviously be the correct thing to do if you aren't turning off the ignition (and obviously when starting the engine check for neutral anyway - and I always start the car with the clutch depressed to prevent wear on the starter)....

Having driven a car with knackered rear brakes for a bit I always leave any car I drive in gear :rotfl:

janninew

Kilty wrote: »

I very rarely had to stop and turn the engine off when I was learning to drive - using neutral would obviously be the correct thing to do if you aren't turning off the ignition (and obviously when starting the engine check for neutral anyway - and I always start the car with the clutch depressed to prevent wear on the starter)....

Having driven a car with knackered rear brakes for a bit I always leave any car I drive in gear :rotfl:

I use to stop quite often and turn the engine off on my lessons, usually when my instructor was talking for a long period of time! He still use to say handbrake, then neutral, then engine off! Would it matter on your test I wonder?

Kilty_2

janninew wrote: »

I use to stop quite often and turn the engine off on my lessons, usually when my instructor was talking for a long period of time! He still use to say handbrake, then neutral, then engine off! Would it matter on your test I wonder?

I wouldn't think so providing you select neutral again before restarting the engine. (and obviously if you were asked to do so on an incline then parking in gear is the normal thing to do as per the Highway Code)

I'm sure a qualfied ADI will be lurking and might notice this thread:rotfl:

pulliptears

janninew wrote: »

I use to stop quite often and turn the engine off on my lessons, usually when my instructor was talking for a long period of time! He still use to say handbrake, then neutral, then engine off! Would it matter on your test I wonder?

I failed my first test for "over use of the handbrake" something which had my instructor jumping up and down in annoyance with the examiner lol.

My Dad always taught me to leave the car in gear as well, and he was an IAM registered Test Driver for Michelin.

Kilty_2

pulliptears wrote: »

My Dad always taught me to leave the car in gear as well, and he was an IAM registered Test Driver for Michelin.

It's essential when your handbrake being on causes most of the fluid to drain from the system in a few hours through a dodgy rear caliper :rotfl:

Hope nobody on here bought it at auction :eek:

pulliptears

Kilty wrote: »

It's essential when your handbrake being on causes most of the fluid to drain from the system in a few hours through a dodgy rear caliper :rotfl:

Hope nobody on here bought it at auction :eek:

oops ..........

Jennifer_Jane

I was taught to drive in South Africa and to leave the car in gear (it's habit, I even do it when the car is in my garage). When I took my test in UK (was unnecessary but DVLA told me incorrect information) and when I took a few lessons (after 30 years of driving!) the subject never came up from what I remember.

Good luck to the OP - funnily enough, as someone assumed young female, I'd assumed young male. Nevertheless, feel sorry for the OP, a very expensive lesson.

Jen

pulliptears

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

I was taught to drive in South Africa and to leave the car in gear (it's habit, I even do it when the car is in my garage). When I took my test in UK (was unnecessary but DVLA told me incorrect information) and when I took a few lessons (after 30 years of driving!) the subject never came up from what I remember.

Good luck to the OP - funnily enough, as someone assumed young female, I'd assumed young male. Nevertheless, feel sorry for the OP, a very expensive lesson.

Jen

One of my good friends is from SA. I recall driving with her late one night and she had not long come back from visiting family for a month in SA. We are travelling along and she is about to go straight through a red light.
I shout at her and she slammed on the brakes and very red facedly explained that women are allowed to travel through red lights at night in certain parts of SA and for a minute she thought she was at home :eek:

Scared the hell out of me she did