Leaving car engine running

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

Richard53 wrote: »

I don't think so. It was only a bread-and-butter Mondeo. I used to leave the A/C on auto, so it ran 24/7/52 as it was designed to.


Whether it was doing anything or not, it was brilliant at demisting the screen. It's something you don't really appreciate until you don't have it. My current Land Rover is still misted up after 20 miles No A/C plus leaky door seals.

Petrol better at warming up than diesel?

However, some cars just have good ventilation systems. I use just 2 settings on my Merc, demist and auto and it just gets it right. I also always spend some time pointing vents in the right direction when I get a car and sulkily put them back after passengers have had the temerity to fiddle with them.

Modern cars are so much better than the days where it needed muscles to slide the air direction adjuster and the fan had 2 settings, off and deafening asthmatic.

numsadog

Its common where I live for some to run engines on frosty mornings for up to three quarters of an hour. Scraping frost and ice from windows seems to be a lost practice.

Richard53

IanMSpencer wrote: »

Petrol better at warming up than diesel?

Nope, a chilly old Tdci diesel that used to take 5-6 miles to get any warmth coming through.


Once I had changed the soggy pollen filter, the interior was always dry and sweet-smelling, and I put that down to running the A/C full-time.

Robisere

My 17 plate Tucson CRDi has a "Front Demist" which gives a blast of warm, dry air from cold start, with Aircon light on. Must be some kind of electrical heating, but it does clear the screen in quick time.

derrick

George_Michael wrote: »

So why does the legislation that covers this offence clearly state that the fixed penalty is £20?


https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1808/contents/made

2 different bits of legislation, the one you have quoted is emissions/pollution.

There is one under motoring legislation, "The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, " commonly known as "quitting the vehicle", (same as leaving headlights on whilst parked up), "Leaving motor vehicles unattended"


Also see Rule 123 of the Highway Code.


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IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

derrick wrote: »

2 different bits of legislation, the one you have quoted is emissions/pollution.

There is one under motoring legislation, "The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, " commonly known as "quitting the vehicle", (same as leaving headlights on whilst parked up), "Leaving motor vehicles unattended"

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Interestingly, my reading of "Leaving motor vehicles unattended" appears to tell me that I am breaking the law by parking an automatic in park without the handbrake on. "any parking brake with which the vehicle is required to be equipped is effectively set."

Car_54

IanMSpencer wrote: »

Interestingly, my reading of "Leaving motor vehicles unattended" appears to tell me that I am breaking the law by parking an automatic in park without the handbrake on. "any parking brake with which the vehicle is required to be equipped is effectively set."

You are indeed. 3 points and a fine.

Zola.

You know you have life easy when you are making threads like this...

Warwick_Hunt

Car_54 wrote: »

You are indeed. 3 points and a fine.

No points, the offence isn’t endorsable.

DoaM

IanMSpencer wrote: »

I also always spend some time pointing vents in the right direction when I get a car and sulkily put them back after passengers have had the temerity to fiddle with them.

I feel your pain.