'idling offence'
 

Motorists who leave their cars running on frosty mornings to warm up the engine and clear the windscreen could face being fined under anti-pollution rules this winter.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0Y5WhU3Vn



whatever next :confused:

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The worst thing you can do, especially for diesel engines is run straight from cold

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Well on cold frosty mornings the first thing I do is check that the wipers are free to move and turn on the engine (waiting for the glow plug light to go out first).

If its below 4C the front and rear window heating elements come on automatically.

with the engine idling I scrape the side windows, wing mirrors, front and rear lights. then I scrape the remanding ice from the front and rear windows.

By then I can safely drive away.

If I scrape the car down first, I still have to wait beacuse the front screen will mist up.

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on my van there is a green button on the dash when pressed it allows the ignition key to be removed and leaves engine running [but cuts out engine if throttle is touched] its for the dynawatt inverter system, but it also means i can leave it running with no fear of it being stolen while it warms up and de-ices.

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posh git stop bragging ;)

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Ah, the Daily Fail. No wonder it gets laughed upon so often, it's a crapshod newspaper only worthy for wiping the brown stuff from your backside.

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Seen as I live 4 floors up, i tend to sit in mine while it warms up with a cuppa - could i be done for sitting without due care or drink-sitting? :rolleyes:

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Perhaps a story from the Daily Heil that we can believe....err no, on second thoughts, that is asking a bit much.

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problem is they don't report the stuff us grownups like to read in the beano or even the dandy, its a shame but there it is ;)

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Yes. A van. Très posh :)

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its got cup holders .

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mine are heated cup holders .....when the hot air pipe from the heater falls off ;)

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Does it have one of those 'How am I driving?' stickers as well? :)

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I always find the buggers are driving too fast to write down the number whilst I'm driving :erm:

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Its called the `Runstop` system, lots of Paramedics vehicles have it, so do Ambulances, Police cars etc.
It`s to stop ***** jumping in and driving off in them. :)