Tag Archives: Highway Code

Drivers urged to switch off when idling

August 07, 2012   Ian

Drivers have been urged to switch off their engines when idling for one minute. According to the Energy Savings Trust, London drivers alone are wasting £60 million per year by not doing so.

People tend to forget that leaving the engine running unnecessarily is actually an offence. The Highway Code says: “You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.” Some London boroughs are now imposing £80 fines if drivers spend a long time unloading their vehicles with the engine running.

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Drivers show appalling lack of Highway Code knowledge

April 05, 2012   Sean

Most of us claim that we know the Highway Code like the back of our trousers, yet the reality is different. Harrowingly so. That’s according to the results of the Goodyear Test the Nation survey, which has found that while half of us reckon our knowledge of the Code is good or very good, a worrying number get the basics wrong.
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