is it an offence in nz to leave your car running with keys in it while you go in a shop or whatever! i know it is where i come from in europe
kazbanz,
Feb 10, 11:02pm
nope --illegal no --stupid -YES
pete_iam,
Feb 10, 11:10pm
well it is an offence because a child could get in and drive away and kill someone. or it gives an opportunity for a crime to happen.
gunhand,
Feb 10, 11:10pm
Rememeber the days when you could actually do this, and leave ya house unlocked.
marcs_stuff,
Feb 10, 11:16pm
No law against it, but if you REALLY don't want your car, why not put it on TradeMe!
tonyrockyhorror,
Feb 10, 11:19pm
Wrong.
intrade,
Feb 10, 11:20pm
some cars have turbo timer and run for 3 to 5 minutes after shutting off. and no its not illegal its probably people with boken starter motors or dead batterys .
pete_iam,
Feb 10, 11:24pm
i did say with the keys in it. windows where even open and the guy was gone around 10 minutes
morrisman1,
Feb 11, 12:01am
One day I didnt snib my door shut on the car, and the breeze opened it. Two hours later a girl I work with let me know as she has just come into work. Full fuel cans, and everything still there. I like Invercargill.
holdenboy11,
Feb 11, 12:09am
Wait, you asked a question and answered it yourself with your own opinion!.
stevo2,
Feb 11, 12:09am
I remember when I was an apprentice, the boss came to work at 7.30am, parked on the roadside and left the motor running (Morris Minor ute) intending to go out again in a couple of minutes. He forgot about it and it was still running when he left at 5pm. Stevo
owene,
Feb 11, 12:36am
Please quote the relevant section in the Road Code that says this.
owene,
Feb 11, 12:37am
Invercargill! To cold, too much inbreeding and too many oysters down there. No thanks.
elect70,
Feb 11, 1:17am
Never leave keys in it . Remember the guy who had his prizedV8 commiestolen while payingat gas station, jumped on the bonnet yet pricks tried to shake him off, cops gotthem eventually & gave the owner a bollicking for atempting to stop them .
smac,
Feb 11, 1:56am
Are you actually after an answer to your question, or do you just want to start an argument about things that are different here from your homeland!
-mung-,
Feb 11, 2:02am
What the hell, he is asking if it's an offence in NZ then stating that is IS an offence in Europe because blah blah blah.
I think you guys better check you don't have an exhaust leak.
msigg,
Feb 11, 2:11am
Enforcement agencies do it,couriers do it,taxis do it,council workers do it, if you want to waste gas you can do it too.
clark20,
Feb 11, 2:14am
I remember a guy stoped at a workshop I was in , with a MK3 cortina, he walks in leaving motor running them ningningning motors reving its tits off, dog had jumped over and laid on the throttle
hondalova,
Feb 11, 7:32pm
when i had my nissan cefiro, the starter packed up, so when i went to shops i left it running. but i could pull the keys out because the key was worn out. i get out lock car and leave it running, then i have other young people coming up to me and asking if its "Turbd".
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