Motorists are being warned that they could be causing damage to their engines by trying to keep warm in winter
. According to a new survey, the average motorist leaves their car running for 244 minutes in the winter.
More than a million motorists idle every single day during winter, producing a carbon footprint over a lifetime of 825kg. Known as stationary idling, Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 prohibits leaving your engine on when it is not needed. He added: “The transition to electric vehicles will be so critical in the long-term in helping reduce emissions from petrol and diesel engines. Yet the research has demonstrated a clear financial barrier to this being a straightforward process, amplified by the cost-of-living crisis.
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