Fro
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About cars having parking lights when you leave the indicator on?
edit: also found this in the highway code
"All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph (48 km/h)."
any one adhere to it?
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by fro-dizzle]
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alan-g-w
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It's not all cars to be fair.
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by alan-g-w
It's not all cars to be fair.
checked 3 so far and all have it, mum said it's been around for years and people used to use them quite alot back in the day.
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am4nf
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I regularly see a polo breadvan that has them
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alan-g-w
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Corsas don't anyway, I've found Mercs, BMWs and the likes are more prone to it.
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gez bay
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didnt know this. I'll have to check
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harrisp
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quote: Originally posted by alan-g-w
Corsas don't anyway, I've found Mercs, BMWs and the likes are more prone to it.
Corsa Cs do.
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Ian
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Corsas have them - just use the sidelights.
Cars with indicator activation just do that to save power by only lighting one side.
I do it if I'm parking opposing the flow of traffic.
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Mike GSi
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I never knew this tbh, that makes sense though the other day i opened my door to get out of my car and the lights on buzzer sounded, i turned the lights off and the buzzer tone changed. I then realised my indicator stalk was in the on position, but no dash lights etc were on!
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FAZ
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im sure i got tested ont his in my theory?
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CorsAsh
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Been around for some time, people over here use them much more than I've seen in the UK.
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Steve
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Thats because people over there actually know how to drive.
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Skylined
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I knew this but surely they'll flatten your battery after a while?
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corsav6_mut
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I had this on my G reg mk2 golf thought it was cool as
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VegasPhil
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Didn't you have a mk2 golf as a first car? They do it
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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sand-eel
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My car is supposed to, but mine doesn't unless i'M DOING IT WRONG.
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Russ
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Didn't somebody on here get woke up by the police because they'd left patking lights on, and had to explain to the police about the legality of it
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j10E W
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i remember cavaliers have it iirc
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Fro
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Lol at the police thing.
Girlfriends 2003 swift doesn't have them sided.
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Mertin
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Few cars Iv owned have had them
Strange thing with the astra is sometimes itl beep as if their on until I move the stick (flash or sometimes indicate) and itl stop. Probz a dodgy stalk but works fine otherwise
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Mieran
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E30s have them too
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dannymccann
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quote: Originally posted by Skylined
I knew this but surely they'll flatten your battery after a while?
Anyone?
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JaffaTB
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mine goes dead within 5 mins if i sit in the car without the engine running but just the blowers/rear window demister on in this cold weather
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Skylined
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that's not right
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pow
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The MiTo doesn't have them bloody italians.
I knew that you had to either leave parking lights of sidelights (if parking lights aren't fitted) on if you park on a road over 30mph in limit, also know that it's totally random which cars have it
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