[Sylvia]

Your Landie has developed a fault with the clutch and the garage has said bring it in now. This is 7-30a.m. You can only get there, 2 miles away by selecting 2nd. gear with the engine switched off and staying in second all the way to the garage.
There are two ways to get there (A) down a busy single carriage road, through the town and up to a large and very busy roundabout, taking the third exit or
(B) going up a long quiet road and going for about a mile along a busyish dual carriageway where, at least folk can overtake, with your hazards going and reaching the same roundabout but taking the first exit.
Your maximum speed is 25m.p.h.
Which way would you choose?
This happened to me yesterday and I apparently chose the wrong route, according to the policeman who stopped me

[Cinderhills]

I would take B as two lanes and people can overtake.  But I bet the police said A as it's a smaller road.

[Fleecewife]

Probably should have had it towed.

[SallyintNorth]

Err, well, firstly, if the roads are busy enough for you to be causing a lot of disruption, then not go when the roads are too busy - ok the garage said bring it now but that wasn't practical.  Secondly, yes, as Fleecewife says, best really to get it towed.

Sorry to be so boring!

[Dan]

What reason did they give for stopping you? I thought that a minimum speed only applied on the motorway...

[Sylvia]

Coppers eh! I took the second route and could see blue lights flashing behind me all the way so indicated and pulled into a lay-by.
The dear police officer( who had evidently had a sense-of- humour by-pass) asked me what I thought I was doing driving at 25m.p.h. down a dual carriageway. I explained and he told me that he had pulled in behind me with his hazards going to protect me from being hit from behind. "That was kind" I said. He then gave me a severe telling off and said I should have gone through the town. "And held up all the traffic", said I "Not to mention being beeped at, sworn at and called a stupid old cow" (which always upsets me beyond reason)
NOW THEN, as the copper came up to my Landie and stood at the window, I undid my seat belt. He could clearly see me doing this.  And that, said he is technically a £60 fine. What, for driving too slowly, said I. No, he said, for not wearing a seatbelt. I made a joke of it (he didn't smile) and eventually he told me to re-join the traffic.
I did notice that his protection of me stopped then as he roared off and left me to fate.
I had to take it in then and couldn't wait to be towed as I wouldn't have been able to get up to feed my stock and then my pigs would have made their bid for freedom........you know how it goes!

[deepinthewoods]

jobsworth....

[robert waddell]

it is an offence to drive with your hazards on did he not tell you that
if it is only second you could get is it not the gearbox at fault
now if it were a tractor the legal limit is 18 mph
i did a lot better when i was pulled in a jcb for no tax disc    when he came up to the jcb i told him i had 2 choices the first one was run   that was out as i was a fat barsteward the second was plead insanity and i would get let off with the charges   the two of them talked away for half an hour after that  o and no charges

[Plantoid]

Probably should have had it towed.

You'll most likely be done for towing  if it is not for immediate safety reasons . it should be trailered to comply with the current law.

Same with driving an unroadworthy vehicle .. once you know it is not roadworthy ..provable by your contact with the garage to get it repaired  and proceed to use it the next day your leaving yourself open to big trouble if a road traffic incident and or fatality happens because of you driving the unroadwiorthy vehicle..... trailer it in future .

[Plantoid]

Your Landie has developed a fault with the clutch and the garage has said bring it in now. This is 7-30a.m. You can only get there, 2 miles away by selecting 2nd. gear with the engine switched off and staying in second all the way to the garage.
There are two ways to get there (A) down a busy single carriage road, through the town and up to a large and very busy roundabout, taking the third exit or
(B) going up a long quiet road and going for about a mile along a busyish dual carriageway where, at least folk can overtake, with your hazards going and reaching the same roundabout but taking the first exit.
Your maximum speed is 25m.p.h.
Which way would you choose?
This happened to me yesterday and I apparently chose the wrong route, according to the policeman who stopped me

 Sylvia , there is a technique of driving a vehicle with out the use of the clutch pedal  it is sympathetic use of acellerator and gently but firmly puling the gear stick out of the gear as you quicly drop off the revs ..slip it into the next gear and gently put on the accellerator .
 
Stopping or slowing ..do the same and go down the box stopping if safe just brake down as slow as you can then turn off the key or brake to a stall .
 I have recovered loads of vehicles from a 1950's  Morrris Traveller shooting brake to all sorts of Land rovers , 3 tonners  to the Mighty Antar  tank transporters using this method when the clutch operating bits have failed but the clutch is OK

[robert waddell]

towing is illegal   with a rope or chain   also the car ambulance contraption on two wheels   also an a frame towing rig bolted to the broken down vehicle      the AA and rac are exempt from this as they are a recovery company
the car ambulance and a frame      they are then classed as trailers and are not braked independently
the only way to transport legally is with a trailer that is also legal in every respect
one thing being stopped if you are complying with the laws  if stopped and you are not fully legal they can do you for the insurance aspect     your insurance is void if you do not maintain your vehicle and anything you are towing

[doganjo]

I'd have told the garage I wasn't going to get myself in legal trouble by driving it and if they wanted the work they could come and get it.  And if they refused, use a different garage!  I keep two such garages in my good books just in case.

[princesspiggy]

dont worry ur not the first.
our car got ill at the supermarket and we had to drive 8 miles in 2nd gear along busy town and A road - with cars beeping and cursing even tho i had hazards flashing. highly embarrassing - and it happened more than once before it got fixed properly!
never mind 

[Sylvia]

I could get all the gears, Robert but only with the engine switched off! It was fixed within the hour   Plantoid, I'll remember that technique if it ever happens again.