@fritz: if it's illegal, then let the Police enforce it, not an interfering private citizen. I still wouldn't risk a flat battery just to conform to some environmentally motivated law. This guy wasn't trying to be helpful i.e. helping me avoid a fine. That much was totally clear. He was telling me what to do without knowing my reasons.

@reginos: I discovered the flat battery at around 10pm the night before we were due to leave at 5am. I spent a couple of hours with the RAC at my home that night.

I was not about to replace a 9 month old battery that was flat (and which could be fully recharged upon our return).


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