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Moving Immobilised Vehicles

Roger B

I started a thread on immobilised vehicle a couple of years ago (now locked).

https://engx.theiet.org/f/discussions/28694/evs-immobilised-by-flat-batteries-or-breakdowns/125715

There definitely seems to be a problem as a French company has developed systems to extract/move vehicles with all wheels locked.

https://en.eastract.com/

There is at least one system already in use in the UK:

 

Should it be a requirement for manufacturers to have some form of simple manual override to release the vehicle?

Having read the manual for my T Cross it is possible to release the DSG transmission lock by removing the gear lever gaiter and moving the locking detent with a screwdriver (supplied in the toolkit).

It is even more fun with a Tesla:

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-34181E3A-B4A7-4658-906A-38C6647B5664.html

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  • Anyone who deals with immobilised vehicles regularly should have a set of wheel skates (aka vehicle skates).  Stick a skate under each wheel and you can push the vehicle around in any direction you like.

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  • Anyone who deals with immobilised vehicles regularly should have a set of wheel skates (aka vehicle skates).  Stick a skate under each wheel and you can push the vehicle around in any direction you like.

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  • in reply to Simon Barker
    Simon Barker said:
    Anyone who deals with immobilised vehicles regularly should have a set of wheel skates (aka vehicle skates).  Stick a skate under each wheel and you can push the vehicle around in any direction you like.

    I have to confess I've looked into getting some of these so I can move the cars that continuously park across my driveway... Smirk

  • in reply to Lisa Miles

    Ooh, such people shouldn't be double parked anyway.. Leaving their car in the middle of the road.

    There's also, apparently, Japan/China? a car park where there are robo-skids that will park the cars into spaces so you don't have to. 

  • in reply to Philip Oakley
    Philip Oakley said:
    Leaving their car in the middle of the road.

    Yup, very tempting Phil... Smirk Joy

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