Legalities of Remote Start?

[NA_R33]

as the topic suggests does neone know if its illegal or not? and will it affect insurance?

cheers

John

[Gary1]

As far as I know remote start is only legally accepted on auto's. There is some argument to say the same for turbo timers also.

Cheers

Gary

[Zoix]

super moderator, i have heard of that b4...

[51jay]

I wouldn't have one . It's nice to have ......but....sooner or later it will bite you ....hard!!

[MotoX]

i head you will need a neutral swich so that it will only be allowed to work while in "N" but theres alot of ones that just start in gear.

i dont want one, dont find a great use for it apart from looking cool. and i dont want my car jumping thru the garage wall.

[4 Doorz]

John

for a manual, they can install as switch on the gear stick (hidden under the gear stick cover) which only allows car to start in neutral. Haven't heard of it being illegal or affecting insurance (since it could actually be part of the whole alarm system which insurance stipulates you have to have).

Worst case scenario is that because the switch is so sensitive, it is still tripped when the car is in neutral and you can't remote start your car. Just take it back and they realign it.

4 doorz

[nismoman18]

yeah ive heard only autos can have it legally, but i know a few manual owners that have it!

[slip]

Call a good place that does engineering certs.

You can get a few things engineered that are regarded as illegal if done right.

[BelGarion]

cant say id get it, sooner or later ur gonna sit on the remote in ur pocket and ur cars gonna start up without notice (someone i know had this happen recently)

also i agree with wayne, dont like the idea of my car kangerooing into the garage wall

[hungry6]

don't bother making a insurance claims if u got one.

It's on the same level as NOS on a street car in the eyes of insurers

[dAVE]

the remote start alarm i have has a protection for both manual and auto.

With auto, it only starts in neutral... and for manual, it works where it only works when your car door is shut and the system is armed while the car is still running (turbo timer feautre).. and if it detects the doors are opened, remote start wont work... so if no doors have been opened, it must still be in neutral.. hence a little bit of safety.

[NA_R33]

cheers guys, yeah the one i have is incorporated into the whole system and has no saftey though the remote does have a button lock feature, i have never left my car in gear from the day i got it (the car not the alarm) so i dont think it will be too much of an issue, im just trying to keep the car as undefectable as possible.

thanks again for the replys.

[MotoX]

yeah, i never leave my car in gear. let my gf have a drive around the block in it, and she turns it off and puts it in gear. i started it in gear, lucky i noticed the car leaping forwards.

[Revhead]

i started it in gear, lucky i noticed the car leaping forwards

How observant

j/k, I know what you mean

[blx]

I went to install a alarm that has remote start and a few places i talked to refused to do it as it had remote start and they all said it was illegal, there was no mention of auto or manual...

I don't actually want remote start but the alarm i have has it as an option.

[Fro-Daddy]

one of my mates has a remote in his GTi-R (manual of course) and because he has immobilizer, it moves about 0.5cm then shuts off if its in gear...

ive always known it to be illegal in manual cars...but i spose if it starts in neutral only, it should be ok

[dAVE]

Im pretty sure it is illegal wether its safe or not... just like turbo timers are illegal. Your car isnt allowed to be running while your not in it..

[Fro-Daddy]

so does that mean you cant warm up your car while you go inside the house to get something you forgot?

[SmoothLine]

Its Illegal.

[Revhead]

Yes. It's one of those laws that looks good on paper but doesn't really work that well in real life. It also leaves the door open for cops who really want to book you for something. A bit like the "unneccessary show of speed" law - it's something to fall back on when there's nothing else they can legitimately do you for, and because it's very subjective, it's hard to argue against.