Where is it legal to drive backwards?

Kotek Besar

Hi guys. I need to drive backwards just for a few miles. Does anybody know where in Waterford I will be able to do this? Can I legally drive backwards on the road. Or does it have to be private land?

robbie99

Be careful you don't cook your engine if reversing that far as the radiator won't get any cooling airflow. Have the car towed.

biko

You can reverse anywhere. But if you need to do it for a very long distance maybe some industrial estate?

Truckermal

Ferris Bueller FTW...:P

Kotek Besar

I can't have the car towed. I need to reverse it for few miles to bring the miles down before going back to Hertz. I'll try up the IDA. There are speed bumps up there but it's prob just as well lol.

Donnelly117

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I can't have the car towed. I need to reverse it for few miles to bring the miles down before going back to Hertz. I'll try up the IDA. There are speed bumps up there but it's prob just as well lol.

Lol
Sure lift up the drive wheels and flake away!

spurious

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I can't have the car towed. I need to reverse it for few miles to bring the miles down before going back to Hertz. I'll try up the IDA. There are speed bumps up there but it's prob just as well lol.

Presume you're joking? If not, this plan will not work.

Luke92

That's brilliant literally laughing out loud

GM228

Does reversing lower the mileage on modern cars which store mileage digitally?

...And Justice

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I can't have the car towed. I need to reverse it for few miles to bring the miles down before going back to Hertz. I'll try up the IDA. There are speed bumps up there but it's prob just as well lol.

Is this a wind up?

Kotek Besar

GM228 wrote: »

Does reversing lower the mileage on modern cars which store mileage digitally?

That's what my boyfriends cousin said. Otherwise he said I'll get charged excess mileage. Don't know what's meant to be funny about it.

Stheno

...And Justice wrote: »

Is this a wind up?

Must be.

john the one

Following

gctest50

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Stheno

Kotek Besar wrote: »

That's what my boyfriends cousin said. Otherwise he said I'll get charged excess mileage. Don't know what's meant to be funny about it.

Why would you get charged excess mileage? Did you rent a car from Hertz and agree to only do a certain amount of miles?

TallGlass

Sounds like something you'd hear on Father Ted

GM228

So you want to drive backwards to lower the mileage, then go forwards to Hertz and increase the mileage!

HeidiHeidi

:eek:

biko

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I can't have the car towed. I need to reverse it for few miles to bring the miles down before going back to Hertz.

Do you actually think that reversing a car will rewind the mileage?

GM228

Kotek Besar wrote: »

That's what my boyfriends cousin said.

April 1st is a while off yet!

Kotek Besar

Stheno wrote: »

Why would you get charged excess mileage? Did you rent a car from Hertz and agree to only do a certain amount of miles?

Yes.

FirefighterT7

Kotek Besar wrote: »

GM228 wrote: »

Does reversing lower the mileage on modern cars which store mileage digitally?

That's what my boyfriends cousin said. Otherwise he said I'll get charged excess mileage. Don't know what's meant to be funny about it.

Milage still goes up in reverse, sorry but they're winding you up

Second Toughest in_the Freshers

...And Justice wrote: »

Is this a wind up?

No, more like a wind down

LeinsterDub

Have you factored in the millage you'll add driving to the location to "lower the mileage"

Kotek Besar

FirefighterT7 wrote: »

Milage still goes up in reverse, sorry but they're winding you up

Right thanks.

PrettyBoy

Put the car on axle stands, select reverse and watch the clock go back.

endacl

...And Justice wrote: »

Is this a wind up?

Nope. A wind down.

Donnelly117

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Have you factored in the millage you'll add driving to the location to "lower the mileage"

Better do a few bonus backwards miles to be sure. Don't make the milage negative though cause they'll smell a rat I'd say!

FirefighterT7

Kotek Besar wrote: »

FirefighterT7 wrote: »

Milage still goes up in reverse, sorry but they're winding you up

Right thanks.

No prob sorry wish could help more but will only put Milage up on you, if Milage is not too much over they might let you off..

Second Toughest in_the Freshers

Where is it legal to drive backwards?

I know a place, its just around the corner

Atlantic Dawn

Get some mileage "correction" service to fix it.

LeinsterDub

Donnelly117 wrote: »

Better do a few bonus backwards miles to be sure. Don't make the milage negative though cause they'll smell a rat I'd say!

This is a tricky one alright. Maybe if you drive in reverse at 88mph you could turn back time

biko

I think/hope OP has now understood how mileage on a car works. We'll stop here.