THE AGE of old question of just how far a car can drive after its petrol gauge hits zero may have just been answered.
YouTuber Max Fosh, attempted to figure out the conundrum in a comedic new video which was filmed alongside a friend.
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“How far can a car actually go when it says it’s run out of petrol and has a range of zero miles?” he asked.
“I wanted to find out so I jumped into this bright pink car with my friend Kieran and we hit the road.”
But despite Max’s confidence behind the wheel, Kieran was quick to remind him of the potential roadside risks.
“You wouldn’t do this with a plane” he quipped.
“It’s like a really slow rollercoaster and I don’t know when it’s going to end.”
After the hesitation was voiced, the pair quickly continued on with their quest.
“We were slightly worried about how the car would react,” Max said.
“We passed 50 miles and were really quite baffled at this point.
“Where is this coming from?”
Max said after the car had “driven around half of London” with seemingly no fuel, the car finally started to falter.
“Oh, we’re done. It’s out. And we came crawling to a stop.”
By the end of the exercise, the car had driven an extra 64.2miles before running out of fuel.
Despite the pair’s relative success at pushing the car’s fuel capacity to its limit, many don’t know the implications of going empty mid-trip.
A light comes on in most vehicles indicating the tank has 10 per cent to 15 per cent left.
Running out of fuel while driving is not only a major inconvenience but it can also be dangerous.
If you get stranded in the middle of the road, passengers and other road users can be put at serious risk.
It can also cause substantial damage to your vehicle and leave huge repair bills.
This is because your fuel pump can suck in the dirt from the bottom of the tank, clogging it up and leaving it needing to be replaced.
But aside from the physical and financial dangers, finding yourself without any fuel can be punishable by law.
Causing an obstruction with a car that is out of fuel is an offence under the careless and inconsiderate driving penalty.
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