First thought is that it is unlikely to be true as you are not only preventing further damage, i.e. the need for them to pay out more and also protecting others from collateral damage.
The only time I was driving a car that caught fire it was a Kit Car belonging to the wife that I was delivering to the punter who bought it, down in Cornwall. I had no fire extinguisher on board but I did have a gallon of water, which I poured over the fire and put it out. (Caused by a damp distributor of all things.) the parts needed replacing, a new fibreglass bonnet had to be made and paintwork had to be done. The insurance never batted an eyelid they just paid up without asking, "Well, who put it out then?";)
But are you qualified to put out a fire and is your training up to date? :rolleyes: aren't you supposed to wait for a supervisor or something and wear all the protective gear? Did you do a risk assessment? :eek:
 
But are you qualified to put out a fire and is your training up to date? :rolleyes: aren't you supposed to wait for a supervisor or something and wear all the protective gear? Did you do a risk assessment? :eek:
Yeah, like yeah man!!!:rolleyes:


(Funnily I is qualified to put a fire out! Give me a waste paper basket and I is your man!;) We had to carry them when doing MS recovery. But I got qualified when a teacher.:eek::confused:)
 
First thought is that it is unlikely to be true as you are not only preventing further damage, i.e. the need for them to pay out more and also protecting others from collateral damage.

+1 AKA - "mitigating your losses" .. which IIRC you have a duty to do under the law - so, probably more questions asked if you had a fire extinguisher and didn't use it :rolleyes: ..

Given Stanley tagged Flux, will be interesting to see their response :) ..
 
I have two in the 90, one front and one rear :)
I also have several in my workshops. I have been in a building that was on fire. It has haunted me ever since as I had no training and trying to read the instructions while the place is burning down is not fun.
I since got on a training course and I even check when entering into any building that they have adequate equipment.
 
It’ll still work. We used to have 100kg systems on the vehicles they never failed to operate.
Remember going for motor inspection & had 1 fitted. Now I always left the pin in as some idiot pulls the wrong Red T bar.
First thing the inspector says is fire suppression does not work… remove pin,
I removed pin & he activated the system.
I just walked away from the motor as you could not see anything & it was now a chemical hazard.
Bloke was not permitted to do tests again. He had to write down the inspection dates
 
I had a look inside a parked 110 and noticed a fire extinguisher above the cubby box. It stuck me that this is probably sensible, especially for the low cost (£15-20 for a 1kg Dry Powder) for peace of mind.

The "AA Lightweight ABC Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher" even comes with a mounting bracket.

After searching around, it appears fixing to the seat box is a popular spot. (attached photo not my own).

HOWEVER, I read that the dry chemical fire extinguishers can be corrosive to metals - but surely the options are (I) a fire and potentially no car or (II) more corrosion to deal with, in a car with corrosion.

So, before I add this to the shopping list - do anyone have any wisdom that I've not considered?
I swapped for these tbh

Fire Safety Stick - Fire Extinguisher A, B, C, F & Electrical -Double 50 Seconds Discharge Time - Light & Compact, No Residue, No Mess, Non-pressurised, 15 year Shelf-. : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
 
Is that the one where you have to take the cap off, take the other end off and use it to strike the tip? What happens if you drop the end and it rolls off somewhere and you're in full on panic?
Thats the one... Dunno but it lasts a lot longer than a regular one and if its good enough for the ISS its good enough for me.... Thats the Space station not the terrorwrists....
 
I’ve had one in every Landy I’ve owned, never had to use one yet. Latest one is behind he drivers seat by the Sub, logic being that it will catch fire when the electricity leaks out due to poor music played loud…
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My friend always had a can or two of Red Bull in his Land Rover, they saved the day when he had a fire in the engine bay!:)
Red Bull, does more than give you wings.:D
When it was obvious the car was on fire, a bloke stopped behind me and wanted to help. I asked him if he had any fizzy drinks in his car, coke, beer anything! I forgot I had the water in the passenger foot well! Remembered just in time to prevent the whole bloody thing burning to the ground!;)
 
+1 AKA - "mitigating your losses" .. which IIRC you have a duty to do under the law - so, probably more questions asked if you had a fire extinguisher and didn't use it :rolleyes: ..

Given Stanley tagged Flux, will be interesting to see their response :) ..
I never tagged them you fecker!!!
Not that they are my favourite peeps!
Twas @doriz post #19!!!
 
I have two in the 90, one front and one rear :)
I also have several in my workshops. I have been in a building that was on fire. It has haunted me ever since as I had no training and trying to read the instructions while the place is burning down is not fun.
I since got on a training course and I even check when entering into any building that they have adequate equipment.
Wow, seriously traumatised then. :(:(:(
 
I have two in the 90, one front and one rear :)
I also have several in my workshops. I have been in a building that was on fire. It has haunted me ever since as I had no training and trying to read the instructions while the place is burning down is not fun.
I since got on a training course and I even check when entering into any building that they have adequate equipment.
I’ve been in many building that were on fire :eek: ‘‘twas my job :D
 
Large haulage firm all trucks (300 plus) had fire ext in the cab, after a few years we had to take them all out, think it was something to do with the drivers not being trained to tackle fire.
 
Large haulage firm all trucks (300 plus) had fire ext in the cab, after a few years we had to take them all out, think it was something to do with the drivers not being trained to tackle fire.
Utter nonsense, be interested to see if anyone ever needs one for self rescue. Grips my ****. Macdonalds have extinguishers available in their stores, they don’t insist you do a training course before buying a burger. The rule is simple, follow the pictograms and use, if you don’t have time to interpret the pictures then leave and go to an assembly point…Europe :rolleyes:
 

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