Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Excuse to drive during lockdown

Or of course they might be thinking 'good idea to let the old girl stretch her legs on an essential shopping trip'.

There are those that will smile and wave, and those that think 'posh twat' whenever you go out driving in something perceived as a luxury car, even before the virus hit us. I don't let the 'possible' opinions of strangers dictate my actions.

(saying that, I've not been out the house for two weeks now, as I haven't had to make any essential journeys. However i am looking forward to my shift at work on the 20th when I can do a 50mile round trip)

Fair enough, I'm not trying to dictate to anyone how they should live within the current constraints, just explaining my thought process. If I had an essential 50 mile trip to do I'd probably feel differently too, but for 2 miles to the nearest shop it hardly seems worth it to me.

Apparently, the majority of car accidents happen within a mile of your house, so you should consider driving a longer route to get your shopping

Apparently, the majority of car accidents happen within a mile of your house, so you should consider driving a longer route to get your shopping

At the moment, to keep me sane, I'm working on my chop in the garden. I'm using grinders, drills, welder etc. Should I stop as I could have an accident which would tie up emergency services?

Every 90 seconds someone injures themselves on the stairs in the UK, involving up to 250,000 trips to A&E a year - should we also stop using the stairs as well? Should I stop using my heating/hotwater in case my boiler breaks and I need to call out a repair man?

Trying to reduce the strain on the NHS is important, and to be honest, I want to be as far away from a hospital as possible at the moment, but we can't stay motionless on the sofa 'Just in case'.

Remember the 'don't travel unless essential' came from the Government, based in London, where I imagine 80% of travel is done either on crowded tubes, trains or buses. Perfect breeding grounds for the virus. I don't think there's much chance of a single occupant in a car catching/spreading the virus, and the amount of traffic on the roads is dramatically reduced so one could argue that there's never been a safer time to be out..

Clearly if a trip is genuinely essential and it needs to be done in a car, then objectively it makes no difference if the car used is a Morgan or anything else.

But this is about perception in the eyes of others. Regardless of the facts of the particular situation, driving a Morgan in times like this carries the risk of being interpreted as 'some rich bloke ignoring the rules out for a jolly' by some people - especially when they see reports of people being stopped for doing a 250-mile trip ostensibly to get some bread.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be responsible for such, so the Morgan stays at home. It's only once a week to the nearest shop for essential supplies, so it's a very short trip anyway so it's not like I'm missing much.