Car breakdown with rifle

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Graycj

Graycj

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Found myself in a bit of a pickle last night. On the way out to go for a stalk the clutch pedal on the (old) defender got stuck down. Managed to unstick it and a good chunk of the way home before if gave out altogether. AA recovery would take the car home, or to a garage, but wouldn’t take me home afterwards. Having an immobile car at home was no use so got dropped off at a garage but was then faced with a taxi ride home with a rifle. This was around midnight in a major city.

Being a bit unsure how best to proceed I elected to phone the police non-emergency number and log a report, fearing a well meaning member of the public might see me getting in or out of a car with rifle slip and call the police themselves, especially given recent events in the states. The girl on the phone knew nothing about firearms but didn’t express any concern, took some details, and I made it home by about 1am.

My question, what would you have done in this situation? Anything else I should have considered?
 
Graycj said:
Found myself in a bit of a pickle last night. On the way out to go for a stalk the clutch pedal on the (old) defender got stuck down. Managed to unstick it and a good chunk of the way home before if gave out altogether. AA recovery would take the car home, or to a garage, but wouldn’t take me home afterwards. Having an immobile car at home was no use so got dropped off at a garage but was then faced with a taxi ride home with a rifle. This was around midnight in a major city.

Being a bit unsure how best to proceed I elected to phone the police non-emergency number and log a report, fearing a well meaning member of the public might see me getting in or out of a car with rifle slip and call the police themselves, especially given recent events in the states. The girl on the phone knew nothing about firearms but didn’t express any concern, took some details, and I made it home by about 1am.

My question, what would you have done in this situation? Anything else I should have considered?
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Did you haul out your bino's & any other expensive kit to take home?:)
 
Yeah. Maybe I'd have called a friend/partner/relative or someone to pick me up and take me home, lock away the dastardly sniper rifle then decide what to do with the stricken Land Rover, getting it towed to a garage maybe the next morning or whatever would be convenient.

Absolutely it's not illegal to carry a rifle around suitably covered. But maybe best in some circumstances to prevent grannies fainting, mothers locking away their virgin daughters and fathers gathering together with pitchforks and burning torches.

Hope the Defender gets fixed without too much financial pain.
 
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