You Tube Car Channels in Lockdown

[rockits]

I'm confused. Maybe someone can clarify. I'm always watching car You Tube channels from the usual suspects.

I was expecting in the current Covid climate and with lockdown restrictions for these to be lacking new content. However this doesn't seem to be the case.

Should many of these channels still be creating new videos and be out on the roads when they aren't strictly essential journey's? I even saw one driving an Elise in the snow which seemed a little irresponsible to me.

I understand the guidelines were if you can work from home you should. Clearly people reviewing cars on a YT channel cannot do this from home but I'm not sure what to make if it.

I feel it is a little irresponsible and also maybe people not doing their bit as many of are. I might even go as far as to stop watching these channels and unsubscribe.

Am I over reacting or missing something? Or is this fine really and not an issue to carry on as normal?

Would be interested to get others thoughts?

 

[spkennyuk]

I'm confused. Maybe someone can clarify. I'm always watching car You Tube channels from the usual suspects.

I was expecting in the current Covid climate and with lockdown restrictions for these to be lacking new content. However this doesn't seem to be the case.

Should many of these channels still be creating new videos and be out on the roads when they aren't strictly essential journey's? I even saw one driving an Elise in the snow which seemed a little irresponsible to me.

I understand the guidelines were if you can work from home you should. Clearly people reviewing cars on a YT channel cannot do this from home but I'm not sure what to make if it.

I feel it is a little irresponsible and also maybe people not doing their bit as many of are. I might even go as far as to stop watching these channels and unsubscribe.

Am I over reacting or missing something? Or is this fine really and not an issue to carry on as normal?

Would be interested to get others thoughts?

I know what you mean but they are also still making and filming new content for TV car shows and other shows that involve outdoor filming.

So on that basis is Tiff Needell or any other journalist doing a review an essential journey.

As you say they cant do it from home and it is there job. Perhaps @Nayf can share what the rules are in his line of work at the moment.

The number of outside news reports at the moment is a bit of a joke when they dont need to be outside anywhere. Do we really need a reporter and film crew showing us how empty the high streets are compared to pre lockdown for example.

Picture and articles in todays press complaining of people packed into parks playing in the snow. If somebody could just enlighten the photographer and / or journalist that they are in fact one of those people as well.

 

[keith]

On the subject of driving your car. I fail to understand what risk you are causing if you take your car out just to give it a run, and then drive back home without leaving the vehicle on the journey. Surely as you are in your own car and not in contact with anybody else where is the risk? If you want to start analysing, potentially riding a bike where you're not inside a vehicle cabin could be construed as a greater risk, but of course that doesn't fit with the anti car environmental fitness nutters narrative, and after all these characters are in the ascendency at the moment!

 

[spkennyuk]

On the subject of driving your car. I fail to understand what risk you are causing if you take your car out just to give it a run, and then drive back home without leaving the vehicle on the journey. Surely as you are in your own car and not in contact with anybody else where is the risk? If you want to start analysing, potentially riding a bike where you're not inside a vehicle cabin could be construed as a greater risk, but of course that doesn't fit with the anti car environmental fitness nutters narrative, and after all these characters are in the ascendency at the moment!

Agree 100% i think its more to do with the less cars on the road during lockdown the easier it is to spot the county line drug runners doing their rounds.

Ive no problem with people driving a few miles within reason to exercise either. Its only the idiotic ones that drive 60 miles to walk up a hill because there were no hills he could walk up in liverpool that need to get a grip. Thats very different to driving 5 to 10 miles to the nearest country park or nature reserve for a walk.

 

[dickygrace]

The rule is, and has been from the start of lockdown; ‘if you can’t work from home you can go to work’. It is not about essential journeys or key workers etc. A YouTube content creator taking a car out is working, doing his job so perfectly legal.

 

[CatmanV2]

On the subject of driving your car. I fail to understand what risk you are causing if you take your car out just to give it a run, and then drive back home without leaving the vehicle on the journey. Surely as you are in your own car and not in contact with anybody else where is the risk? If you want to start analysing, potentially riding a bike where you're not inside a vehicle cabin could be construed as a greater risk, but of course that doesn't fit with the anti car environmental fitness nutters narrative, and after all these characters are in the ascendency at the moment!

You're at a greater risk of having an accident, and ending up in A+E or ICU which is already over stretched. Or if you break down, the AA man has to come etc etc etc.

C

 

[rockits]

I think my issue with some of the You Tuber's is that for some of these it is not a job or at best part time. I can understand the full timers where it is there full time primary job and income.

What is confusing me quite a lot is there are tons of people at work in business that we work for that are carrying on pretty much as normal in the work place. Indoors with many people inside. Yes, there are social distancing measures to a point but some are minimal and not much different to normal. However restaurants and tons of other business have been deemed not able to be open. I'm not sure in some cases there is much difference.

I'm just at odds with the many variances and disparities there seem to be.

 

[Scaf]

The rule is, and has been from the start of lockdown; ‘if you can’t work from home you can go to work’. It is not about essential journeys or key workers etc. A YouTube content creator taking a car out is working, doing his job so perfectly legal.

I would agree - perfectly with guidlines

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[Nayf]

The rule is, and has been from the start of lockdown; ‘if you can’t work from home you can go to work’. It is not about essential journeys or key workers etc. A YouTube content creator taking a car out is working, doing his job so perfectly legal.

Exactly this. You can’t review a car from the box room. Equally, as many of you will no doubt know, government support for freelancers is pretty terrible. Mortgages have to be paid.

The bigger magazines have pulled back on photoshoots for the time being - so big group tests with lots of owners mingling aren’t happening, due to ‘gatherings’ and the fact that most Classic car owners are in at risk groups.
In fairness most photo shoots don’t happen in January; season really kicks off at the end of March and stops in October for most mags. Weather being the obvious problem, and thus coaxing owners with old cars out in road salt.

 

[Nayf]

You're at a greater risk of having an accident, and ending up in A+E or ICU which is already over stretched. Or if you break down, the AA man has to come etc etc etc.

C

The issue with the AA/RAC is that you can’t travel in the cab with him, so you’re pretty much left by the side of the road while your car goes to the specialist.

 

[CatmanV2]

The issue with the AA/RAC is that you can’t travel in the cab with him, so you’re pretty much left by the side of the road while your car goes to the specialist.

That hadn't occurred to me!
C

 

[Nayf]

That hadn't occurred to me!
C

It didn’t to me until I hit that crane leg support in the summer. Thankfully I wasn’t too far from home for the wife to pick me up.

 

[Nayf]

I think my issue with some of the You Tuber's is that for some of these it is not a job or at best part time. I can understand the full timers where it is there full time primary job and income.

What is confusing me quite a lot is there are tons of people at work in business that we work for that are carrying on pretty much as normal in the work place. Indoors with many people inside. Yes, there are social distancing measures to a point but some are minimal and not much different to normal. However restaurants and tons of other business have been deemed not able to be open. I'm not sure in some cases there is much difference.

I'm just at odds with the many variances and disparities there seem to be.

A part time job is still a job. My income is split three ways - I cannot afford to dump one of those streams.

 

[spkennyuk]

The rule is, and has been from the start of lockdown; ‘if you can’t work from home you can go to work’. It is not about essential journeys or key workers etc. A YouTube content creator taking a car out is working, doing his job so perfectly legal.

I normally work from home but under lockdown rules im not allowed to work.

Perhaps i should become a youtube content creator until i can work again so at least i can go out for a drive


Joking aside if they are fortunate enough to be able to earn a living full time from youtube etc then fair play and good luck to them.

 

[rockits]

I think I am just confused by all the guidelines and I suspect many are in the same boat. I really am never sure what is allowed and what shouldn't be any more. I thought there was some guideline that suggested against journey's that weren't essential. So currently there is no such thing as an essential journey or a non-essential journey any more? Was there ever?

I had to get my XJ MOT'd last week but really wasn't sure if I should be doing this or not. However if I didn't then the car wouldn't have had a live MOT and would be then deemed to be unroadworthy. Am I worrying too much and should just get on doing stuff as normal?

 

[rockits]

The issue with the AA/RAC is that you can’t travel in the cab with him, so you’re pretty much left by the side of the road while your car goes to the specialist.

See this confuses me....but you can travel in an Uber?

 

[spkennyuk]

That hadn't occurred to me!
C

The next port of call would be to phone a taxi. AA man can not take you but a taxi can. Surely its not that difficult to put a screen up in the cab of the AA vans.

One of the ironic things that has gone on during the pandemic is that the pubs and restraunts that had to put the strictest measures in place where shut several times and remain shut.

Yet some businesses that did the least and often didn't enforce the rules have stayed open.

 

[spkennyuk]

I think I am just confused by all the guidelines and I suspect many are in the same boat. I really am never sure what is allowed and what shouldn't be any more. I thought there was some guideline that suggested against journey's that weren't essential. So currently there is no such thing as an essential journey or a non-essential journey any more? Was there ever?

I had to get my XJ MOT'd last week but really wasn't sure if I should be doing this or not. However if I didn't then the car wouldn't have had a live MOT and would be then deemed to be unroadworthy. Am I worrying too much and should just get on doing stuff as normal?

Simple terms its an essential journey of it is going to the shops , doctors, hospital , garage etc anything that needs to be done including your garden supplies.

Non essential and not allowed is driving long distances (unspecified) for exercise or driving around for the fun of it unless it is work related and forms part of your job.

So the current advice is stay home and not to undertake any non essential journeys.

 

[rockits]

So I'm OK to get a car MOT'd?

 

[spkennyuk]

So I'm OK to get a car MOT'd?

Yes an MOT would be classed as an essential journey. That was one of the changes this lockdown. 1st lockdown they extended the MOT period because so many garages where shut or part time only.

This time round garages have been classed as essential workers and can stay open to do MOTs and their usual services that they offer.