I clean the windows of a couple of local shops during my round and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who will leave the car running to nip in for their paper or whatever. Stupid?, yes, but understandable I guess insofar as they are only going to be a minute or so. But to leave it running and be nowhere near, or in sight?. That is a whole different level of stupid!

Another thought occurred though. Presumably this car would have had heavily tinted rear windows, in which case there could have been someone, maybe more than one person, inside, perhaps the rear seats were folded?

;-)

ORB, I suspect what you saw was the Velar being remotely operated via a phone App, starting the engine, heating the seats and pre-warming the cabin while the owners had a brisk walk.

Had you tried the doors, they would have been securely locked. When the owner got back, he/she would have to unlock the doors and "start the engine" as normal, even though it's already running, before being able to drive it away.

We have this feature on our Volvo XC40 and it's really useful in this cold weather. Good for the environment? No.

Quite agree, my humble 'E' Berlingo work van ( did I mention before I now have a electric van?) has the capability of pre warming the cabin, lovely this morning, -7c outside, a toasty 21c in the van....

The uncharitable may say that the owner didn’t switch it off for fear of it not starting again….

And anyone who knows a bit about JLR would tend to agree!

Maybe the owner was nearby and accidently sat on the key (card?) starter button. I've done this before with by lazy unlocking and come to the car next morning with all the windows open.

<< Maybe insurers should ask for proof of IQ above 100 before approval. ;-) >>

Hmmm. I wonder what proof might be considered credible ....