On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:46:43 +0100
"NY" wrote:

My present Pug had a failed clutch actuator mechanism (**) - failed
in-gear as I was setting off at the head of a queue of traffic at
lights, so without the ability to disengage the clutch, the car was
stuck in gear and I was stuck blocking the junction.

Why could you not just knock it out of gear?