"Rob Morley" wrote in message
news:20180627224721.070920bf@Mars...
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?

With all the cars I've ever owned, if you happen to stall the engine in gear
with the clutch up, the gear lever jams and is only released if you press
the clutch.