Dave Plowman wrote:

So you're happy having the brake lights on when stopped in a traffic
queue? I'm not. As it annoys me others doing it.

My previous car I ordered without the "hold assist" so after a few
months I retrofitted it (replace single switch with double switch, add
fuse and couple of wires onto spare pins of ABS unit, re-program with
VCDS lead)

This meant when you came to a stop, the parking brake light would come
on as green rather than red by applying the "hand" brake button, you
could then take your foot off the brake and the rear brake lights would
go out.

Current car, now comes as standard with "hold assist" except when the
green parking brake light comes on, and you take your foot off, the rear
brake lights stay on, until you touch the accelerator to set off again,
so the manufacturer *makes* the brake lights stay on when the car is
stopped ... I don't think moving into neutral is enough for them to go
off, I think the "hand" brake has to be applied, or gearbox selected to
"P" to make them go out.