Car Paris. Although several other German engineers (including Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, and Siegfried Marcus) were working on the problem at about the same time, Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern car. In 1879, Benz was granted a patent for his first engine, which had been designed in 1878. Many of his other inventions made the use of the internal combustion engine feasible for powering a vehicle. His first "Motorwagen" was built in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany. He was awarded the patent for its invention as of his application on 29 January 1886 (under the auspices
Internal combustion engine (Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1808) introduced the concept of a ""stationary idling offence"". This means that a driver can be ordered ""by an authorised person ... upon production of evidence of his authorisation, require him to stop the running of the engine of that vehicle"" and a ""person who fails to comply ... shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale"". Only a few local authorities have implemented the regulations, one of them being Oxford City Council. Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine (ICE)