Burnt Out Clutch!

[propergomper]

Last week i was given company car which had been a previous employees car there is 33k on the clock. Yesterday after me adding about 500 miles mostly motorway the clutch burnt out. Could i be to blame or is it something that as happened over time and yesterday was breaking point. (The front two tyres are almost illegal)

[derekpara]

Unless you drove the 500 miles with your foot resting on the clutch pedal it's probably down to someone else !

[propergomper]

I always use the rest at the side, especially on the motorways. Thanks for clearing that up.

[simonruss]

any decent company will put it down to normal wear and tear

[Jonathan---]

I presume it is a modern diesel engine. They do require the clutch to be slipped slightly or they can stall when setting off but some people get a bit carried away with the slipping.
I have seen them done in by particularly bad drivers at as little as 10k - but as derek rightly says it is nothing to do with you unless you spent 500 miles hill starting with a caravan in tow!