Rover Regal Questions & Answers

What you describe is exactly what happens when a battery is near the end of it's life or goes prematurely bad. If it's under warranty, best to take it to a Rover dealer.

Works fine - releasing the bar stops the motor. I have no problem with the way it works.

I tie it off with nylon string is a pain but even if you let it kill the engine every time you empty the catcher this mower starts very easily and quickly. Personally I've never had an issue with it, just tie it off til your finished.

Hi, I use Premium 98 for all of my small engines however there has not been any noticeable differences with maintenance or life out of any of them. It's a personal choice only, I believe any grade octane petrol would be suitable. Hope that answers your query. Cheers.

I use the best fuel available because 98octane keeps your motor cleaner and gives a bit more power too.
It costs very little extra for such a small tank, so it's a no brainer for me.

Use any clean fuel containing less than 10% ethanol. They're a small engine, not fussy. 98 is a waste of money and won't give any more power as these engines can't make use of additional timing available with higher octane. That said they don't use that much to begin with.