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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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I was almost literally rammed of the road today by some idiot who didn't like the fact that I was sticking to the speed limit on some B roads & got so close to the back of my car, I couldn't make out the make or see the number plate. This went on for a few miles until we got to the dual carridgeway where he decided to undertake me & pull infront of me & slammed on his brakes causing me & several others to almost come to a stand still. He then went to pull of onto the slip road & as I came along beside him in the "slow" lane, he then swerved back onto the dual carridgeway & almost wiped me clean out! I had to swerve into the fast lane where luckilly nothing was coming. My gf did manage to get his number plate at this point before I decided enough was enough & came of at the next junction. I went straight to the poilce station armed with the number plate but because I didn't have an "independant" witness (my gf couldn't be a witness apparently) they told me that nothing could be done & they wouldn't even take down his number plate!
In my eyes he was driving very dangerously as he was trying to cause an accident yet the police arean't interested.
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Exige77
1,088 posts
60 months
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I almost literaly won the lottery last week.
Ex77
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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Exige77 said: I almost literaly won the lottery last week.
Ex77 I see what you are saying, but does it actually take a serious accident for the police to react? & if the police were following this idiot, would they have ignored it? I doubt it.
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VR46
289 posts
12 months
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Are u telling us the FULL story? I doubt it.
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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VR46 said: Are u telling us the FULL story? I doubt it.  I am. I had nothing to prove. Oh wait, your the guy who was reported by somebody for this very reason! 
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Deva Link
26,934 posts
114 months
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boobles said: This went on for a few miles until we got to the dual carridgeway where he decided to undertake me So you were blocking him by driving in the right (not fast) lane? Why didn't you move to the left (not slow) lane and let him past?
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VR46
289 posts
12 months
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You must've provoked the other driver. Did u brake test him?
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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Deva Link said: boobles said: This went on for a few miles until we got to the dual carridgeway where he decided to undertake me So you were blocking him by driving in the right (not fast) lane? Why didn't you move to the left (not slow) lane and let him past? This was as we both came onto the dual carridgeway, he undertook me on the hard shoulder. I was in the slow lane as we had both just got onto it.
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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VR46 said: You must've provoked the other driver. Did u brake test him? If I had of done, he wouldn't have stopped in time.
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davidball
294 posts
71 months
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Install a video camara in your car that shows a date and time stamp. About 80 quid from ebay with infrared for night time. Then when a idiot behaves like that you have the evidence.
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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I am just hoping that on his way home, he decides to do it to somebody else who may also decide to try & report him.
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y2blade
46,355 posts
84 months
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boobles said: I was almost literally rammed of the road today by some idiot who didn't like the fact that I was sticking to the speed limit on some B roads & got so close to the back of my car, I couldn't make out the make or see the number plate. This went on for a few miles until we got to the dual carridgeway where he decided to undertake me & pull infront of me & slammed on his brakes causing me & several others to almost come to a stand still. He then went to pull of onto the slip road & as I came along beside him in the "slow" lane, he then swerved back onto the dual carridgeway & almost wiped me clean out! I had to swerve into the fast lane where luckilly nothing was coming. My gf did manage to get his number plate at this point before I decided enough was enough & came of at the next junction. I went straight to the poilce station armed with the number plate but because I didn't have an "independant" witness (my gf couldn't be a witness apparently) they told me that nothing could be done & they wouldn't even take down his number plate!
In my eyes he was driving very dangerously as he was trying to cause an accident yet the police arean't interested. Sorry buddy but your spelling is getting worse! I'm not even going to bother with the grammar!  What time is kick off?
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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Sorry y2 but I am still shaken up. No excuse I know. 7:45.. You must be bored to have highlighted all of that.
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y2blade
46,355 posts
84 months
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boobles said: Sorry y2 but I am still shaken up. No excuse I know. 7:45.. You must be bored to have highlighted all of that. Nope.....my iPad does it for me  Cheers mate
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boobles
Original Poster
12,163 posts
84 months
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y2blade said: Nope.....my iPad does it for me Cheers mate That would explian.
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y2blade
46,355 posts
84 months
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boobles said: That would explian.
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tali1
3,387 posts
70 months
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14-7
5,714 posts
60 months
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tali1 said: Maybe I'm just tired and missed it but where does it say that in the article?
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pitmansboots
1,058 posts
56 months
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boobles said: I was almost literally rammed of the road today by some idiot who didn't like the fact that I was sticking to the speed limit on some B roads & got so close to the back of my car, I couldn't make out the make or see the number plate. This went on for a few miles until we got to the dual carridgeway where he decided to undertake me & pull infront of me & slammed on his brakes causing me & several others to almost come to a stand still. He then went to pull of onto the slip road & as I came along beside him in the "slow" lane, he then swerved back onto the dual carridgeway & almost wiped me clean out! I had to swerve into the fast lane where luckilly nothing was coming. My gf did manage to get his number plate at this point before I decided enough was enough & came of at the next junction. I went straight to the poilce station armed with the number plate but because I didn't have an "independant" witness (my gf couldn't be a witness apparently) they told me that nothing could be done & they wouldn't even take down his number plate!
In my eyes he was driving very dangerously as he was trying to cause an accident yet the police arean't interested. Sadly it appears to be acceptable to be allowed to pass vehicles in front even if they are at the maximum lawful speed because that lawful maximum is optional......apparently. If it happens in the future you should remember that the chap behind, even though hot-under-the-collar is not likely to want to damage his polished knob-extension by ramming it into your vehicle. Just carry on as you are and allow him to pass at your convenience and everyone's safety.
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The Moose
9,006 posts
78 months
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tali1 said: I keep chuckling to myself about the name - keep reading it as  The problem is if I had a falling out with a neighbour, I could report them for some really crazy dangerous driving and how are they to know that I'm not just carrying out some personal vendetta against this other person? If they start taking details and comparing them with stories in the future then you could go to another police station and report it in another persons' name etc. I can totally see why the police won't do anything about it personally.
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