slightly scarey drive home
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So I'm on my way home from the Shardlow meeting last night. About 11.00pm, roof down, lovely drive.
A short squirt up the M1 to J28 and then A38/back roads to my house. As I come off the motorway I am aware of something quite close behind me (the rear view mirror full of lights on full beam was the clue!) Anyhoo, I wondered if it might be the BiB so I moved to the left lane on the slip road and waited for the flashing blues. They never came, instead alongside comes a Mk4 Escort, white, blacked out rear windows, big wheels, huge exhaust, blinged up to the nines and agressively weaving from side to side. As we apprach the roundabout I stay left (to turn left) and matey goes across to the right hand lane (or four) . I can hear his "music" over the noise of the wedge. I make the left turn onto the dual carriageway and suddenly I hear a squeal of tyres and the Escort has cut across two lanes (causing a poor bugger in a vectra to swerve) and is closing in on me. I know he probably fancies a race, but I'm feeling mellow from a pleasant evening so I decide not to rise to the bait. Escort glues itself 4 inches from my tail. I ignore him and keep to 70mph on the dual carriageway. He pulls out and over takes me (I'm fine with that) cuts in front of me and slams on his brakes!
I pull out and pass him (I'm still doing 70) This happens a couple of times until I decide it's all getting a bit too silly and dangerous as he cuts in closer each time. So I drop a cog (or two
) and select wedge bug removal strategy #1. As I blast off into the distance I glance in my mirror to see somebody hanging out the passenger side of the escort waving their fist at me!
Thinking no more about it, I exit the A38 and get onto the back roads to my house. I'm trundling at a sleepy 50mph, trying not to wake the occupants of each village I pass through when bugger me if Escort man isn't back on my tail, more agressive than ever! At this point, to be honest I started to wonder if they wanted something more serious than a bit of a race - robbery or car jacking came to mind) I could make out three occupants in the Escort so if it did all kick off I'd be in a bit of trouble. There was nothing for it, I had to get away from these muppets, and get far enough away so they could not track me back to my house. A leisurely drive home now took on an altogether more serious intent. I did not want them to get in front of me again on a narrow road in case I got hemmed in and could not repass them, and equally I needed to get off the road I was on as there are some roadwork traffic lights in a few miles and stopping, with them close by, was NOT going to be an option.
So I took an even more scenic route home, at VERY high speed. Sorry to all the people I woke up on the way. I'm not easily intimidated, but these buggers were agressive and persistent.
Andy
A short squirt up the M1 to J28 and then A38/back roads to my house. As I come off the motorway I am aware of something quite close behind me (the rear view mirror full of lights on full beam was the clue!) Anyhoo, I wondered if it might be the BiB so I moved to the left lane on the slip road and waited for the flashing blues. They never came, instead alongside comes a Mk4 Escort, white, blacked out rear windows, big wheels, huge exhaust, blinged up to the nines and agressively weaving from side to side. As we apprach the roundabout I stay left (to turn left) and matey goes across to the right hand lane (or four) . I can hear his "music" over the noise of the wedge. I make the left turn onto the dual carriageway and suddenly I hear a squeal of tyres and the Escort has cut across two lanes (causing a poor bugger in a vectra to swerve) and is closing in on me. I know he probably fancies a race, but I'm feeling mellow from a pleasant evening so I decide not to rise to the bait. Escort glues itself 4 inches from my tail. I ignore him and keep to 70mph on the dual carriageway. He pulls out and over takes me (I'm fine with that) cuts in front of me and slams on his brakes!
I pull out and pass him (I'm still doing 70) This happens a couple of times until I decide it's all getting a bit too silly and dangerous as he cuts in closer each time. So I drop a cog (or two
) and select wedge bug removal strategy #1. As I blast off into the distance I glance in my mirror to see somebody hanging out the passenger side of the escort waving their fist at me! Thinking no more about it, I exit the A38 and get onto the back roads to my house. I'm trundling at a sleepy 50mph, trying not to wake the occupants of each village I pass through when bugger me if Escort man isn't back on my tail, more agressive than ever! At this point, to be honest I started to wonder if they wanted something more serious than a bit of a race - robbery or car jacking came to mind) I could make out three occupants in the Escort so if it did all kick off I'd be in a bit of trouble. There was nothing for it, I had to get away from these muppets, and get far enough away so they could not track me back to my house. A leisurely drive home now took on an altogether more serious intent. I did not want them to get in front of me again on a narrow road in case I got hemmed in and could not repass them, and equally I needed to get off the road I was on as there are some roadwork traffic lights in a few miles and stopping, with them close by, was NOT going to be an option.
So I took an even more scenic route home, at VERY high speed. Sorry to all the people I woke up on the way. I'm not easily intimidated, but these buggers were agressive and persistent.
Andy
Glad to hear you and the car got home safely, but it must have been pretty hairy.
Did you manage to get the number plate of the 'chavs' in the Dagenham dustbin. I know that it might have been difficult at the time.
If you did I don't know if it's even worth letting the BiB know about it.
I was once in a similar situation to yours, and I drove to the nearest 'cop shop'.
As soon as the scum in the 'car' (A blinged up ancient BMW) saw me turn into the drive of the Police station they sped off. I waited 10 minutes before leaving, and then took a rather long way home, so I could check that they weren't still following. Still felt shakey days after.
Some people, we really need another Australia don't we.... Pack them up and ship them off, either that or chemical castration for the bu66ers! Or maybe female hormone injections, might help them lose some of the aggressive tendencies.
Did you manage to get the number plate of the 'chavs' in the Dagenham dustbin. I know that it might have been difficult at the time.
If you did I don't know if it's even worth letting the BiB know about it.
I was once in a similar situation to yours, and I drove to the nearest 'cop shop'.
As soon as the scum in the 'car' (A blinged up ancient BMW) saw me turn into the drive of the Police station they sped off. I waited 10 minutes before leaving, and then took a rather long way home, so I could check that they weren't still following. Still felt shakey days after.
Some people, we really need another Australia don't we.... Pack them up and ship them off, either that or chemical castration for the bu66ers! Or maybe female hormone injections, might help them lose some of the aggressive tendencies.
Doesn't sound good! Glad to hear you got away!
Sounds very sacry, glad you got away. Unfortunately theres some nutters about on the roads. I had a similar experience once when a quattro who took a dsliking to me overtook and rammed his brakes on so hard I had to stop right behind his bumper. I was not waiting for him to get out of his car so reversed and booted it.
I didn't get the number 
Stupid of me really, but when they were in front of me on the dual carriageway I just thought they wanted a race so it never occured to me to take the number. Then when it all got more sinister I was intent on keeping them behind me.
I've phoned my local cop shop this morning and let them know what happened. TBH I think there's sod all they can do, especially as I can give them so few details other than that it's a blinged up Mk4 Escort, but you never know.
Stil, the wedge went well and sounded FANTASTIC!
Stupid of me really, but when they were in front of me on the dual carriageway I just thought they wanted a race so it never occured to me to take the number. Then when it all got more sinister I was intent on keeping them behind me. I've phoned my local cop shop this morning and let them know what happened. TBH I think there's sod all they can do, especially as I can give them so few details other than that it's a blinged up Mk4 Escort, but you never know.
Stil, the wedge went well and sounded FANTASTIC!
I had a similar, but not so extreme, thing happen to me only I was driving an 850 mini so didn't have much in the way of horses to shake them off with. Mind you not having to slow down for corners did the trick, as they couldn't drive for toffee!
Glad you got back alright. Raising to the bait only encouraged them and makes them more likely to try it on someone else but it's difficult to know what to do in that situation. Hindsight (which is 20 20) says to find a well lit busy public area to stop in but that's easier said than done at that time of night.
A good form of defence would be to have blue flashing lights and a siren installed. One flick of the switch and they would have disappeared faster than you can say "Fück off chav!"
Best to forget about it and move on. The chances of it happening again are pretty slim.
Glad you got back alright. Raising to the bait only encouraged them and makes them more likely to try it on someone else but it's difficult to know what to do in that situation. Hindsight (which is 20 20) says to find a well lit busy public area to stop in but that's easier said than done at that time of night.
A good form of defence would be to have blue flashing lights and a siren installed. One flick of the switch and they would have disappeared faster than you can say "Fück off chav!"
Best to forget about it and move on. The chances of it happening again are pretty slim.
I think 'drive to police station advice is good'.
That way the scumbags also have a chance of being done.
Just make sure you're not over the limit and that your car is fully legal.
I had to laugh though when a mate sitting at the lights in his beemer, and suited up to go to a meeting, had a car full of chavs pull up next to him.
They then signalled him to wind down his window, whereupon he got a face full of half-finished fish and chip wrappers, takeaways,etc.
Exactly the kind of trick that he'd normally pull.
That way the scumbags also have a chance of being done.
Just make sure you're not over the limit and that your car is fully legal.
I had to laugh though when a mate sitting at the lights in his beemer, and suited up to go to a meeting, had a car full of chavs pull up next to him.
They then signalled him to wind down his window, whereupon he got a face full of half-finished fish and chip wrappers, takeaways,etc.
Exactly the kind of trick that he'd normally pull.
the only reason half of the kids try and do this stuff is to prove a point well they think that,to us we know that our car will easily beat them by far and so do they so why try it?!?!?!?!
would have a slight scare if it was a cossie though but luckily not. glad to see you and the wedge are ok!!!!!
would have a slight scare if it was a cossie though but luckily not. glad to see you and the wedge are ok!!!!!
grahamw48 said:
I had to laugh though when a mate sitting at the lights in his beemer, and suited up to go to a meeting, had a car full of chavs pull up next to him.
They then signalled him to wind down his window, whereupon he got a face full of half-finished fish and chip wrappers, takeaways,etc.
Exactly the kind of trick that he'd normally pull.
They then signalled him to wind down his window, whereupon he got a face full of half-finished fish and chip wrappers, takeaways,etc.
Exactly the kind of trick that he'd normally pull.
If somebody did that to me I'd ram them, no shadow of doubt. Had something like this before and threw my phone at somebody. It exploded against a wall behind him. If I had hit his head he wouldn't be alive now. He got the phone because I couldn't get back to my car quick enough to allow me to run him over.
Boosted.
Well he was always one for telling a good tale, so according to him, (and I can see him now all purple-faced with rage
) he shoots off after them, driving like a nutter through Leeds centre, and then HE gets pulled over by plod for speeding. Then again this is the same guy who, pissed up, was once pursued around the actual track at Ripon Races, in his beemer, by the Clerk of the Course in a Range Rover, during a meeting !
At least that's how he explained the need for a new exhaust system.
"Some people, we really need another Australia don't we.... Pack them up and ship them off, either that or chemical castration for the bu66ers! Or maybe female hormone injections, might help them lose some of the aggressive tendencies."
Oi- we dont want them here - we've already got enough of them , and too many cops, they realy spoil your whole day!
Oi- we dont want them here - we've already got enough of them , and too many cops, they realy spoil your whole day!
ozzie dave said:
"Some people, we really need another Australia don't we.... Pack them up and ship them off, either that or chemical castration for the bu66ers! Or maybe female hormone injections, might help them lose some of the aggressive tendencies."
Oi- we dont want them here - we've already got enough of them , and too many cops, they realy spoil your whole day!
Oi- we dont want them here - we've already got enough of them , and too many cops, they realy spoil your whole day!
That's why I said another Australia mate, you lot are all pretty OK now, took a few generations like, but you got there in the end.
In my opinion the land of the barby
and the tinny 
is an excellent place, as are the 'colonials' 
who reside there (Including the ex-pat Aussies who 'work' over here in IT) What I should have said was we need another hostile environment, full of lethal critters (Koalas are real mean if all they get is menthol, and no Eucalyptus!) That would show the chavs how easy they've got it over here.
Anyway we need someone to replace the Aussies in World Cricket don't we ?
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