One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Two at the same off/on slip road junction
Twot 1 decided he needs to exit from L2, give him his due, he did hit the anchors to tuck in behind me thus causing the guy behind him i l2 to hatch a mars bars and the chap behind me to do likewise,otherwise he would have got a very small vauxhall as a bonnet mascot.
10 secs later twot 2 uses the 'slip road entrant has the right of way' law,so i have to make adjustments, because of traffic to rear of me and coming up in L2, he than decides he want my piece of road NOW and attaches himself to my non existent tow hook. Caught him up at the lights so nothing gained.
WHY?
Twot 1 decided he needs to exit from L2, give him his due, he did hit the anchors to tuck in behind me thus causing the guy behind him i l2 to hatch a mars bars and the chap behind me to do likewise,otherwise he would have got a very small vauxhall as a bonnet mascot.
10 secs later twot 2 uses the 'slip road entrant has the right of way' law,so i have to make adjustments, because of traffic to rear of me and coming up in L2, he than decides he want my piece of road NOW and attaches himself to my non existent tow hook. Caught him up at the lights so nothing gained.
WHY?
Tad1984 said:
People who flash you out when there is either no need to do so, or it is potentially dangerous. then when you dont pull out into oncoming cars they get angry at you... just maintain proper traffic flow, I'll go when its safe thank you
I once ended up with a Corsa embedded in the side of my new car after one of these "flash you out" idiots flashed the pretty girl driving it out of a side road to turn right ahead of him. I was approaching from her right, she made no attempt to look, and drove out straight into the SIDE of my car. 'First Contact' was midway along the front nearside door, so there was no question of blame.
Just f
king stick to the fking priorities as they are presented on signs and road markings, unless traffic is very slow, and to stick to the priorities would be disadvantageous to everyone involved.The most bizarre ones are the folk who come to a complete halt, and flash you out despite there being no other traffic around. FFS! A simple mirror check and you can see there's nothing there, and that stopping actually means it takes longer to faff around than if you'd just driven past as you ought to. Or, if the mirror check reveals following traffic, why inconvenience THEM to do ME a good turn? I don't expect it, I don't really want it. I have plenty of patience and the requisite skill to judge when the gaps are safe, so please, FFS leave me to make the decision for myself.
AJXX1 said:
berlintaxi said:
If this is genuine then I think you both qualify, its hardly a life and death situation.
Unless I'm missing something then I'm not sure why ashleyman would be a knob. The woman in the merc seems hugely inconsiderate and blocking off the car park for no particular reason.Multi story car parks are a pain in the arse as it is without this sort of knobishness.
...and on the subject of car parks, anyone who waits for a space where someone is loading a car, then calls them a "Knobhead!" when the person doing the loading locks up the car and walks back to the shops. I'm not a f
king mind reader, so had no idea you were waiting for that particular space. If you particularly wanted it, you could have asked if I was finished with it. As it was I was collecting a print I'd had framed and didn't particularly want to traipse around the rest of the shops in town dragging my nicely framed print along with me and risking damage. Plus, it's up to me how long I take to load stuff, and if it entertains me, I can sit in my car listening to the radio waiting for my wife to finish the shopping. Just because I am in/at my car does not in and of itself oblige me to move it for you to park there you [G/Sgt Hartmann]disgusting fatbody[/G/Sgt Hartmann]. There are at least four floors to this damned car park, and there are (according to the digital signs at the entrance) 794 empty spaces within it, so fk off and park somewhere else. 
yellowjack said:
I once ended up with a Corsa embedded in the side of my new car after one of these "flash you out" idiots flashed the pretty girl driving it out of a side road to turn right ahead of him.
I understand these people are trying to help, but they always seem to get irrationally frustrated when you won't just take their word for it and drive out.They seem to be especially bad at understanding that the other lane(s) of traffic are still moving, as in your case.
LeighW said:
Liquid Knight said:
Did the driver give you their details?
You can report them for leaving the scene without getting your insurance involved.
I can see where you're coming from. New bumper £££ vs Premium increase over the next five years ££££££x3
That's what idiots like that depend on. They'll never expect a tug and points for basically being a nonchalant hit and runner.
I got his name and address, and to be honest, I just had to get out of there before I properly lost it in a busy street in front of lots of witnesses. I could feel my (admittedly short) temper going, so it was time to walk away before doing something I'd regret over some minor paintwork damage. He was under no illusion as to what I thought of him though.You can report them for leaving the scene without getting your insurance involved.
I can see where you're coming from. New bumper £££ vs Premium increase over the next five years ££££££x3
That's what idiots like that depend on. They'll never expect a tug and points for basically being a nonchalant hit and runner.
Police?? I won't waste my time. My wife's elderly gran was burgled a short while ago, the house was ransacked and around £60k in jewellery that had been bought for her by her late husband over the years was taken. It took six hours for the police to turn up, they did a fingerprint check a further five hours later, checked to their database, found no results, then closed the case less than three days later without so much as visiting a neighbour to see if they saw anything. If they're not interested in that, I doubt they'd get excited over some cracked paint!
Blown2CV said:
You're beginning to sound like you've got something to hide!
Well obviously, which is why I'm posting on a public forum about it... Blown2CV said:
I'd want to see the wrong righted even if it wasn't financially worth bothering. I'm a tenacious problem when it comes to things like that!!
That's where you and I differ. I'm an accountant. It always comes down to the money. 
LeighW said:
Blown2CV said:
You're beginning to sound like you've got something to hide!
Well obviously, which is why I'm posting on a public forum about it... Blown2CV said:
I'd want to see the wrong righted even if it wasn't financially worth bothering. I'm a tenacious problem when it comes to things like that!!
That's where you and I differ. I'm an accountant. It always comes down to the money. 
Local DC near me has L2 closed off for road works - this particular DC is particularly bad for L2 numpties anyway - but who'd have thought they'd still try and get into L2 even when it's closed!
Seriously, pay attention you absolute cocksockets. There's signs all along the approach road and the roundabout saying L2 is completely closed. So why are you still queueing in L2 on the roundabout despite the closed signs AND perhaps more obviously, the set of orange cones BLOCKING the path in front of you?
You then wonder why, when the lights on the roundabout turn green, you have to come to a complete standstill and force your way into L1 (L2 is literally shut off, there's no merge). Had you been paying attention and not pissing yourself to be in L2 you could have simply queued in L1 like everyone else and avoided looking like a bit of a knob having to force your way into L1.
Special knob points to the full retard in the ford focus who blatantly wasn't paying attention and wiped out 2 cones before slamming his breaks on!
I have no doubt these are the very people who (if L2 was actually open) would sit there like utter planks and be undertaken by everyone in L1.
Seriously, pay attention you absolute cocksockets. There's signs all along the approach road and the roundabout saying L2 is completely closed. So why are you still queueing in L2 on the roundabout despite the closed signs AND perhaps more obviously, the set of orange cones BLOCKING the path in front of you?
You then wonder why, when the lights on the roundabout turn green, you have to come to a complete standstill and force your way into L1 (L2 is literally shut off, there's no merge). Had you been paying attention and not pissing yourself to be in L2 you could have simply queued in L1 like everyone else and avoided looking like a bit of a knob having to force your way into L1.
Special knob points to the full retard in the ford focus who blatantly wasn't paying attention and wiped out 2 cones before slamming his breaks on!
I have no doubt these are the very people who (if L2 was actually open) would sit there like utter planks and be undertaken by everyone in L1.
Edited by AJXX1 on Friday 3rd June 10:46
LeighW said:
Sure, plenty of pics, and I videoed him too (he didn't realise) talking. Trouble is, even though it wasn't my fault, I'd have to declare it for five years on three policies which would increase. Then I'd have the hassle of the 'approved repairer' probably making a crap job (been there, done that with previous cars). As it happens, my mate is a very very good car sprayer, and I need him to do a couple of bits on it anyway, so the extra cost to me will be negligable. As I said, I have his name and address, so I'm open to suggestions as to what to send him/sign him up for, legally, natch... 
That's really sh*t - and it's worse that you feel you can't even raise a valid claim as it will still affect your renewals, even though it wasn't your fault.A claim won't necessarily add much to your insurance - I had an on-going claim for a £563 repair after some tw@t drove into the side of me without indicating. When I moved insurers, it went down as a 'fault' claim (as it hadn't been settled yet). Renewal was £20 more than previous year - think it was £190. Now it's settled and recorded as a non-fault claim, this year's insurance is £166.
So if you have proof they hit you (and I guess the fact he rolled into the back of you proved that), it should be a "quick and simple" claim. Don't blame me though if your renewals are £1000s after though - I guess it depends on the insurer.
Blown2CV said:
Nanook said:
The guy slagging my wife's car in the numberplate thread.
His head would explode if he say the numberplate she's put on it though!
go on what is itHis head would explode if he say the numberplate she's put on it though!
t in there - whenever you see him posting it's always some high-horse, superiority-complex typewk. Mandalore said:
That number plate thread was full of insecure people who should really have been born back when everyone drove Capri's and had WAYNE and SHARON on their sun strips.
Its a registration mark for the car, not a frigging name badge for the driver
i don't think there are really good or bad "cherished plates", only degrees of bad. Pointless waste of money seemingly designed to illustrate that the owner has money to burn... 10% owned by people who really really do, and 90% owned by people who really really don't. Possibly that was the type of high horse being discussed on the other thread. All IMHO of course so no need to jump down my throat. Spend your money on whatever you want etc, but they are designed to be looked at by others, so we're entitled to voice an opinion. Its a registration mark for the car, not a frigging name badge for the driver
Blown2CV said:
Mandalore said:
That number plate thread was full of insecure people who should really have been born back when everyone drove Capri's and had WAYNE and SHARON on their sun strips.
Its a registration mark for the car, not a frigging name badge for the driver
i don't think there are really good or bad "cherished plates", only degrees of bad. Pointless waste of money seemingly designed to illustrate that the owner has money to burn... 10% owned by people who really really do, and 90% owned by people who really really don't. Possibly that was the type of high horse being discussed on the other thread. All IMHO of course so no need to jump down my throat. Spend your money on whatever you want etc, but they are designed to be looked at by others, so we're entitled to voice an opinion. Its a registration mark for the car, not a frigging name badge for the driver
You think that was about you?
I guess your name is Wayne??
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