Anywhere you can report?
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Is there anywhere you can report a driver of a car that is a disaster waiting to happen?
Today I was tailgated by some woman in a 1 year old Astra who was tailgating me, kept coming on really hard then slamming her brakes on, so close I couldn't see her wing mirrors underneath my rear window! Whilst smoking AND having a mobile phone held up to her ear.
Eventually she saw a space ahead of me in between me and the car infront and overtook me on a blind right corner over double white lines... I swear if a car had come the other way that would have been NASTY. I couldn't see if anything was coming round this corner so how could she being behind me?
Anyway she then carried on doing this to the van driver infront of me whilst I memorised her plate and kept my distance.
I can't remember the exact plate but know it was EITHER WJ63 AXB or WL63 AXB - Blacky/maroon (wierd colour) Vauxhall Astra Tdi.
Can I report this somewhere because this woman is a liability!!!
Today I was tailgated by some woman in a 1 year old Astra who was tailgating me, kept coming on really hard then slamming her brakes on, so close I couldn't see her wing mirrors underneath my rear window! Whilst smoking AND having a mobile phone held up to her ear.
Eventually she saw a space ahead of me in between me and the car infront and overtook me on a blind right corner over double white lines... I swear if a car had come the other way that would have been NASTY. I couldn't see if anything was coming round this corner so how could she being behind me?
Anyway she then carried on doing this to the van driver infront of me whilst I memorised her plate and kept my distance.
I can't remember the exact plate but know it was EITHER WJ63 AXB or WL63 AXB - Blacky/maroon (wierd colour) Vauxhall Astra Tdi.
Can I report this somewhere because this woman is a liability!!!
There are a few websites like this. If I "reported" every incident of moronic, aggressive, inconsiderate unpredictable driving of the kind you mention, I'd have no time left to do anything else.
I bet she thinks she's a fabulous driver - and blathers around blissfully unaware of how much she's relying on others.
Only last week the plumber's van ahead of me and I had to get off our side of the road (onto the grass) to avoid collecting some kid in a Corsa s
t box doing an overtake for which he had neither the time or visibilty. If the van had been a 44 tonner like the one he was overtaking, he'd likely be dead.
ETA - In my experience, the Police won't be interested. You can see their point - as discussed on here, some folk seem to think a safe overtake on a straight NSL road, passing a vehicle doing 35 with nothing else present in perfect conditions is worthy of headlight flashing etc - if these folk rang the Police every time, they'd be very short of time to do anything else!
I bet she thinks she's a fabulous driver - and blathers around blissfully unaware of how much she's relying on others.
Only last week the plumber's van ahead of me and I had to get off our side of the road (onto the grass) to avoid collecting some kid in a Corsa s
t box doing an overtake for which he had neither the time or visibilty. If the van had been a 44 tonner like the one he was overtaking, he'd likely be dead.ETA - In my experience, the Police won't be interested. You can see their point - as discussed on here, some folk seem to think a safe overtake on a straight NSL road, passing a vehicle doing 35 with nothing else present in perfect conditions is worthy of headlight flashing etc - if these folk rang the Police every time, they'd be very short of time to do anything else!
Edited by V8forweekends on Friday 29th August 18:44
You could try reporting her to Roadsafe: http://content.met.police.uk/Site/roadsafelondon
If, of course, this is in London.
The issue you'll face is that the Police won't do anything other than send the driver a letter, if you are really, really lucky.
However, if/when the driver does kill someone your report might make some difference.
Or not.
If, of course, this is in London.
The issue you'll face is that the Police won't do anything other than send the driver a letter, if you are really, really lucky.
However, if/when the driver does kill someone your report might make some difference.
Or not.
V8forweekends said:
I rang 999 (hands free) from my car once to report a car (newish S600) either being driven by a four year old, or seriously impaired. No action taken. I still have the dashcam footage (it's rather poor though as it was night the cam's a bit average). I gave up.
how do you know no action was taken ? what did you expect to happen ?
Dammit said:
You could try reporting her to Roadsafe: http://content.met.police.uk/Site/roadsafelondon
If, of course, this is in London.
The issue you'll face is that the Police won't do anything other than send the driver a letter, if you are really, really lucky.
However, if/when the driver does kill someone your report might make some difference.
Or not.
Further proof that the government and therefore the Police...only really care about London.If, of course, this is in London.
The issue you'll face is that the Police won't do anything other than send the driver a letter, if you are really, really lucky.
However, if/when the driver does kill someone your report might make some difference.
Or not.
twoblacklines said:
Dammit said:
You could try reporting her to Roadsafe: http://content.met.police.uk/Site/roadsafelondon
If, of course, this is in London.
Further proof that the government and therefore the Police...only really care about London.If, of course, this is in London.
Dammit said:
The issue you'll face is that the Police won't do anything other than send the driver a letter, if you are really, really lucky.
Not necessarily true. A few years back, some eejit got a serious hard-on over the fact I dared to try and overtake them on a dual carriageway. It ended with them trying to push me onto the shoulder then brake-test me. (top tip - don't do this with a REALLY easy to remember two-letter two-digit plate...). I phoned it through to the police non-emergency, had a call back from a traffic sergeant who asked if I wanted to press charges for dangerous driving. I didn't, and it would have been he-said-she-said anyway, so unlikely to go anywhere - but he did promise to personally go round to their (local) address that evening and <direct quote> "put the fear of god into 'em". He even sounded like he might enjoy it. That, to me, was the optimum outcome.Only time I wish we had the Russian mentality when it comes to these situations were everyone has a dashcam or rear view cam.
Then you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
Then you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
CMYKguru said:
Only time I wish we had the Russian mentality when it comes to these situations were everyone has a dashcam or rear view cam.
Then you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
My commute is 6 miles daily. Every day I see at least one person doing one of these things. Usually seems to be girls in Fiat 500s texting at the wheel. I can barely hit the right keys with full concentration and no other inconvenient distractions such as driving, so I dread to think how much attention these fThen you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
ktards are paying to the road around them.If I had my way, this offence would be punishable by removal of both thumbs
CMYKguru said:
Only time I wish we had the Russian mentality when it comes to these situations were everyone has a dashcam or rear view cam.
Then you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
Are you sure? This guy might be coming over on the next cross channel ferry...Then you can youtube / live leak the video and just make sure everyone sees what an idiot she is.
Not a day goes by were i don;t see someone either testing while driving, talking while driving, watching tv on their iPad while driving.
Most ridiculous has to be doing a crossword while doing 70mph on a motorway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIzCq8peFXI
Out of interest, if you have in-car video of said incident, clearly showing reg, time/date, actions of dangerous driving, would they act on that..
I refer you to this video => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr4wWAmZ8R0
The car is a dealer courtesy car and the videographer sent the video to them and he was told that they called the customer in and took away the car based on the evidence.
However, as the driver actions were clearly extremely reckless, if the videographer was to report it to the BiB, would the act upon it?
I refer you to this video => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr4wWAmZ8R0
The car is a dealer courtesy car and the videographer sent the video to them and he was told that they called the customer in and took away the car based on the evidence.
However, as the driver actions were clearly extremely reckless, if the videographer was to report it to the BiB, would the act upon it?
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