Nutcase van driver - illegal/cloned plates.
Nutcase van driver - illegal/cloned plates.
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lyonspride

Original Poster:

2,978 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Last week I had a bit of a run in with a van towing a caravan (I know what your thinking), the fool had stopped (for a chat apparently) on a blind bend totally blocking a busy junction as nobody could pass due to stationary traffic in the other direction, it was complete chaos. Eventually people kind of shuffled over and I could squeeze through, I sounded my horn for two reasons 1) to make sure nobody walked blindly out into my path and 2) because idiot.

Chap was not happy, shouted some abuse, waved arms about like a spastic and turns out a few minutes later decided to chase me through a village overtaking cars in a 30 zone (yes with a caravan in tow), I stop at a junction, look back and this nutter is running toward me from several cars back, wielding a claw hammer and shouting incoherently, I GTFO of there obviously.

Not a word of a lie, I did nothing to aggravate this psycho, no previous encounter, no verbal, no rage, nothing.

When I got home I ran the plates and found the van is registered as a small hatchback of the same make, so it's no wonder this nutter didn't care, there would have been no way to trace him.

I feel I should report this to the Police, if for no other reason than protecting the owner of the real car from speeding, parking and traffic offences that this crazy individual will undoubtedly rack up. But realistically what's the point?, won't they just assume it's a "pie person" and file the report in the bin? His accent was local, not that of the usually travelling individual, but that may not mean anything.........


Alucidnation

16,810 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Ok.

14-7

6,233 posts

221 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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So you ran the plates using facilities that state you must have reason for using them so have probably committed DPA offences but post a st story about you don't know why he chased you through a few villages?

lyonspride said:
I sounded my horn for two reasons 1) to make sure nobody walked blindly out into my path and 2) because idiot.
You sounded the horn because of reason number 2 but when confronted st yourself and couldn't back it up. Take some man up pills and move on.

fatjon

2,299 posts

243 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Forget it. No money in it so they won’t give a damn. A similar caravan lover tried to mow me down. In most cases that would be attempted murder but in Gainsborough it’s a crime number. 6 months later he did mow someone down deliberately and is now banged up. His victim is maimed for life.

Pica-Pica

16,625 posts

114 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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lyonspride said:
Last week I had a bit of a run in with a van towing a caravan (I know what your thinking), the fool had stopped (for a chat apparently) on a blind bend totally blocking a busy junction as nobody could pass due to stationary traffic in the other direction, it was complete chaos. Eventually people kind of shuffled over and I could squeeze through, I sounded my horn for two reasons 1) to make sure nobody walked blindly out into my path and 2) because idiot.

Chap was not happy, shouted some abuse, waved arms about like a spastic and turns out a few minutes later decided to chase me through a village overtaking cars in a 30 zone (yes with a caravan in tow), I stop at a junction, look back and this nutter is running toward me from several cars back, wielding a claw hammer and shouting incoherently, I GTFO of there obviously.

Not a word of a lie, I did nothing to aggravate this psycho, no previous encounter, no verbal, no rage, nothing.

When I got home I ran the plates and found the van is registered as a small hatchback of the same make, so it's no wonder this nutter didn't care, there would have been no way to trace him.

I feel I should report this to the Police, if for no other reason than protecting the owner of the real car from speeding, parking and traffic offences that this crazy individual will undoubtedly rack up. But realistically what's the point?, won't they just assume it's a "pie person" and file the report in the bin? His accent was local, not that of the usually travelling individual, but that may not mean anything.........
Could you please explain how 'spastics' wave their arms?

scorcher

4,127 posts

264 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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14-7 said:
So you ran the plates using facilities that state you must have reason for using them so have probably committed DPA offences
What a load of old bks. Loads of sites you can stick any old random reg no into and get vehicle details.



lyonspride

Original Poster:

2,978 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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14-7 said:
So you ran the plates using facilities that state you must have reason for using them so have probably committed DPA offences
https://cazana.com/uk/numberplates

Try it

Or you can use car parts websites too....

Edited by lyonspride on Monday 23 October 20:52

lyonspride

Original Poster:

2,978 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Pica-Pica said:
Could you please explain how 'spastics' wave their arms?
As per the definition, in an uncontrollable fashion...........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AArsrcX6yCs

Edited by lyonspride on Monday 23 October 21:00

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Wow.

HantsRat

2,409 posts

138 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Was the plate you run from the back of the caravan?

I would say about 4/10 caravams or trailers on the road have a different numberplate's to the vehicle towing it. Doesn't mean they don't own the mis matched plate though, usually another vehicle they own but forgot to swap the plates.

Depending on attitude this is £100 non end FPN.

Greenmantle

2,171 posts

138 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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never engage with ignorant or stupid people
let them live in their ignorance and stupidity
unfortunately we cannot count on "natural selection" on doing the good deed anymore
take the selfish attitude to leave them alone as long as they don't do you or your family harm
mankind is moving towards morlocks and eloi - just don't be the latter

SantaBarbara

3,244 posts

138 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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lyonspride said:
Last week I had a bit of a run in with a van towing a caravan (I know what your thinking), the fool had stopped (for a chat apparently) on a blind bend totally blocking a busy junction as nobody could pass due to stationary traffic in the other direction, it was complete chaos. Eventually people kind of shuffled over and I could squeeze through, I sounded my horn for two reasons 1) to make sure nobody walked blindly out into my path and 2) because idiot.

Chap was not happy, shouted some abuse, waved arms about like a spastic and turns out a few minutes later decided to chase me through a village overtaking cars in a 30 zone (yes with a caravan in tow), I stop at a junction, look back and this nutter is running toward me from several cars back, wielding a claw hammer and shouting incoherently, I GTFO of there obviously.

Not a word of a lie, I did nothing to aggravate this psycho, no previous encounter, no verbal, no rage, nothing.

When I got home I ran the plates and found the van is registered as a small hatchback of the same make, so it's no wonder this nutter didn't care, there would have been no way to trace him.

I feel I should report this to the Police, if for no other reason than protecting the owner of the real car from speeding, parking and traffic offences that this crazy individual will undoubtedly rack up. But realistically what's the point?, won't they just assume it's a "pie person" and file the report in the bin? His accent was local, not that of the usually travelling individual, but that may not mean anything.........
If you report it to mr plod, they may well accuse you of starting the dispute by aggressively hooting.

lyonspride

Original Poster:

2,978 posts

185 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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HantsRat said:
Was the plate you run from the back of the caravan?

I would say about 4/10 caravams or trailers on the road have a different numberplate's to the vehicle towing it. Doesn't mean they don't own the mis matched plate though, usually another vehicle they own but forgot to swap the plates.

Depending on attitude this is £100 non end FPN.
The plate belongs to a car that would not legally be able to pull that caravan.

Ilovejapcrap

3,311 posts

142 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Nowt will get done and he'll be onto his next angry thing as we speak, leave it be

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

285 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
Regarding your first line.. Please tell me exactly What am I thinking? Please
You are thinking that your hard drive could do with a defrag, and that you really fancy a crack at that saucy Dell PowerEdge in the server rack next to yours.

Am I right BarbaraBot?

boxedin

1,617 posts

156 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Mr2Mike said:
You are thinking that your hard drive could do with a defrag, and that you really fancy a crack at that saucy Dell PowerEdge in the server rack next to yours.

Am I right BarbaraBot?
Eliza has come on a bit.

MDMA .

10,682 posts

131 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Mr2Mike said:
SantaBarbara said:
Regarding your first line.. Please tell me exactly What am I thinking? Please
You are thinking that your hard drive could do with a defrag, and that you really fancy a crack at that saucy Dell PowerEdge in the server rack next to yours.

Am I right BarbaraBot?
Barbara is getting very tiresome now frown time to pull the plug on it. Was funny for a day or two, just fking annoying now.

MDMA .

10,682 posts

131 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
No. What could be tiresome is the Trolls making false accusations.
What is a Trolls?

gareth_r

6,756 posts

267 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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14-7 said:
So you ran the plates using facilities that state you must have reason for using them so have probably committed DPA offences but post a st story about you don't know why he chased you through a few villages?
You might want to have a word with the UK Government. They seem to be facilitating these "DPA offences".

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax




Red Devil

13,520 posts

238 months

Wednesday 25th October 2017
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gareth_r said:
14-7 said:
So you ran the plates using facilities that state you must have reason for using them so have probably committed DPA offences but post a st story about you don't know why he chased you through a few villages?
You might want to have a word with the UK Government. They seem to be facilitating these "DPA offences".

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax
Methinks 14-7 is conflating a VRM with insurance.
Using askmid without valid authority is the Section 55 DPA offence.