Plod stting in the middle lane
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I was driving south on the M6 in the dark at 56mph, catching up in lane 2 was something the size of a Transit (i thought)travelling at about 60-65mph, it came past and it was a Police Range Rover.
There was nothing in front for 500-600 yards he should IMO have pulled in to lane 1 but he did`nt he stayed in lane 2.
If BiB sits in lane 2 instead of "keeping left" its time to give up.....
There was nothing in front for 500-600 yards he should IMO have pulled in to lane 1 but he did`nt he stayed in lane 2.
If BiB sits in lane 2 instead of "keeping left" its time to give up.....
I hate lane hoggers as much as the next man, the only exception being if there is nothing behind you then why not sit in lane 2?
It's a better lane in terms of road surface with no HGV ruts like lane one.
You can see when anyone starts approaching again and move over well in advance. I guess he had nothing behind him?
It's a better lane in terms of road surface with no HGV ruts like lane one.
You can see when anyone starts approaching again and move over well in advance. I guess he had nothing behind him?
nonegreen said:
The trick is to take his reg number and call the cops. Let them know what he is doing and let them deal with it. I have done this on a couple of occasions when one particular (same guy 2 occurances) plonker parked at the end of the slip road at J16 on the M6.
same guy 2 occurances? Sounds like what the cops did was a big bugger all then.
deeps said:
I hate lane hoggers as much as the next man, the only exception being if there is nothing behind you then why not sit in lane 2?
It's a better lane in terms of road surface with no HGV ruts like lane one.
You can see when anyone starts approaching again and move over well in advance. I guess he had nothing behind him?

deeps said:
I hate lane hoggers as much as the next man, the only exception being if there is nothing behind you then why not sit in lane 2?
It's a better lane in terms of road surface with no HGV ruts like lane one.
You can see when anyone starts approaching again and move over well in advance. I guess he had nothing behind him?
All well and good if you actually do move over in advance, or indeed at all - but seriously, how many people in the middle lane actually move over AT ALL?
Einion Yrth said:
nonegreen said:
The trick is to take his reg number and call the cops. Let them know what he is doing and let them deal with it. I have done this on a couple of occasions when one particular (same guy 2 occurances) plonker parked at the end of the slip road at J16 on the M6.
same guy 2 occurances? Sounds like what the cops did was a big bugger all then.
I believe he got a bollocking it was bloody dangerous what he did, traffic car too. The occurances were a few weeks apart and after that he moved some distance up the hard shoulder. I did however point out that if there were an accident involving the idiot I would be going to the Daily Mail with my story and pushing the Murder angle, that seemed to do the trick.

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