Litter lout - what should I have done?

[Pistom]

I was behind a car in traffic and just as it moved off, the front passenger decided to throw some litter out of the car.

This really pissed me off and as I caught up with it at the next traffic lights, I got out of my car, took some of my litter and dumped it on the passengers lap.

Sadly - that isn't really what happened, it's just what would have happened if I wasn't a meek middle aged wimp seeing litter being thrown out of a car window.

So what should I have done - should I have name and shamed them on my local FB group and post the responses in the appropriate thread on PH, report them to the Police (I have dashcam footage) or just save it up into the list of things which piss me off?

[QJumper]

Not sure if the police would do anything, but you could send the dashcam footage to the local council as they usually impose fines for littering.

[paintman]

Back in the 80s that's exactly what I did.

Crewmate & I were sat in a line of traffic in a fully liveried area car when the passenger window of the car in front was wound down & litter - IIRC a cigarette packet - was thrown out.

As we weren't going anywhere I got out, walked up to the car, picked up the litter, opened the door & dropped it into the female passenger's lap saying 'I think you dropped something'. Closed the door & walked back to our car. The look of shock on both their faces was priceless.
NFA as I considered the shock effect plus the embarrassment sufficient.

Do that today you'd almost certainly get a complaint & the force sued.