Followed home by a road rager
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BMW have provided the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&...
A drift-off, Fast and Furious style.
A drift-off, Fast and Furious style.
essayer said:
Problem with driving to a police station - if it’s anything like round here it’ll only be staffed by civilians in office hours!
I’d drive to the nearest level crossing and nip through just as the barriers come down. Then taunt them through the windows of the train
Not much help if there is no L/C anywhere in the vicinity. Just return to your pied-à-terre from where you can deliver some quality taunting. I’d drive to the nearest level crossing and nip through just as the barriers come down. Then taunt them through the windows of the train
WCZ said:
had this happen several times, always just driven to the police station or just aimlessly around until they got bored / got on motorway and booted it
I'm guessing either you're famous and attract paparazzi, or you need to evaluate your driving skillz (or lack of).Let's be honest - You wouldn't usually get followed unless you've seriously messed up.
rfisher said:
Few years ago a d
head started following me after an incident (not my fault obviously - I'm perfect lol).
Let him tail me for a few miles and then drove into the local Police station car park.
He disappeared rapidly.
If I was nearly home and was being followed I'd keep going and call the cops on 101 via my handsfree if he didn't feck off after a few minutes.
Roads are full of psychos these days.
I had this, though I didn't have an incident... Chap in a van started following me after a roundabout (he joined after me, from a different direction) I think he had a moment with someone in a similar car and picked me up by mistake. head started following me after an incident (not my fault obviously - I'm perfect lol).Let him tail me for a few miles and then drove into the local Police station car park.
He disappeared rapidly.
If I was nearly home and was being followed I'd keep going and call the cops on 101 via my handsfree if he didn't feck off after a few minutes.
Roads are full of psychos these days.
I could tell he was following me, so round the block and back to the police station car park.
Seemed to resolve the issue.
Fun Bus said:
The last thing I would have done is driven home. I’d have kept driving around until I was certain he’d got bored and disappeared then gone home.
Always always always this! Or go somewhere lit up, public and busy. 24 hour hour shop or petrol station etc. Always safer and less chance of it turning nasty.Had an ex who led a follower all the way home... to a dark house, on a dark unlit street. Really really daft thing to do, but when paniced home always seems the best place to head!
It's happened to me a handful of times. My tolerance of it has gone way down.
I make a note of the reg number.
I call the police on the emergency number. Not the non-emergency number. The police have told me the emergency number is the correct one to use in this situation.
Aggressive people would be well advised to calm down. In the UK, sooner or later they will be met with an equally aggressive response. In a developing country, a country with more liberal self-defence laws or the United States, aggressive driving could get you killed.
I make a note of the reg number.
I call the police on the emergency number. Not the non-emergency number. The police have told me the emergency number is the correct one to use in this situation.
Aggressive people would be well advised to calm down. In the UK, sooner or later they will be met with an equally aggressive response. In a developing country, a country with more liberal self-defence laws or the United States, aggressive driving could get you killed.
Edited by creampuff on Thursday 11th January 00:58
Stinkfoot said:
I would have driven to the nearest traveller site - that would have got rid of them sharpish 
If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
Plot twist - the guy following you is a traveller and you've driven straight into his trap! If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
_dobbo_ said:
Stinkfoot said:
I would have driven to the nearest traveller site - that would have got rid of them sharpish
If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
Plot twist - the guy following you is a traveller and you've driven straight into his trap! If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
_dobbo_ said:
Stinkfoot said:
I would have driven to the nearest traveller site - that would have got rid of them sharpish
If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
Plot twist - the guy following you is a traveller and you've driven straight into his trap! If any travellers had come out, just say sorry you have got a bit lost. They will probably have a quick laugh but certainly wont cause you any trouble.
t out of luck but most if not all permanent traveller sites would not be bringing a kidnapping to their own door step - at least thats my view.McGraw said:
I don’t need it to make sense, I only wanted advice on whether it was worth proactively contacting the police for any reason at all.
Of course the full autopsy has to happen.
Thank you for your well wishes though.
I was thinking much the same - wondering just how long this could go on for. Of course the full autopsy has to happen.
Thank you for your well wishes though.
Being a forum, you'll always get those who are determined to tell you
1. what an idiot you have been
2. those who tell you that you did the wrong thing
3. those who sympathise and have had their own experience
4. those wise after the event
5. those who turn it into a joke
6. those who would have done the aggressive confrontational thing
7. Those insisting your driving is at fault
8. The lesser-spotted troll (Yipper? Yapper?)
Anyway, I'm glad it didn't escalate.
Cue more advice and guidance from the collected forum
NarrinRad said:
You also see repetitive names on here all of whom seem to have an exceptional knowledge of every subject on this forum, you only have to look at their posts vrs Membership. They lead very sad lives which tends to reflect in their comments.
Exactly.We should have one of these award ceremonies for this sort of poster. Based on their level of sanctimony, self-righteousness, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralising, unctuous, smug, superior, priggish, mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, insincerity, etc, etc.
Oh, I nearly forgot, superiority, which is why most of them post.
Norris (TooMany2cvs) would win, of course, so maybe not much of a competition after all.
Sebring440 said:
Exactly.
We should have one of these award ceremonies for this sort of poster. Based on their level of sanctimony, self-righteousness, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralising, unctuous, smug, superior, priggish, mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, insincerity, etc, etc.
Oh, I nearly forgot, superiority, which is why most of them post.
Norris (TooMany2cvs) would win, of course, so maybe not much of a competition after all.
Spot on! Made oi larf We should have one of these award ceremonies for this sort of poster. Based on their level of sanctimony, self-righteousness, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralising, unctuous, smug, superior, priggish, mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, insincerity, etc, etc.
Oh, I nearly forgot, superiority, which is why most of them post.
Norris (TooMany2cvs) would win, of course, so maybe not much of a competition after all.
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