Thought I had seen it all !!
Thought I had seen it all !!
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Stev8s

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346 posts

212 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Forty years of driving thought I had seen it all had a bizarre incident on the M1 today between 8 and 10 northbound came up behind a black Mercedes in fast lane doing 50 mph weaving all over the place at first I thought he was pissed would he move out the way no he wouldn't cars soon began undertaking him and I was going to as well but the flow of traffic was preventing me from doing so even had a chap in a van beside me holding his hands up as to say what the fk is going on as he continued to weave between the two lanes eventually he moved over still around 50mph and still driving erratically 18 plate Merc and all down one side of it was totally wrecked
It was only as I overtook him noticed he was holding a Bic razor and was having a shave for fks sake to be honest I did report him to the police because his driving was so poor I think he could have been pissed as well something wasn't right.
I have only ever reported someone once before as followed a drunk driver police kept me on the phone until they managed to catch up with him which leads me to another question as would be interested if you could find out if they did catch up with him as did give reg number or whether it just goes down as another bad driving tosser


Dixy

3,642 posts

234 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Ashamed of my self for this but only people who have been driving for 40 years call it the fast lane.

tvrfan007

413 posts

203 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Bloody hell, 1 full stop in all that.

Kawasicki

14,363 posts

264 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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A close shave?

sociopath

3,433 posts

95 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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tvrfan007 said:
Bloody hell, 1 full stop in all that.
Hard to type correctly, when you're driving up the M1.

BertBert

21,247 posts

240 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.



Mr Tidy

31,359 posts

156 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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It was probably about 20 years ago but I still remember seeing someone using a handheld mobile while trying to write on a notepad in a car with a manual gearbox trying to negotiate a mini-roundabout in SW London - as soon as I saw all that going on I kept well away!

LordHaveMurci

12,336 posts

198 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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BertBert said:
I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.
What do you eat cereal from?

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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Stev8s said:
Forty years of driving, I thought I had seen it all.

I had a bizarre incident on the M1 today between 8 and 10 northbound.

I came up behind a black Mercedes in lane 3 doing 50 mph weaving all over the place. At first I thought he was pissed up, he wouldn't move out the way at all.

The other cars soon began undertaking him, I was going to as well but the flow of traffic was preventing me from doing so. There was a chap in a van beside me, holding his hands up as to say, ''What the fk is going on?''

As he continued to weave between the two lanes, eventually he moved into lane 1, still around 50mph and still driving erratically. The van was a 18 plate Merc, all down one side of it was damaged like it had been in an accident.

It was only as I overtook him, I noticed he was holding a Bic razor and having a shave. FFS, thought I as i passed him.

After seeing the standard of his driving, I reported him to the police, his driving was so poor, I think he could have been pissed as well, something wasn't right.

I have only ever reported someone once before as followed a drunk driver, thr police kept me on the phone until they managed to catch up with him.

Which leads me to another question, I would be interested if I could find out if they had caught up with him, I gave them his reg number. Or will it just goes down as another bad driving tosser?
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 21st October 00:10

parabolica

7,010 posts

213 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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LordHaveMurci said:
BertBert said:
I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.
What do you eat cereal from?
The kitchen table.

sjc

16,412 posts

299 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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Enough to make you bristle….

Calling it the fast lane .

KAgantua

5,162 posts

160 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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Did he cross those stubble white lines as well?

sjc

16,412 posts

299 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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KAgantua said:
Did he cross those stubble white lines as well?
clap

NGee

2,930 posts

193 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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KAgantua said:
Did he cross those stubble white lines as well?
Does it matter, surely you're just splitting hairs now?

mmm-five

12,330 posts

313 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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parabolica said:
LordHaveMurci said:
BertBert said:
I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.
What do you eat cereal from?
The kitchen table.
Depends what sort of rush I'm in.

Carton, bowl, spoon or hand!

LordHaveMurci

12,336 posts

198 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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parabolica said:
LordHaveMurci said:
BertBert said:
I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.
What do you eat cereal from?
The kitchen table.
How on earth do you get that in the car?

sospan

2,755 posts

251 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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He drives a campervan?

Derek Smith

49,726 posts

277 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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A traffic PC was doing speed checks along the Embankment. A car came along slowly but erratically, the driver trying to keep the car in the middle of the two lanes. The PC did the stop sign, the driver braked and a girl's head, so to speak, appeared. One point the PC emphasised was that she wiped her mouth as she sat upright.

No offences disclosed apart from no seatbelts.

Flibble

6,538 posts

210 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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LordHaveMurci said:
parabolica said:
LordHaveMurci said:
BertBert said:
I once saw a lady who looked like she was in BA cabin crew garb eating cereal from a breakfast bowl on the m25!

Seen several chaps (probably) shaving on the early morning m25 run.
What do you eat cereal from?
The kitchen table.
How on earth do you get that in the car?
More to the point, surely it would all fall off whenever he cornered.

anonymous-user

83 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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I used to see a very attractive girl in a LHD Peugeot 206CC with Polish plates, most mornings, doing her hair and makeup in the mirror as she drove along a dual carriageway. Only glanced at the road occasionally. This went on for about 2 years until I changed jobs and didn’t commute that way anymore.

In some ways I was impressed with her skills.