Road rage/dangerous driving.

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:01

Worth reporting this to the police / anything likely to happen?

Video is from my dads car - starts where he first "encountered" this guy. He's been driving 45 years, confident driver, drives HGVs regularly, never in an accident etc.

Long story short is the guy then tailgated/followed my dad all the way home, my dad didn't stop outside our house though (unfortunately as I'd have liked him to give me a call or grab me from the house), probably for the best as there's some valuable vehicles on the drive that don't particularly want to get smashed up later on.

How can I get an address from a numberplate? :rolleyes:

snips86x · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:03

To get the address from the number plate, visit the DVLA website and file a request and give them something like £3 and you're done - I did it once

Diagro · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:05

I like how he lost him! Nice driving

leigh_boy · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:09

not being funny you should have just pulled over and let the plonker past instead of playing his game.

mccarf · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:11

Yeah, pretty smart to lose him like that.

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:12

snips86x said:
To get the address from the number plate, visit the DVLA website and file a request and give them something like £3 and you're done - I did it once

Thanks.

Diagro said:
I like how he lost him! Nice driving

Sounds like there was contact, there wasn't. Not sure if serious or not though

And being a HGV driver he wouldn't pull out on one knowing there isn't a big enough gap. That HGV (was a horsebox actually) had just turned a corner and that road is up-hill, so definitely not that much of a dodgy pull-out.
Just before that junction at the end you can clearly see the guy moving into the oncoming lane to get in-front/box him in.

leigh_boy said:
not being funny you should have just pulled over and let the plonker past instead of playing his game.

Pulled over? He was clearly looking for a fight. Why else would he have followed my dad all the way into a dead end street by my house?

My dad in no way aggravated this guy, didn't slow down intentionally etc. (Though it was probably my dad not "being intimidated" by his braking and going alongside him on the right at the beginning which sparked this nutjob off).

Antony101 · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:16

leigh_boy said:
not being funny you should have just pulled over and let the plonker past instead of playing his game.

The guy didn't seem to want to pass, more than likely wanted an argument at the very least. He was screaming out of his window at one point, people don't do that and then just give up.

I'd have spotted a small animal in the road and slowed down for it if it was me.

ZXSpectrum · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:18

I would take it to the police and report him. Look at what happened recently with that old chap getting stabbed. These idiots need to be taken care of and removed from the roads.

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:18

Antony101 said:
The guy didn't seem to want to pass, more than likely wanted an argument at the very least.

He was screaming out of his window at one point, people don't do that and then just give up.

I'd have spotted a small animal in the road and slowed down for it if it was me.

Yeah, could see that quite a few times actually.

Wouldn't have been worth it for my dad. He's got around 7 vehicles to insure which surely would be affected regardless of fault.

Antony101 · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:19

Archeum said:
Yeah, could see that quite a few times actually.

Wouldn't have been worth it for my dad. He's got around 7 vehicles to insure which surely would be affected regardless of fault.

True, definitely go to the police though, people like that don't deserve a license.

wazza300 · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:24

Just another Wally on the road,as long as he doesn't know where you live I'd report him

InvaderGIR · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:26

Why did he even bother to pass him at the start? If someone is being an idiot like that, leave them to it and pass when it's safe. He obviously took offence to the rather close pass / lane change at the lights...if he's been driving 45 years and drives HGVs he should know people are idiots and to give them space, not to just try and get past them.

Obviously the other guy has a screw loose and should be reported (just need to go down the local police station and give a statement) but that could all have been avoided.

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:30

InvaderGIR said:
Why did he even bother to pass him at the start? If someone is being an idiot like that, leave them to it and pass when it's safe. He obviously took offence to the rather close pass / lane change at the lights...if he's been driving 45 years and drives HGVs he should know people are idiots and to give them space, not to just try and get past them.

Obviously the other guy has a screw loose and should be reported (just need to go down the local police station and give a statement) but that could all have been avoided.

Not sure, haven't spoken to my dad properly about it as he went back out after giving me the camera to download.

It's either - not being intimidated by some bell on the road trying to brake-check or that he expected him to go into the left-hand lane as it looked as if he was drifting over that way. Probably the former though, as it does look obvious he's intentionally braking infront of him to slow him down/stop.

mccarf · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:30

Looks to me like the guy was trying to stop him at the start though, hence hitting the brakes so much that the OPs dad just wooshed past. I'd say it's best to keep moving in these situations rather than be behind the guy so he can stop you.

Antony101 · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:33

InvaderGIR said:
Why did he even bother to pass him at the start? If someone is being an idiot like that, leave them to it and pass when it's safe. He obviously took offence to the rather close pass / lane change at the lights...if he's been driving 45 years and drives HGVs he should know people are idiots and to give them space, not to just try and get past them.

Obviously the other guy has a screw loose and should be reported (just need to go down the local police station and give a statement) but that could all have been avoided.

Looks like it happened here:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...2!3m1!1s0x48774f6bac0e8a51:0xa57061acabd31582

It which case OP's dad was in the correct lane and it was the Fiesta that cut him up in the first place, he then went on to move over into the left lane and I assume OP's dad thought he was going onto the M69.

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:36

Antony101 said:
Looks like it happened here:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...2!3m1!1s0x48774f6bac0e8a51:0xa57061acabd31582

It which case OP's dad was in the correct lane and it was the Fiesta that cut him up in the first place, he then went on to move over into the left lane and I assume OP's dad thought he was going onto the M69.

Yeah, that's right. The lane my dad was in goes to the B4065 or the M6. the lane Fiesta was in goes to the right-hand lane of the M6 sliproad or back around the roundabout.

InvaderGIR · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:39

Antony101 said:
Looks like it happened here:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...2!3m1!1s0x48774f6bac0e8a51:0xa57061acabd31582

It which case OP's dad was in the correct lane and it was the Fiesta that cut him up in the first place, he then went on to move over into the left lane and I assume OP's dad thought he was going onto the M69.

I never said he was in the wrong lane.

Idiots will be idiots and take offence to people using the road correctly / as marked and I wouldn't be surprised if the other person thought OP's dad was in the wrong lane so brake checked him / attempted to show he was wrong (in his eyes obviously).
I'm not and was not suggesting OP's dad was driving badly, just that it could probably have been avoided as soon as he saw the other guy was an obvious idiot (ie as soon as he started to cut up before brake checking).

On Holiday · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:41

That roundabout for reference.

Red - M69 only.
Green - B4065 or Lane 1 of M6 Sliproad
Blue - Lane 2 of M6 Sliproad or back around the roundabout.

Antony101 · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:41

InvaderGIR said:
I never said he was in the wrong lane.

Idiots will be idiots and take offence to people using the road correctly / as marked and I wouldn't be surprised if the other person thought OP's dad was in the wrong lane so brake checked him / attempted to show he was wrong (in his eyes obviously).
I'm not and was not suggesting OP's dad was driving badly, just that it could probably have been avoided as soon as he saw the other guy was an obvious idiot (ie as soon as he started to cut up before brake checking).

Oh, I thought you meant that OP's dad was in the wrong lane, never mind then. It was probably for the best he got past him though if he was going to continue brake checking him. I think it'd only have got worse much faster had he not been in front of this moron.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Jul 2015 at 13:43

Nicely lost

Worth reporting it given the evidence at hand. Nothing will happen as a result, but at least you have done your bit then.

I would just lol if someone like that tried to follow me in the 55 and see it as a bit of fun