Basically, on the drive back home from my mum’s house with my 8 yo DD, I was driving at the speed limit (30 mph) on a single-lane road. It’s one of the main roads in the city and usually really busy, as it leads onto the A1.
A driver behind me overtook me by driving into the oncoming traffic lane - he was flying! It really frightened me, so I flashed my headlights to make him aware that I was there. I was so scared, he'd crash and we'd end up crashing onto him.
Seconds later, he stopped in the middle of the road, put his hazard lights on, and started beeping at me. The road was very quiet as it was around 10pm. At first, I thought he had stopped because there was something in the road. But, then I realised something wasn’t right. I felt like I was being targeted and panicked. I tried to turn my car around to escape because I was petrified he might hurt us. As I tried to turn, he kept blocking my car with his and wouldn’t let me pass. He then drove off, and I thought that was the end of it, but it wasn’t.
When I reached the roundabout further down, he was waiting there for me. He stopped his car in the roundabout, to my right, and refused to move. When I tried to go, he moved his car towards mine, like he was trying to hit me. When I looked, there were two passengers in the car, and they were shouting and swearing at me.
They then tried to follow me onto the motorway, but other cars came up behind me and I eventually lost sight of them.
I’m really shaken by what happened. I don’t have a dashcam (I’m ordering one now), so I don’t have clear evidence. I did report it to 101, but I don’t have the number plate. I did tell them there may be CCTV footage from the petrol station opposite the roundabout. They gave me a telephone appointment but I'm unsure if I want to follow through with the report. I'm just glad we're home safe.
I feel so anxious about driving. DD is very scared, and so am I. I can't sleep and feel sick with anxiety at what could've happened.