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WIBU to report this man to his company?

54 replies

Happiestinwellybobs · 28/04/2013 19:41

So I was driving to work, when I heard someone sound their horn loudly. I looked across and this lorry driver was pomping his horn at the woman in front of him. She had stopped at the traffic lights (on green) as the traffic at the other side of the junction had backed up. He then nearly took her back end out and undertook her, and then cut her up. I saw her face and she looked really shocked.

Then he sped up and slammed on so hard in front of her that I thought he had hit the car in front. He them got out of his cab and started yelling at her.

Anyway I saw the name of his company on his lorry. I wouldn't normally have done anything, but him getting out of his cab must have been so scary, so I emailed his company to tell them what I had seen. They asked me to ring them, which I did. They knew who it was and were getting him in to talk to him about the incident.

Thought I had done the right thing, but then a colleague asked me whether I was satisfied that I had probably lost the guy his job. Should I have minded my own business?

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Vev · 28/04/2013 20:09

YANBU.

comewithmeandtakethiscity · 28/04/2013 20:09

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nowahousewife · 28/04/2013 20:10

Not nice for the lady he intimidated and good on you for contacting his company. If you are driving a logoed vehicle you are representing the co you work for and need to represent their brand values.

I once called Ocado about exactly the same type of thing and they were v grateful for the 'feedback'. Have only done it the once but again not only was the driver a tool but he was dangerous too!

ShadowStorm · 28/04/2013 20:10

No, you did the right thing.

His behaviour was dangerous and abusive. If he loses his job, it's because of his actions.

Glittertwins · 28/04/2013 20:12

I've done the same but it was me the van driver did it to. Pouring down with rain on a motorway and I had the DCs in the car. I memorised his company details and number plate then called the company as soon as I got to where I was going. The MD called me back despite being on holiday and yes, the guy was being sacked. He was on probationary period and had already damaged a company vehicle apparently. The MD said he was sorry he had employed such a nutter.

Floggingmolly · 28/04/2013 20:14

If he drives for a living; he should lose his job. You did the right thing.

BabylonReturns · 28/04/2013 20:15

YANBU

We reported a university minibus driver who was up our arse while on his phone, he then proceeded to clip the side of our van when trying to squeeze in front when the road narrowed from two lanes to one.

He denied everything, but unfortunately for him, I'd captured the whole thing on video and took great delight in playing it to his boss in from of him.

They sacked him on the spot, apparently he was already on a final warning for previous complaints regarding his driving.

ToothGah · 28/04/2013 20:16

I phoned the number on a lorry that nearly pushed us off the road on a motorway island - it was so frightening and I was so angry.

The company said I did the right thing by calling and went so far as to say that they knew who it was and he'd been reprimanded about his driving before and that they would be taking action against him.

I did feel a little guilty but he could have killed us, so I just had to say something.

Salmotrutta · 28/04/2013 20:17

YANBU at all.

Well done. He sounds positively dangerous Shock

And I've seen lots of lorries with a "How's my Driving" sign and phone number on the back so they must take this sort of thing very seriously!

flippinada · 28/04/2013 20:19

I'm really pleased to read that companies take this sort of thing seriously.

TheSloppelganger · 28/04/2013 20:24

YANBU at all.

Idiots like that shouldn't be allowed to get away with road-raging and intimidating people and making the roads more dangerous for others.

I very much doubt he will lose his job over it (they can't fire someone just on the say-so of a random member of the public who could be telling porkies - surely?) unless he has a history of acting like a cock on the roads and this isn't his first complaint I suppose - in which case a driving job clearly isn't for him and he bloody well only has himself to blame if he is fired.

pigletmania · 28/04/2013 21:09

That driving could have been fatal, a couple of years ago in the news a lorry killed a family driving a people carrier, I have eard in te ews of serious accidents caused by lorry drivers so you most certainly did the right thing

pigletmania · 28/04/2013 21:11

These idiorpts put people like me learning to drive [i have failed 4 tests] bu nervous about continuing to learn

Roseformeplease · 28/04/2013 21:12

I reported an Argos lorry that reversed into me, only missing because I went into reverse and another car did too. I was crying, upset and angry. The lorry was a huge one. Nobody seemed to care, either in the shop or on the phone. Good on you OP

HoHoHoNoYouDont · 28/04/2013 21:16

Well done. His behaviour needed challenging. You did the right thing and I hope his employers deal with it properly.

timidviper · 28/04/2013 21:27

You did the right thing. My friend and I were in a traffic jam when a van with a logo cut up the inside of us along an obviously disused service road then across the pavement to get about 3 cars ahead. My friend rang the company who took details and rang her back the next day to say they had given the driver a warning and, as this had happened on his route home, stopped him using the van to and from work for a time.

On the other hand, my son's car was written off by a Norbert Dentressangle lorry driving badly. That is now having to go through solicitors as they have just not replied to all the insurance companies letters so some companies clearly just do not care.

hellsbells76 · 28/04/2013 21:34

I did that once when I saw a serco van being driven dangerously on a busy motorway - tailgating, weaving, flashing etc. I emailed them with the reg number and date/time and they took it seriously and disciplined the driver. These fuckers shouldn't be on the roads.

BrevilleTron · 28/04/2013 22:08

Not unreasonable at all!
I've done this when being tailgated by a lorry. He was so close I could see the hairs on the legs of the flies on the grille.

He had a website so my mate googled it, got the contact details, put my on loudspeaker and I told his boss what he was doing.

He had him on his tracker, put me on hold and called him to tell him that the big green Rover in front of him was NOT HAPPY

you have never seen a lorry back off so quickly! He disappeared!
The boss came back on to apologise and told me he would be spoken to when he got to the depot.

In answer to your colleague
A) would he have hesitated if someone had done that to his partner/child
B) why should this be acceptable? He bloody deserves to lose his job. He shouldn't have driven like an arse. There is NO excuse

SundaysGirl · 28/04/2013 22:10

Agreed with everyone else. If he loses his job it's his fault for the way he acted, not your fault for calling the company about it.

I always think it's a completely immmature attitude for people to say letting people know about others bad behaviour means you are then responsible for any fall out they experience for said bad behaviour!

CSIJanner · 28/04/2013 22:34

Drive like an arse in a logged company van, run the very real risk of being reported and possibly losing your job.

YANBU.

CSIJanner · 28/04/2013 22:35

*logoed van, not logged. Bah to autocorrect!

andubelievedthat · 28/04/2013 22:36

If u call a transport company to complain about a driver, tell whoever you speak to that should you not here from them re the matter within say 24hours you will be contacting VOSA ,who are the police for all vehicles ,particularly trucks and their drivers, and strike the fear of god into drivers/tnsp. managers , and VOSA officers ALWAYS follow up on a complaint ,they are borderline fanatics re letter of the law /public opinion, a truck driver (any vehicle over 3500kg) must be a"fit and proper person" to hold said licence, and VOSA and the Traffic Commissioner take a very dim view of those that conduct themselves otherwise >>>my fella has an lgv license ,this info from him,if details needed ,simply google VOSA

Musicaltheatremum · 28/04/2013 22:40

My daughter reported a taxi driver for driving at 85 on the motorway and on the slower roads texting. They disciplined him and said they wouldn't sack him as he could just get a job elsewhere.

ConfusedPixie · 28/04/2013 22:58

yanbu. I reported a local van driver to his company for driving like a dick. 30mph road, right up my arse to the point where all I could see were his headlights and he was flashing those. Then overtook me and the car in front of me on a blind corner and zoomed off at a much higher speed. They couldn't care less, but I felt better for saying something!

freddiefrog · 28/04/2013 23:02

a colleague asked me whether I was satisfied that I had probably lost the guy his job.

You didn't lose him his job, he lost it himself by driving like an absolute idiot.

YANBU