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Original poster

to email a company grassing up a speeding driver?

70 replies

normalishdude · 03/02/2014 12:48

I live on a 30 mph limit road. There are schools close by. I saw a van going at around 50-60 mph along the road this morning at around 8 am-I could have easily pulled out in front of it and been hit if I hadn't been as alert as I was. Should I email the company or does that make me even more of a mean spirited, grumpy old bastard than I already am?

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ISeeYouShiverWithAntici · 03/02/2014 12:49

at that speed? Hell yes I would.

I would also notify the police.

50-60 on a residential road? near a school?

They could kill someone.

FunkyBoldRibena · 03/02/2014 12:52

No, do it. They are representing the company in that van. Write in/email to HR and report it.

Joysmum · 03/02/2014 12:53

I'd phone, not email.

Trills · 03/02/2014 12:53

YABU to use the phrase "grassing up" - you are not 11.

Whatisaweekend · 03/02/2014 12:56

YANBU. If it was a mile or two over the limit then I would say don't report but 50/60 mph is outrageous on a 30 mph road. If the police had spotted the vehicle it would have been an automatic disqualification for the driver (then a lost job etc!)

Original poster
normalishdude · 03/02/2014 13:17

Oh, I am sorry- I failed to consult my 'dictionary of age-related idioms and their associated uses' this morning. And how do you know how old I am?

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clarksonforPM · 03/02/2014 13:20

I'm guessing it was a lot less speed than you actually think, no harm was done, the driver was most probably fully aware of his surroundings, I'd leave it.

Original poster
normalishdude · 03/02/2014 13:22

Now, that DOES sound like something an 11 year old would say, ClarksonforPM. :0)...

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leadrightfoot · 03/02/2014 13:23

phone company ask to speak to HR, complain give all details you can. Amazing what results it will bring

ThursdayLast · 03/02/2014 13:24

Obviously NOT aware of his surroundings, otherwise he would have been able to read the big sign that said 30

SirChenjin · 03/02/2014 13:24

I'd report it. Hopefully they will have a word with him, remind him that speed limits are there for a reason and he'll slow down before he kills or injures someone (or loses his licence and livelihood for having too many points)

Hissy · 03/02/2014 13:27

I would!

I saw a horrid van driver tailgating a small car one evening on my way home, there were no numbers, only a name on the van, and I couldn't find the company online, or i'd have rung and reported the little shite driver

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 03/02/2014 13:39

Report. Also report to VOSA if it's a big fleet like DPD, Yodel etc. The vehicles are tracked and causing or permitting their drivers to speed is an offence.

MeridianB · 03/02/2014 13:39

I did this a few years ago. I was tail-gated REALLY badly at speed by a van along a lengthy exit lane on the motorway. There was a lot of traffic in front of me so I was not dawdling or blocking a free stretch of road and there was nowhere to move to.

I very carefully used my handsfree to call my home answerphone and I recorded the name of the company and the last few letters/digits of the licence plate.

When I got home I called the company to complain and they immediately asked if I could describe the driver's appearance. I said he was older with longish hair and a big grey beard (he'd been so close!) and they said 'Oh that's Joe, we've had this problem with him before and will tell his manager."!!

I nearly called another company just this week when a van almost mowed me down on a zebra crossing.

So do call or email, normalish, as the companies should know how dangerously their staff are driving and how badly they are representing them.

MaxPepsi · 03/02/2014 13:42

Ring the non emergency number and report him.
The van will then be on anpr and will be pulled by the police.
I had to report some knob at the weekend for nearly hitting us twice in the space of 10mins.
He got a fixed penalty notice and a good talking to from the police!

Plomino · 03/02/2014 13:50

Absolutely let them know . Quite apart from the fact that he's breaking the law and endangering other road users , it's not a great advert for the firm. If there's a problem with the road and lots of vehicles doing it , it's worth making a complaint to the roads policing unit as they will task one of the traffic cars with going out there with a camera. They did in our village , and then emailed us the number of people who were well over the limit , which in our case is a 40mph , but gets broken by everyone and biscuit, tractors and all .

Of course it turned out that nearly a third of the worst offenders turned out to be residents ....

FionaJT · 03/02/2014 14:02

Definitely do it! There are a lot of shit drivers out there, and the only hope that they will ever stop is if people keep on pulling them up on it. If they think they are getting away with it they will keep behaving like idiots.

yoshipoppet · 03/02/2014 14:29

It often amazes me how many people drive a works vehicle like this. It's not a good advert for the company is it? Yes, I would report the driver to the firm.

mindthegap01 · 03/02/2014 21:41

Definitely report it.

MooMaid · 03/02/2014 21:50

If you got the reg number of it report it on 101 non emergency number

specialsubject · 03/02/2014 22:03

do it.

'grassing up', like 'sneaking' is a playground concept. In the adult world we report criminals.

Original poster
normalishdude · 04/02/2014 10:11

grassing up, sneaking, reporting criminals- it's the same thing, whatever you think it should be called in the 'adult world'.

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hiddenhome · 04/02/2014 10:14

Me and ds1 were following a van one day and he was all over the road. He nearly hit an oncoming vehicle. We videoed him on my phone then phoned his company and reported. He must have been texting or drunk or something Confused

following · 04/02/2014 10:17

yanbu i phoned a taxi firm when the driver was rude and wouldnt move his car so i could get mine out , also a coach driver when he did a wanker sign after he undercut me and pulled out in front .

Tulip26 · 04/02/2014 11:34

A car near me was doing 60mph in a 30 zone. Plowed into a dad and two little girls. They are lucky to be alive. Please report it, next time he could kill someone.