To be offended by these stickers on the back of a van?

[RosaMoline]

So I was on a day trip with a friend yesterday and this van was up ahead of us in the traffic.
I’m no prude, but I think these are really offensive (you may need to zoom in)
Is it even legal to drive around like this?

It’s horrible but I wouldn’t let it ruin my day

I'd be seriously happy if there more vehicles with stickers like that as we'd steer clear of them - treat it as a red warning sign, KEEP CLEAR, Richeard's about
😂

Completely illegal!

You've got to be able to actually see out of the rear window.

Send pic with plate to local cop shop and let them worry about it.

The public order act? Come off it!

@LuluBlakey1

stop being so pathetic. You're not subtle. It's not big & it's not clever.

What about if the driver cut out the middleman and just shouted those same words and phrases at you, or described the graphic pictures using graphic words?

What about if he did it to a young girl or a vulnerable older woman, or somebody with learning difficulties? The stickers are right there, indiscriminately, for any and everybody to have to view at any time the van is out anywhere in public.

It isn't normally an acceptable excuse when communicating something hateful or threatening that you 'only' wrote it down and didn't actually say it.

It isn't normally an acceptable excuse when communicating something hateful or threatening that you 'only' wrote it down and didn't actually say it

No of course not

If you wrote a racist, threatening letter for example, you could get in trouble with the police.

It wasn't meant to be subtle, big or clever. It was meant to be blunt. You said you are an adult with much more important things to be upset about than misogynistic, sexually offensive stickers (about women), on a van and then posted a line of cartoon emoji fish to illustrate your point.

Lol!

Yes that’s offensive and sick. The owner is a saddo Incel I reckon. I guess be grateful that’s not your next door neighbour’s car…

Saw a similar vehicle in our small rural town recently, and was absolutely horrified! Stickers along the same lines but probably three times as many, and some really more offensive ones. Shades of Andrew Tate - and not something I want my teenage DS or DD to see, but what can anyone do?

As PPs have said - at least the driver is signposting himself for what he is, and hopefully anyone decent will keep a wide distance! 😨

If I saw it, I'd fill in the online non-emergency form for police - and report it. I'd report it as an offensive and harrassing and intimidating encounter.

It just might be useful to the police. I doubt the people who own the vehicle are law-abiding citizens.

I've reported several things online to the police from Traveller abuse to a man harrassing my daughter on the way home from school. "Girl come here. Girl stop using your phone. Come here girl."

Despite their reputation - the police have always followed up.

And when youngest was harrassed - the police came round, took a full report and very clearly advised her to dial 999 if she ever felt harrassed by a male again.

I'm pretty sure the police will follow up on the vehicle in question.

Er, unhelpful. You wouldn’t be able to pull in at a junction, or a set of traffic lights, or loads of other places. The kids would be stuck staring at it, that’s the point being made.

I wondered exactly the same thing about s. 5. I don’t see why not. Do you know what it says Worried234?

Those stickers are awful. Saw a FakeTaxi one the other day - my kid had to explain what it meant.....BTW There's no legal requirement to have a view through a rear window in the UK. As long as your vehicle is safely loaded and has 2 wing mirrors.

If they ask explain he's an idiot and to be ignored. Or just let them have their inner giggle at it and not mention it.

As we a look ways say... No need to write a song about it. 😂

I have what cna be probably be described as quite an immature sense of humour. Definitely by mumsnet standards. But I don't think just letting a 7 and a 9 year old giggle it that is appropriate parenting.

If that was in an adult only environment, I'd roll my eyes, think he was a bellend and move on with my life. When he's targeting it for young kids to read in public, I want him closely monitored tbh.

Yes - no requirement otherwise how would vans and lorries ever be able to get anywhere?

Fake taxi is a porn company

As the girlfriend of the person who owns this van, you're all hilarious with these comments 😂😭 can't wait for his 3wk old son to inherite this when he's old enough 🥰

It’s childish and Neanderthal, but we need to stop being so offended by everything we don’t like. Live and let live. At least the owner/driver of this van is letting everyone know who he is even before they meet him, so no duplicity to navigate!

They don't care. They drive behind/ past us all the time 😂

Who needs red flags when you're driving that around?

Despite what the stickers might suggest, he's a sweetheart 😂

Yes he sounds great. Well done you for finding this absolute Prince amongst men. 🙄