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Bloody idiot

7 replies

Fuming81 · 14/11/2006 17:26

I'm fuming, as long as I have known DP he has always been an idiot on the roads, he speeds constantly, has been involved in illegal street racing (although he says it wasnt as "serious" as that, just lads messing about ) and he has a habit of revving the engine when people walk in front of the car or if he passes a cyclist etc, basically he's just an idiot driver.

He did have a chavvy small car that was modified to chav standards and cost a fortune to run and insure, it was constantly breaking down and was eating away at his bank account. He has 6 points on his licence and has been cautioned etc for speeding, I refused to drive the crappy car and so we eventually agreed to take his shit heap off the road and we bought a nice volvo, £10k it cost us but I loved it. I said he could drive it if he was sensible in it and drove it properly, its hardly the kind of car to go chavving it up in anyway.

Today he phones me, voice shaking...he's been involved in a crash "someone went into me" he says...eventually the truth comes out "well, it was 'partly' my fault, he tried to overtake me and I sped up so he couldnt get back in the lane and he went into the side of me" . So basically it was 100% his fault! I'm so pissed off, the new car is damaged, the insurance will go up and yet again he acts the dickhead.

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NAB3 · 14/11/2006 17:28

I would say that should teach him but I doubt very much that it would. Do you have kids? If so, do you let him drive them?

Sparkletastic · 14/11/2006 17:48

Wot an idiot - would deffo refuse to travel with him with or without the kids. Were the police involved in his latest incident?!

gigglinggoblin · 14/11/2006 17:50

who does the car belong to? would be tempted to take him off the insurance and keep keys where he cant find them

xp was an awful driver. i refused to get in the car with him

multitasker · 14/11/2006 17:51

He needs to wise up, that kind of driving is just asking for trouble - he's just lucky no-one got hurt. Buy yourself a small car and insure it only for yourself, maybe a bit of time off the road will make him think about his driving habits and where they have got him.

piglit · 14/11/2006 17:54

He might be charged with dangerous driving. Might be a good thing - he'd prob lose his licence.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 14/11/2006 17:55

I was also going to ask whether the police were called to this latest incident he was involved in.

Your partner sounds like a boy racer who has never grown up. An idiot driver he most certainly is, one who may end up killing someone through his own stupidity one day. He probably doesn't think that scenario could happen to him.

Does the car belong to yourself - I would not let him drive it unless he is prepared to take more lessons (even though he has passed his test).

BTW does he show such irresponsibility in other areas of his life too?. If so you may well need to reassess whether he is actually the right person for you. He is dragging you down with him.

Miaou · 14/11/2006 18:10

poor you fuming, I'm not surprised you are fuming either. I was almost involved in a head-on collision in the summer because someone did that to me (sped up when I was overtaking them) - it was truly terrifying.

At the very least I would refuse to go anywhere in the car with him driving, and refuse him use of the volvo. He is very likely to kill either himself or someone else by his reckless driving.

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