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on December 9, 2025, 11:41 am, in reply to "I do wonder how many unlicensed, uninsured drivers are on the road"
The pointlessly angry ones are the worst though, I get feeling frustrated being stuck behind a single car doing 30 on a 60 limit single carriageway but not getting right up somebody's arse in a blind rage, horn blaring and headlights flashing when there's no possible way of them going any faster. I had a truck doing this to me not so long ago, thought initially they were trying to be helpful - maybe my boot had opened or I had a flat tyre? Nope, just sheer pointless, mindless anger. It was like the film Duel. I gave the traditional middle fingered salute out the window (which could have turned out to be an unwise move to someone in charge of a HGV but thankfully he then backed off). Same thing happened to me - except this time a car - less than a week later. On a dark, wet, windy road with a sheer drop down the side. Again, absolutely nothing I could have done to increase my speed without moving to the wrong side of the road and overtaking several vehicles on blind bends. These people are fucking mental.
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standards are that bad that I've now bought a dash cam
I despise middle lane hoggers
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I don't think I am imagining it - driving standards have deteriorated massively in recent years. I've had numerous people pulling out right in front of me, forcing me to brake hard, tailgaters flashing and beeping me on single track winding roads when there were several other cars in front of me and no way to overtake, one guy trying to force me from a short slip road into fast moving dual carriageway traffic...honestly, is this a reflection of the angry, impatient, selfish society we live in? There have always been inconsiderate, reckless and just plain bad drivers around but it seems to have gone to a new level recently.
Do others find driving on UK roads to be particularly vexatious?
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