Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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Originally posted by Jambo
I had to undertake some goon on the way into London on Monday. Sitting j. The outside lane doing 60. He then started slowing without braking, causing me to get closer then stamped on his brakes because he thought I was tailgating 
Me and about 5 other cars all undertook him and he carried on in the lane oblivious.
[Edited on 11-05-2011 by Jambo]
This (and Ed's point) are my main issues with this idea.
People sitting in the middle lane of the motorway, or the outside lane when the rest of the motorway is free  I occasionally undertake middle lane people to make a point, not that it makes a single bit of difference.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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As M2rty said. It's all about education. Need to include Mway driving into the test. Including lane discipline KEEPING LEFT and get people doing 50mph to speed the fuck up so it doesn't make every Tom dick and Harry drive in the middle lane. Causes traffic too.
Once saw a woman in an X5 join the Mway with me, Mway was empty in front of us. She joined indicated immediately then just sat in the middle lane 
Should all have Mway licence revoked.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Not sure the test is the problem. Seems to me to be sheer laziness by middle aged people who should know better.
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Originally posted by dannymccann
Also with VAT tax, when compared with the rest of Europe we are either in line or have a lower rate of VAT (for example Denmark has 25%)
http://www.tmf-vat.com/vat/eu-vat-rates.html
All that depends on the cost of living and the quality of life, to which I believe the uk is pretty low on the list. Places like Denmark have great public transport and a high quality of life, so the uk is pretty expensive still compared to other places in the world.
As for this on the spot fine, £100 is a lot to some people and is nothing to others, it will only affect the poorer people in society.
The Government wants you to be its slave, you live in its country, you give them your taxes from working, anything you buy you give them more taxes, they make driving easy enough to start and then put 10,000 rules on it, all of which seem more based on making yet more money from you rather then solving the problems that dangerous driving causes.
Dog crap on the street - £1000 fine.
But driving like a twat on the road - £100, is going to keep the motorist on the roads ready for another fine, like milking a cow.
Can you by cyanide from ? I've had enough of this country !
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gardenspoon
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Registered: 23rd Apr 11
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I shouldn't worry about it; although the police may be able to 'do' you easier than before, you don't see them about anyway. When they brought out the fixed penalty for using a mobile phone did it stop anyone - no it didn't - pretty much every 3rd car you see has someone with their ear pressed against a phone, and do they get caught - no.
Remember; we are in times of austerity; the police haven't the numbers to fight such things as a little careless driving, it's probably just an idle threat to the motorist because they know they can't be out there keeping the roads safe.
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