I'm 66 years old and passed my motorcycle test in 1975, and car test in 1977. When I was under instruction, I was told that if you pulled out into lane 2 or 3, and failed to pass the vehicle in front, within 30 seconds, or half a mile, you were leaving yourself open to a charge of "Driving without consideration towards other road users". This was a useful "catch all" offence, that included splashing pedestrians or cyclists by driving through a puddle, or holding up other drivers by taking too long over a parking or turning manoeuvre. It should be brought back! This week I had two drivers performing 3 point turns in front of me 20 yards apart!
As a former LGV Driver i wish drivers could read the road as well as you have. If I was driving the truck and i knew the corner well i would have positioned in the road to block lane 1 and 2 so i had the entire corner to myself. Some times you have to be a bit selfish because it`s the only way to keep Audi drivers safe.
Absolutely right, doing so clearly indicates your intention to the majority of less well-informed numpties out there who "must get in front at all cost"!
Love all the comments and banter on your channel. Would like to see you use cameras left and right just imagine how many mobile phone users you’d spot.
The people lane hogging are just people who have this massive sense of entitlement and who consider themselves better than everyone else. They also have very little idea as to what the highway code says and think lane 1 is for lorries only. I wish we had more police doing some policing so these people could get a ticket or 2, that's edumicational!!
That grey/silver vw van was driven by an absolute numpty. He could of moved into the outside lane to over take you without the need flash his lights , Then after over taking you he showed that hes the one whose no idea of what lane discipline is what sover.
You took me back on some roads I had travelled many years ago. Beddington Lane for one, I used to go to Tulse Hill to pick up my daughter and Beddington Lane was my route to go home. Did you go to see the Chimneys come down in 1991 to make way for the Ikea site? I/we were there to see it. Then you pulled into Gatwick airport. I drove down there with some mates for a coffee and run out on Sunday August 7th the night after Brian London's fight with Cassius Clay. London was flying out to nurse his bruises; he did look a bit worse for wear. One of my mates saw London and said "Crap, no wonder he's got dark glasses on, Clay beat the living s**t out of him last night. One of London's minders must have heard him and this man mountain walked over and said "if you lot don't shut up I'll give you what Clay gave him and some. We decided that a nice quiet cup of coffee would end the evening... hahaha. There were no parking restrictions at all. I can't remember if departures were up the ramp or down, but sure as hell no £6 to pull up there.
You do live in a lovely part of the world. That road where you had your coffee was very fancy. Some very posh houses. Then you made me laugh when you said Croydon was best viewed in your rear view mirror! 🤣
15:40 That solitary bike rider hasn’t yet figured out that the ridges in the pedestrian lane, that are about to jiggle his kidneys, are at 90° from the ridges in the cycle lane, where he’d have a smooth ride 😂
I worked at Gatwick Airport for a while on a hangar construction job. There was no internal bus service but we always had to attend meetings at the airport offices at the north terminal so we would get somebody to drop us off and pick us up. That will now cost £12 a meeting. And clients wonder why contractor's costs go up. And on the subject of using public tranport, I got fed up with a 60 mile commute around the M25 so I took the train changing in central London but the there was the problem of getting from Gatwick Station to the site. I got on the idea of using the shuttle bus to the long stay car park and then there was a 400 yard walk. Well that lasted about a week until the jobsworth wouldn't let me on the bus. The bus by the way was invariabley empty anyway. So sod it I went back to a 120 mile daily commute and stuff the environment.
In the 2nd clip you could have held back on approach to the entry slip road on the motorway. The van you overtook *may* have decided to pull out to let the incoming car on.
Never been to Epsom before, picked up a "new to me" car from Epsom Specialist cars yesterday. Thanks to your videos as we were driving around I felt like I knew the place as we were driving round, hope I did'nt get caught on your dashcam. Kaye from Somerset
I love it when some idiot pulls that MGIF and ends up behind me. Watching videos of truckers and having a kid that drives one has made me much more aware of their need for space on turns. I've held back on a dual turn so the trucker didn't have to worry about invading my lane with me in it...makes sense to me.
I’ve seen a car have its front end mangled because the driver didn’t anticipate that the juggernaut on his right would need to turn hard to get round the roundabout on a dual carriageway.
"Don't forget to pay your £6 online before dropping off, else you get a fine" So true..as someone who doesn't go to london very often, i went to drop people off at the airport (ya know, to help them out) went to drop them off, saw the £ sign on the floor, went "np, ill just pay" couldn't find a pay thing, or any information on it, ended up getting a big ass fine :@
16:15 - You were wise of you to be wary and missed the opportunity to mention ‘Towing illegally’ - Merc Citan plated for 750kg UnBraked and 1500 Braked. Box trailer (using Ifor Williams as rule of thumb) Single axle 1400kg Twin 2700. Van plated at 1500 is not allowed to tow a trailer plated at 2700kg; contravening Construction and Use would invalidate insurance.
Jim Backus was the voice of Mr Magoo ( yes I'm that old) I had to laugh seeing the red car on its roof. What the hell do you have to do to have that happened. Would love to read the insurance claim form.
5:50 I could be wrong, but I don’t think the middle lane counts as a take over lane. The middle lane is usually the neutral lane, and you still have the far right (far left in U.S.) to overtake. If it had 4 lanes then the two right lanes would be slower traffic and the two left lanes for faster passing vehicles. So, I don’t agree that the truck was lane hogging.
Yes, you are wrong - to be exact. The correct way of thinking is that lane 1 is the driving lane. All other lanes are for overtaking. If lanes 1 and 2 are busy then obviously you would have to use lane 3 (assuming a three lane motorway) to overtake. And once lane 2 was clear then you would go back to lane 2. And similarly one lane 1 is clear then you would go into lane 1. If only the roads were empty enough to do this easily!! And never, ever refer to lanes as fast or slow lanes. You simply call them lanes 1,2 and 3 etc.
@suziforester it is quite obvious to me the practically all you do on Tony's channel is either say 'I'm here first' or trail through every single comnent that I make so that you can come up with a snide and purile comnent. Your comments never relate to driving. You are the complete epitome of a troll.
17:23, yes there is a sign in A4 in Chissick where J2 Westbound M4 sign is wrong.. as you come on to J2... or is it J2? because the 2nd sign says it's J7. I have reported it to fix my street but the useless people at Hounslow "passed" it on to the highways agency and 4 years later (and counting) its still not fixed. in fact you can see it on google street view.
When you turned into Epsom hospital the first building in front to the right of you don't know what it is now but in the 80 it used to be the nurses residence I know that coz I was going out with one of them. And you didn't have the one way system
Talking about wrong roadsignes: Have you driven north along Wellesley Road, Croydon in the last few years? (Yes, of course you have). But have you ever spotted the signs and green arrows on the traffic lights at the junction with Poplar Walk? They indicate you can turn left. What they don't show as that Poplar Walk is a one way street - eastbound. But in all the years I've been to Croydon there's never been a 'no entry' sign at the exit to Poplar Walk itself. The arrows show you can turn sharp left, when actually you can only turn diagonally left (down St Michael's Road). Woe betide anyone who is a stranger to the town.
I can't think why the van driver at 1:50 was flashing his lights but I don't think it was at you. He seems too far back to do so. Maybe he recognised you and is a fan!
It's utterly bizarre and pointless , not to say downright rude, to flash from a position in the middle lane when you can just overtake in the 3rd lane which, as far as I could see, was clear of any traffic.
On Gatwick airport. Yep, pay your £6. Then send a SAR to get all the details. Then a Right to be Forgotten Request, then another SAR to make sure they have obeyed the law. Easy to do with a set of emails. Remember, if you cost them, more than they cost you, they will stop.
Am I right in remembering that, in the 70's, 80's, sometime, there was a government policy advocated on motorways that the left hand lane was for vehicles upto 40+ mph, the middle for 50/60 mph, and the outer lane for over 60mph? This might explain why some hoggingdrivers think they are in the correct lane for the speed they're doing!?
I would think not - I think it is just what people thought and folk lore about it got around. It does not matter what speed you are doing. Lane 1 is for driving. And lanes 2 and 3 and 4 (if there is one) is for overtaking. If the lane to your left is clear then move over. If you can mover to a lane for at least 10 seconds then you should do so. That last bit is purely the way I drive and is not backed up specifically in the highway code.
@@garethhawkins4710 Me! 😁And, I don't remember any 40/50/60 campaign either. It has always been Lanes 1,2,3 and keep left unless overtaking. (Motorways like the M5 and M50 were a lot quieter then though).
Another good video mate. The best place for broken and shit 'ole Britain is in your rear view mirror these days. Think I'll go to Iceland. You WORKED for the Council, you mean you turned up most days. Same where I live, A5117 alongside Stanlow Refinery, expensive wide smooth bike lane for 2 bikes a day, FFS!
Under Australian road laws, it is illegal to overtake a turning truck even if you have your own lane. The trucks also have this displayed on the back of the truck but the majority of Australian drivers don't abide by this law and get a major shock if they are involved in an accident where they overtook a turning truck, they have to pay for their own damage aswell as any damage to the truck along with any loss of Income to the truck driver and any damage to their load. Because the accident is classified as their fault, their insurance company can choose not to pay, so they must pay out of their own pocket, so overtaking a turning truck can cost your house and everything you own.
I have a question for you Tony or anyone who else who can answer my question in regards to your UK traffic laws, please. I follow this channel and enjoy watching as well as learning about the differences in traffic/driving in the USA vs UK. My question is: Have your cars always required stickers for different levels of drivers, ie; learner, permit, professional, etc? Here in the states we don’t have stickers displayed on our vehicles, just drivers licenses that show what level driver we are: permit, licensed, LCL, & non-driver license form ID. Also, some states require both front and back license plates, and some (like my state of Tennessee), only the rear for a license plate. Thanks to any that can answer my question! Cheers ya’ll! 😊
Vehicle registration plates required on front and rear of vehicles (only on the back for a motorbike or motor-scooter). Learner 'L' plates (a red 'L' on a white square) have to be displayed if a learner driver is in control of the vehicle, and they must be accompanied by an appropriately qualified driver, be it a formally qualified instructor or just dad/mum supervising them. 'P' plates are not mandatory. The 'professional driver' sticker thing isn't mandated by the highway code, but by the local Authority. So the rules vary from city to city.
Simple answer... Learners must display an 'L' plate but displaying a 'P' plate signifying a driver who has recently passed their driving test is optional. I had 'P's on my car after my wife passed but it seemed to attract numpties desperate to get in front of me. Cabbies - of black black cabs (who can pick up fares [customers] who hail them from the side of the road), or of mini-cabs (pre-book only like Uber or local firms) - need to have a license from the local district council or governing body, and display that license. These usually take the form of a plate shown on the rear and/or stickers like the ones mentioned by Tony.
Everything you said about lane hogging was spot on, that van @2:00 was just clearly another idiot driver.... do as I say not as I do type.... you know a W⚓. 😄😁😂
2:15 that's an N1 commerical vehicle, fine to do 70mph on a motorway, but I wonder if this driver adheres to the 60mph limit on dual carriageways or the lower 50mph limit on a single carriageway?
Thanks for the replies to my thoughts. If it was Terry Wogan back in the day, his ideas seem to have rubbed off on my ex-wife who rigidly sticks to the lane on the left of the far right one, lane 2 of 3 or 3rd of 4. And, like all wives, SHE WON'T BE TOLD! I ALWAYS move over when the situation merits it.
British motorway lane discpline is shockingly bad. The French and the Germans put us to shame. Only the Belgians are worse, but the Brits are bloody appalling.
17:12 you say "this sign is ... just wrong" and at 17:39 you show the sign on the floor/ground. This is not a legal sign in the same way that the overhead gantry sign in blue is later on. It is purely informational saying that this road leads you to the M25. The legally correct sign is shown at 17:50 with white lettering on a blue background telling you that you are on the M23 and the M25 is in brackets meaning that the M23 will lead you to the M25.
So the British workforce can put up illegal signs now can they as well as legal signs or paint illegal signs and legal signs on the floor can they 🤔. On the ground there is no M23 sign painted not one where we come off it's only the M25 which is wrong because the road is the M23, I really thought I said it enough times for people like you to understand this but no you still don't get it. 😞
@@thelondondashcam Firstly - don't have a go at the workforce - they just do what they are told to paint - blame the highways authority. Secondly - it is very worrying that you as a professional driver/a driver who is paid to do so, does not understand the difference between legal road signs for motorways (white on blue background) and pure information (lettering on the ground). You made the same mistake in the road markings by 'that roundabout' in a recent video. You said it was a 20 limit because it said so on the ground but that was not a legally enforceable sign - there was a circular sign on a pole with a red edging that is legal and gave the limit as 30.
@@michellesimpson4364 I believe that you have just recently started to drive. It is important to know that the lane you occupy has nothing to do with the speed you go at. Lane 1 is the driving lane and all other lanes are for overtaking. The police as well would pull you up if you used that terminology.
I fairly enjoyed the video and had a laugh, but some like the reversing to main road or the supposed "queue jumping" were such a non issue its not even worth being in the video imo
Traffic lights are a joke now you have these muppet companies setting up lights day's, weeks before work starts. It was better when ground worker's companies set there own Traffic management up. These Traffic management agencies just cause more congestion.
You can't complain about people not observing signs when you ignore double yellow lines which mean no stopping. Not even for drop off . Somebody behind you is probably camping you getting mad and calling you a numpty. You need to chill !
please stop complaining about bike lanes. more lanes does not and will never help traffic. look up induced demand. cyclists are mums, dads, children, workers, enthusiasts and everyone in-between.
The issue is though the amount of money spent on something that's barely ever used. In the part of making the lanes wider, even if it stayed as 2 lanes (1 for each way) then means buses/hgvs aren't as close to the center line and make it safer for everyone
it temporarily relives the symptoms without addressing the root causes (lack of alternative routes, mismatch of capacities at junctions, too many traffic flows sharing the same route) also, no civil engineer worth their salt takes the term "induced demand" seriously
You're making the wrong argument. Creating cycle lanes is supposed to encourage more cycle use. Now, if we hadn't, for the past 40 years, been encouraged to do a week's worth of shopping in hypermarkets where we can't get our shopping home on public transport, perhaps there would be less pressure to own a vehicle.
I'm 66 years old and passed my motorcycle test in 1975, and car test in 1977.
When I was under instruction, I was told that if you pulled out into lane 2 or 3, and failed to pass the vehicle in front, within 30 seconds, or half a mile, you were leaving yourself open to a charge of "Driving without consideration towards other road users".
This was a useful "catch all" offence, that included splashing pedestrians or cyclists by driving through a puddle, or holding up other drivers by taking too long over a parking or turning manoeuvre.
It should be brought back!
This week I had two drivers performing 3 point turns in front of me 20 yards apart!
You are a common sense driver, holding back on the lorry driver. Well done.
As a former LGV Driver i wish drivers could read the road as well as you have. If I was driving the truck and i knew the corner well i would have positioned in the road to block lane 1 and 2 so i had the entire corner to myself. Some times you have to be a bit selfish because it`s the only way to keep Audi drivers safe.
Absolutely right, doing so clearly indicates your intention to the majority of less well-informed numpties out there who "must get in front at all cost"!
Love all the comments and banter on your channel.
Would like to see you use cameras left and right just imagine how many mobile phone users you’d spot.
You can't beat a Peugot sound bite 🤣
The driver at 13:00 who reserved out of the driveway was probably thinking there's nobody around at 6:30am on a Saturday, so doesn't bother looking.
"Release the Audi!" Words you never thought you'd hear from The London Dash cam!
indeed... 😁
Release the Audi to do Audi things again , especially as it was driving "normal"
@17:55... Would that by any chance happen to be the M23? I'm not convinced😂❤
The people lane hogging are just people who have this massive sense of entitlement and who consider themselves better than everyone else. They also have very little idea as to what the highway code says and think lane 1 is for lorries only. I wish we had more police doing some policing so these people could get a ticket or 2, that's edumicational!!
Not really, they just make poor motoring decisions either deliberately or through ignorance. They are not 'better' than any other person.
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Boring...not robust enough
That grey/silver vw van was driven by an absolute numpty. He could of moved into the outside lane to over take you without the need flash his lights , Then after over taking you he showed that hes the one whose no idea of what lane discipline is what sover.
Middle lane huggers and corner cutting (see you next Tuesdays) annoying as those stay fastened bottle tops !
I'm glad that at least someone like you overtakes the way I do.
Love your channel, common sence us old drivers had manners on the road.
Many thanks for sharing with us Tony. Don’t you just hate lane hoggers and poor lane discipline!!! Take care 👍👍👍
I wonder whether the flashing VW driver on the motorway was flashing for another reason, not for the perceived lane hogging?
It was obviously beer o'clock time when you passed those invisible wokers at the temporary traffic lights!😂
Driving is all about common sense & thanks The London Dash Cam 🚕👍
Only three countries drive on the left in the EU, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. Great video Tony as usual.
Except by the Savoy Hotel!
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Wow...great robust dialogue x
You took me back on some roads I had travelled many years ago. Beddington Lane for one, I used to go to Tulse Hill to pick up my daughter and Beddington Lane was my route to go home. Did you go to see the Chimneys come down in 1991 to make way for the Ikea site? I/we were there to see it.
Then you pulled into Gatwick airport. I drove down there with some mates for a coffee and run out on Sunday August 7th the night after Brian London's fight with Cassius Clay. London was flying out to nurse his bruises; he did look a bit worse for wear. One of my mates saw London and said "Crap, no wonder he's got dark glasses on, Clay beat the living s**t out of him last night. One of London's minders must have heard him and this man mountain walked over and said "if you lot don't shut up I'll give you what Clay gave him and some.
We decided that a nice quiet cup of coffee would end the evening... hahaha.
There were no parking restrictions at all. I can't remember if departures were up the ramp or down, but sure as hell no £6 to pull up there.
You do live in a lovely part of the world. That road where you had your coffee was very fancy. Some very posh houses. Then you made me laugh when you said Croydon was best viewed in your rear view mirror! 🤣
That bit of the A3 south bound is always like that.
From J10 you need to be the middle line if you don't want Guildford /s
15:40 That solitary bike rider hasn’t yet figured out that the ridges in the pedestrian lane, that are about to jiggle his kidneys, are at 90° from the ridges in the cycle lane, where he’d have a smooth ride 😂
I worked at Gatwick Airport for a while on a hangar construction job. There was no internal bus service but we always had to attend meetings at the airport offices at the north terminal so we would get somebody to drop us off and pick us up. That will now cost £12 a meeting. And clients wonder why contractor's costs go up. And on the subject of using public tranport, I got fed up with a 60 mile commute around the M25 so I took the train changing in central London but the there was the problem of getting from Gatwick Station to the site. I got on the idea of using the shuttle bus to the long stay car park and then there was a 400 yard walk. Well that lasted about a week until the jobsworth wouldn't let me on the bus. The bus by the way was invariabley empty anyway. So sod it I went back to a 120 mile daily commute and stuff the environment.
BTW that rant about the m23 NOT being the m25 had me in stitches lmao!!!
In the 2nd clip you could have held back on approach to the entry slip road on the motorway. The van you overtook *may* have decided to pull out to let the incoming car on.
Never been to Epsom before, picked up a "new to me" car from Epsom Specialist cars yesterday. Thanks to your videos as we were driving around I felt like I knew the place as we were driving round, hope I did'nt get caught on your dashcam. Kaye from Somerset
0:25 tail swing not many youngsters know the term. Everyday i see a bunch of people going in that gap you left.
I love it when some idiot pulls that MGIF and ends up behind me. Watching videos of truckers and having a kid that drives one has made me much more aware of their need for space on turns. I've held back on a dual turn so the trucker didn't have to worry about invading my lane with me in it...makes sense to me.
I’ve seen a car have its front end mangled because the driver didn’t anticipate that the juggernaut on his right would need to turn hard to get round the roundabout on a dual carriageway.
"Don't forget to pay your £6 online before dropping off, else you get a fine"
So true..as someone who doesn't go to london very often, i went to drop people off at the airport (ya know, to help them out) went to drop them off, saw the £ sign on the floor, went "np, ill just pay" couldn't find a pay thing, or any information on it, ended up getting a big ass fine :@
16:15 - You were wise of you to be wary and missed the opportunity to mention ‘Towing illegally’ - Merc Citan plated for 750kg UnBraked and 1500 Braked. Box trailer (using Ifor Williams as rule of thumb) Single axle 1400kg Twin 2700. Van plated at 1500 is not allowed to tow a trailer plated at 2700kg; contravening Construction and Use would invalidate insurance.
Jim Backus was the voice of Mr Magoo ( yes I'm that old)
I had to laugh seeing the red car on its roof. What the hell do you have to do to have that happened. Would love to read the insurance claim form.
So if one is going to that airport but doesn't want to have to pay that ridiculous fee, how do they go about it????
Great videos ❤
Minivan had the outside lane all to himself: maybe he doesn’t know how his cruise control works
Good selection and well commented 👍
5:50 I could be wrong, but I don’t think the middle lane counts as a take over lane. The middle lane is usually the neutral lane, and you still have the far right (far left in U.S.) to overtake. If it had 4 lanes then the two right lanes would be slower traffic and the two left lanes for faster passing vehicles. So, I don’t agree that the truck was lane hogging.
Yes, you are wrong - to be exact. The correct way of thinking is that lane 1 is the driving lane. All other lanes are for overtaking. If lanes 1 and 2 are busy then obviously you would have to use lane 3 (assuming a three lane motorway) to overtake. And once lane 2 was clear then you would go back to lane 2. And similarly one lane 1 is clear then you would go into lane 1. If only the roads were empty enough to do this easily!! And never, ever refer to lanes as fast or slow lanes. You simply call them lanes 1,2 and 3 etc.
Could have said that in 4 lines...boring post as usual😂
@suziforester it is quite obvious to me the practically all you do on Tony's channel is either say 'I'm here first' or trail through every single comnent that I make so that you can come up with a snide and purile comnent. Your comments never relate to driving. You are the complete epitome of a troll.
recently there have been a lot of changes to the highway code but how many people bother to look at it once they have passed their test.
Another top video Tony. Thank you❤
I'll second that 😊👍
17:23, yes there is a sign in A4 in Chissick where J2 Westbound M4 sign is wrong.. as you come on to J2... or is it J2? because the 2nd sign says it's J7.
I have reported it to fix my street but the useless people at Hounslow "passed" it on to the highways agency and 4 years later (and counting) its still not fixed. in fact you can see it on google street view.
Is Chissick anywhere near Chiswick? Asking for a friend ... 😉
Go to the other end of the M23, the roundabout over the junction has a sign on it says the road marks are wrong
So, they'll spend the money on a sign rather than just repaint the surface of the road.
In clip 2, you also had to consider traffic coming up the slip road.
The van that flashed you ... maybe he recognised your car and wanted to feature in a video? 😉😁
Haha, good one 😂👍
The BMW reversing out onto the A24 actually has its own exit, just after the bus stop
6:40 , i always use the second version , you use 'only a fool breaks the 2 second rule' , whereas i prefer 'only a c**t tale gates the car infront'
Ha ha ha....I'll use that one x
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And you're still boring
What a scam, that Heathrow drop off is 6 pounds. In South Africa I could get, for one, a weeks groceries What a rip off
I can park in short-term parking for 2 hours at the airport for the equivalent amount here in the USA.
11:24 He also reverses across your lane to get to the otherwhich is certainly not advisable either
06:51 that bike lane is really wide
No, it's standard width.
When you turned into Epsom hospital the first building in front to the right of you don't know what it is now but in the 80 it used to be the nurses residence I know that coz I was going out with one of them. And you didn't have the one way system
0:43 disagree, I held back my audi for a lorry earlier today, and I didn't even get a thanks for a queue jumper ignoring designated lanes.
1st mr mcgoo? Which was the plank?
Talking about wrong roadsignes: Have you driven north along Wellesley Road, Croydon in the last few years? (Yes, of course you have). But have you ever spotted the signs and green arrows on the traffic lights at the junction with Poplar Walk? They indicate you can turn left. What they don't show as that Poplar Walk is a one way street - eastbound. But in all the years I've been to Croydon there's never been a 'no entry' sign at the exit to Poplar Walk itself. The arrows show you can turn sharp left, when actually you can only turn diagonally left (down St Michael's Road). Woe betide anyone who is a stranger to the town.
3:46 should have praised the Audi driver.
I can't think why the van driver at 1:50 was flashing his lights but I don't think it was at you. He seems too far back to do so. Maybe he recognised you and is a fan!
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I'll get a photograph for you at the weekend x
It's utterly bizarre and pointless , not to say downright rude, to flash from a position in the middle lane when you can just overtake in the 3rd lane which, as far as I could see, was clear of any traffic.
On Gatwick airport. Yep, pay your £6. Then send a SAR to get all the details. Then a Right to be Forgotten Request, then another SAR to make sure they have obeyed the law.
Easy to do with a set of emails.
Remember, if you cost them, more than they cost you, they will stop.
How do we send you dash cam footage please.
Am I right in remembering that, in the 70's, 80's, sometime, there was a government policy advocated on motorways that the left hand lane was for vehicles upto 40+ mph, the middle for 50/60 mph, and the outer lane for over 60mph? This might explain why some hoggingdrivers think they are in the correct lane for the speed they're doing!?
I started driving in 86 and don't remember that but it could have happened.
What? 45-50 years ago. How many drivers from then are still using the roads regularly. It's just bellends not using the lanes properly.
I would think not - I think it is just what people thought and folk lore about it got around. It does not matter what speed you are doing. Lane 1 is for driving. And lanes 2 and 3 and 4 (if there is one) is for overtaking. If the lane to your left is clear then move over. If you can mover to a lane for at least 10 seconds then you should do so. That last bit is purely the way I drive and is not backed up specifically in the highway code.
IIRC, that was Terry Wogan’s take off of older drivers… not a Highway Code guidance
@@garethhawkins4710 Me! 😁And, I don't remember any 40/50/60 campaign either. It has always been Lanes 1,2,3 and keep left unless overtaking. (Motorways like the M5 and M50 were a lot quieter then though).
Another good video mate.
The best place for broken and shit 'ole Britain is in your rear view mirror these days. Think I'll go to Iceland.
You WORKED for the Council, you mean you turned up most days.
Same where I live, A5117 alongside Stanlow Refinery, expensive wide smooth bike lane for 2 bikes a day, FFS!
Under Australian road laws, it is illegal to overtake a turning truck even if you have your own lane. The trucks also have this displayed on the back of the truck but the majority of Australian drivers don't abide by this law and get a major shock if they are involved in an accident where they overtook a turning truck, they have to pay for their own damage aswell as any damage to the truck along with any loss of Income to the truck driver and any damage to their load. Because the accident is classified as their fault, their insurance company can choose not to pay, so they must pay out of their own pocket, so overtaking a turning truck can cost your house and everything you own.
17:45 , it says m25 as audi drivers wouldnt know where to go
4:40 , the bloody pick up was braking
I have a question for you Tony or anyone who else who can answer my question in regards to your UK traffic laws, please. I follow this channel and enjoy watching as well as learning about the differences in traffic/driving in the USA vs UK. My question is: Have your cars always required stickers for different levels of drivers, ie; learner, permit, professional, etc? Here in the states we don’t have stickers displayed on our vehicles, just drivers licenses that show what level driver we are: permit, licensed, LCL, & non-driver license form ID. Also, some states require both front and back license plates, and some (like my state of Tennessee), only the rear for a license plate. Thanks to any that can answer my question! Cheers ya’ll! 😊
Vehicle registration plates required on front and rear of vehicles (only on the back for a motorbike or motor-scooter).
Learner 'L' plates (a red 'L' on a white square) have to be displayed if a learner driver is in control of the vehicle, and they must be accompanied by an appropriately qualified driver, be it a formally qualified instructor or just dad/mum supervising them.
'P' plates are not mandatory.
The 'professional driver' sticker thing isn't mandated by the highway code, but by the local Authority. So the rules vary from city to city.
Simple answer...
Learners must display an 'L' plate but displaying a 'P' plate signifying a driver who has recently passed their driving test is optional. I had 'P's on my car after my wife passed but it seemed to attract numpties desperate to get in front of me.
Cabbies - of black black cabs (who can pick up fares [customers] who hail them from the side of the road), or of mini-cabs (pre-book only like Uber or local firms) - need to have a license from the local district council or governing body, and display that license. These usually take the form of a plate shown on the rear and/or stickers like the ones mentioned by Tony.
If you're catching up to the vehicle on the inside lane.
You're over taking
No mobile phones this time, so no coffee and phone song... I'm so disappointed! 😢
I didn't see the upside down car either. I am guessing you only saw it as you were reviewing the video.
Everything you said about lane hogging was spot on, that van @2:00 was just clearly another idiot driver.... do as I say not as I do type.... you know a W⚓. 😄😁😂
If more drivers were fined the £100 and given the 3 points on their licence, there might be less lane hoggers
That would need enforcement of which there is hardly any in most aspects of life in this country.
1:59 Cant you see the massive fog? 🤣🤣🤣
6:24
2:15 that's an N1 commerical vehicle, fine to do 70mph on a motorway, but I wonder if this driver adheres to the 60mph limit on dual carriageways or the lower 50mph limit on a single carriageway?
facts
It’s a dual purpose vehicle - note the second row windows and, presumably, seats. Ridiculous that back seats let you drive faster, but there we are.
@@davidhughmurrayuk no, it's not. Commercial N1 according to the vehicle reg on the DVLA website.
Thanks for the replies to my thoughts. If it was Terry Wogan back in the day, his ideas seem to have rubbed off on my ex-wife who rigidly sticks to the lane on the left of the far right one, lane 2 of 3 or 3rd of 4. And, like all wives, SHE WON'T BE TOLD! I ALWAYS move over when the situation merits it.
British motorway lane discpline is shockingly bad. The French and the Germans put us to shame. Only the Belgians are worse, but the Brits are bloody appalling.
I will not have you speak about Croydon in that way 😮 Shit hole is a far too nice a description for it 😅
I always thought it was illegal to reverse onto a main road 🤔🤔🤔
It is.
Lots of things are illegal but it doesn't stop people doing them! Who's going to tell them otherwise? The Police?😂😂
It's not illegal. It is just recommended that you do not - rule 201. For it to be illegal it must have a MUST NOT in the Highway Code.
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn
Wow...how robust xx
17:12 you say "this sign is ... just wrong" and at 17:39 you show the sign on the floor/ground. This is not a legal sign in the same way that the overhead gantry sign in blue is later on. It is purely informational saying that this road leads you to the M25. The legally correct sign is shown at 17:50 with white lettering on a blue background telling you that you are on the M23 and the M25 is in brackets meaning that the M23 will lead you to the M25.
So the British workforce can put up illegal signs now can they as well as legal signs or paint illegal signs and legal signs on the floor can they 🤔.
On the ground there is no M23 sign painted not one where we come off it's only the M25 which is wrong because the road is the M23, I really thought I said it enough times for people like you to understand this but no you still don't get it. 😞
@@thelondondashcam Firstly - don't have a go at the workforce - they just do what they are told to paint - blame the highways authority. Secondly - it is very worrying that you as a professional driver/a driver who is paid to do so, does not understand the difference between legal road signs for motorways (white on blue background) and pure information (lettering on the ground). You made the same mistake in the road markings by 'that roundabout' in a recent video. You said it was a 20 limit because it said so on the ground but that was not a legally enforceable sign - there was a circular sign on a pole with a red edging that is legal and gave the limit as 30.
@@thelondondashcam
He's on one of his boring rolls Tony❤😂
@@suziforester then show me how I'm wrong and Tony is right.
@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261
Now how is that possible ?....you are always right😂😂😂x
0:7.45 why didn’t he go into the fast lane earlier instead of flashing you
tut tut. There is no such thing as a fast or slow lane, just lane numbers ie 1,2,3 etc.
@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261 really was this comment needed
@@michellesimpson4364 I believe that you have just recently started to drive. It is important to know that the lane you occupy has nothing to do with the speed you go at. Lane 1 is the driving lane and all other lanes are for overtaking. The police as well would pull you up if you used that terminology.
@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261 oh behave. Yes I am a new driver 1 yr ago I passed my test.
@@michellesimpson4364
Ignore him Michelle... He's the Pathetic Pontificator❤
Cyclists are alergic to bike lanes and the law.
I would get rid of bike lanes due to them not being used. The 20 mph is a joke roo.❤😂😂❤❤😂😂❤🇬🇧🏴
I fairly enjoyed the video and had a laugh, but some like the reversing to main road or the supposed "queue jumping" were such a non issue its not even worth being in the video imo
Traffic lights are a joke now you have these muppet companies setting up lights day's, weeks before work starts. It was better when ground worker's companies set there own Traffic management up. These Traffic management agencies just cause more congestion.
Your not lane hogging .. Middle lane your out of the way slow cars on left 👈 fast on your right 👉
I just hope that you're being sarcastic and not serious. I can't tell.
@@scienceexperimentsforhomee261
You can't tell ?
You constantly tell everybody everything😂
the van after the road works is using the mobile. every time you swear you should give a £1 to charity
To be fair, most EU countries allow brits to drive on UK licenses.
But for a living driving the public around ?
The one's I know of are the UK of course, Ireland and Cyprus. Ok EU countries that drive on the left
@@AndrewWhite-fu7bn
Robust that fella
You can't complain about people not observing signs when you ignore double yellow lines which mean no stopping. Not even for drop off . Somebody behind you is probably camping you getting mad and calling you a numpty. You need to chill !
Just say you know I'm a Private Hire driver I am allowed to stop on double yellow lines to let passengers in and out legally.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I thought those signs mean cyclists only
please stop complaining about bike lanes. more lanes does not and will never help traffic. look up induced demand.
cyclists are mums, dads, children, workers, enthusiasts and everyone in-between.
The issue is though the amount of money spent on something that's barely ever used. In the part of making the lanes wider, even if it stayed as 2 lanes (1 for each way) then means buses/hgvs aren't as close to the center line and make it safer for everyone
it temporarily relives the symptoms without addressing the root causes (lack of alternative routes, mismatch of capacities at junctions, too many traffic flows sharing the same route)
also, no civil engineer worth their salt takes the term "induced demand" seriously
You're making the wrong argument.
Creating cycle lanes is supposed to encourage more cycle use.
Now, if we hadn't, for the past 40 years, been encouraged to do a week's worth of shopping in hypermarkets where we can't get our shopping home on public transport, perhaps there would be less pressure to own a vehicle.
I'm in love with my car❤
@@suziforester You are Roger Taylor and I claim my £5 ;)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds the muppets. It's as if they wait for me then come out in droves 😅
I am first
Touché.
I've been outdone again
@@suziforester S/he drives an Audi. S/he cut me up to get first.
Ha ha❤
*_I_* am a chocolate teapot.