ASDA driver should of just pulled over & claimed he wasnt to be seen in any of his mirrors would have stopped this tools one man crusade in its tracks
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Winseer:
Are we not all forgetting that it’s highly likely the ASDA driver is agency, and may well be self-employed as well.
In other words, no one gives a s–t who the “nameless supermarket driver” is, because they’ve doubtless moved on by now.
Does anyone know anyone who’s actually been awarded a full time driver’s job at ASDA since that vid was shot?If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, then it didn’t make a noise - Ok?
The OP wasn’t referring to the Asda driver I think the topic was ( rightly ) directed at the brainless waste of space driver of the Merc.
Was it you driving the merc “CF”,looks like it was on the southern section of the M25,so it might well have been,Oh! and who did you borrow the motor off,was the Trabant in Dock ?
Bewick.
Blimey Bewick you’ve been at the Glennfiddich again anyone can see that was the M1 Northbound at Luton. 
You can bet if it had of been me driving the Merc I’d have handed myself into the law and asked them to take my licence away in case I’m not so lucky the next time. 
Carryfast:
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Winseer:
Are we not all forgetting that it’s highly likely the ASDA driver is agency, and may well be self-employed as well.
In other words, no one gives a s–t who the “nameless supermarket driver” is, because they’ve doubtless moved on by now.
Does anyone know anyone who’s actually been awarded a full time driver’s job at ASDA since that vid was shot?If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, then it didn’t make a noise - Ok?
The OP wasn’t referring to the Asda driver I think the topic was ( rightly ) directed at the brainless waste of space driver of the Merc.
Was it you driving the merc “CF”,looks like it was on the southern section of the M25,so it might well have been,Oh! and who did you borrow the motor off,was the Trabant in Dock ?
Blimey Bewick you’ve been at the Glennfiddich again anyone can see that was the M1 Northbound at Luton.
You can bet if it had of been me driving the Merc I’d have handed myself into the law and asked them to take my licence away in case I’m not so lucky the next time.
I calculated I’d get an immediate response as I didn’t have a ■■■■■■■ clue which part of the M/way it was “CF”,anyway we all know that you only have a licence to drive a “Del Boy” van so don’t fob us off with this old cobblers about “handing” yourself in,your probably “in” now just waiting for Matron to do her rounds and lock (sorry) tuck you up in your cell(sorry) ward ! 
Bewick.
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I’m bored now can we change the subject.
Are you being forced to read this topic?
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Winseer:
Are we not all forgetting that it’s highly likely the ASDA driver is agency, and may well be self-employed as well.
In other words, no one gives a s–t who the “nameless supermarket driver” is, because they’ve doubtless moved on by now.
Does anyone know anyone who’s actually been awarded a full time driver’s job at ASDA since that vid was shot?If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, then it didn’t make a noise - Ok?
The OP wasn’t referring to the Asda driver I think the topic was ( rightly ) directed at the brainless waste of space driver of the Merc.
Was it you driving the merc “CF”,looks like it was on the southern section of the M25,so it might well have been,Oh! and who did you borrow the motor off,was the Trabant in Dock ?
Blimey Bewick you’ve been at the Glennfiddich again anyone can see that was the M1 Northbound at Luton.
You can bet if it had of been me driving the Merc I’d have handed myself into the law and asked them to take my licence away in case I’m not so lucky the next time.I calculated I’d get an immediate response as I didn’t have a [zb] clue which part of the M/way it was “CF”,anyway we all know that you only have a licence to drive a “Del Boy” van so don’t fob us off with this old cobblers about “handing” yourself in,your probably “in” now just waiting for Matron to do her rounds and lock (sorry) tuck you up in your cell(sorry) ward !
Whatever I’ve got a licence to drive at least I’d know where the zb I was and where I’m going and I’d be in the right lane to overtake two trucks in lane 1 and 2.That might explain what happened in this case.Are you sure it wasn’t you driving that Merc when you suddenly realised where you were and then got on with it instead of following the truck in front round the the M25 hoping was going the same way as you.
dafpower:
ASDA driver should of just pulled over & claimed he wasnt to be seen in any of his mirrors would have stopped this tools one man crusade in its tracks
Thats a very inteligent response, but only if you have done the same and got away with it, but if you havent, its a stupid response by a stupid person!
Carryfast:
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Winseer:
Are we not all forgetting that it’s highly likely the ASDA driver is agency, and may well be self-employed as well.
In other words, no one gives a s–t who the “nameless supermarket driver” is, because they’ve doubtless moved on by now.
Does anyone know anyone who’s actually been awarded a full time driver’s job at ASDA since that vid was shot?If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, then it didn’t make a noise - Ok?
The OP wasn’t referring to the Asda driver I think the topic was ( rightly ) directed at the brainless waste of space driver of the Merc.
Was it you driving the merc “CF”,looks like it was on the southern section of the M25,so it might well have been,Oh! and who did you borrow the motor off,was the Trabant in Dock ?
Blimey Bewick you’ve been at the Glennfiddich again anyone can see that was the M1 Northbound at Luton.
You can bet if it had of been me driving the Merc I’d have handed myself into the law and asked them to take my licence away in case I’m not so lucky the next time.I calculated I’d get an immediate response as I didn’t have a [zb] clue which part of the M/way it was “CF”,anyway we all know that you only have a licence to drive a “Del Boy” van so don’t fob us off with this old cobblers about “handing” yourself in,your probably “in” now just waiting for Matron to do her rounds and lock (sorry) tuck you up in your cell(sorry) ward !
Whatever I’ve got a licence to drive at least I’d know where the zb I was and where I’m going and I’d be in the right lane to overtake two trucks in lane 1 and 2.That might explain what happened in this case.Are you sure it wasn’t you driving that Merc when you suddenly realised where you were and then got on with it instead of following the truck in front round the the M25 hoping was going the same way as you.
When I was flying up and down the M/way system in my 450Mercs I was always in the third lane,I never ■■■■■■ about like that Cretin in the video,do me a favour “CF” Bewick. 
Carryfast:
Bewick:
Carryfast:
Winseer:
Are we not all forgetting that it’s highly likely the ASDA driver is agency, and may well be self-employed as well.
In other words, no one gives a s–t who the “nameless supermarket driver” is, because they’ve doubtless moved on by now.
Does anyone know anyone who’s actually been awarded a full time driver’s job at ASDA since that vid was shot?If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, then it didn’t make a noise - Ok?
The OP wasn’t referring to the Asda driver I think the topic was ( rightly ) directed at the brainless waste of space driver of the Merc.
Was it you driving the merc “CF”,looks like it was on the southern section of the M25,so it might well have been,Oh! and who did you borrow the motor off,was the Trabant in Dock ?
Blimey Bewick you’ve been at the Glennfiddich again anyone can see that was the M1 Northbound at Luton.
You can bet if it had of been me driving the Merc I’d have handed myself into the law and asked them to take my licence away in case I’m not so lucky the next time.
Is this one of those arguments that has every road south of Watford Gap being part of the London orbital?
You can even see that old disused railway bridge in the picture
Next you’ll be telling me Scotch Corner is near or in Scotland. 
weeto:
dafpower:
ASDA driver should of just pulled over & claimed he wasnt to be seen in any of his mirrors would have stopped this tools one man crusade in its tracksThats a very inteligent response, but only if you have done the same and got away with it, but if you havent, its a stupid response by a stupid person!
here we ■■■■■■■ go it was a he should of done but should never do statement ■■■■ me - i personally would of let him gone then given him the fullbeam as he was undertaking and i was pulling back in
weeto:
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I’m bored now can we change the subject.Are you being forced to read this topic?
It was a flippant comment with sole aim of gaining a prescribed response.
In away I am being forced to read this topic, but only by my persistent idle curiosity!!! It’s also kind or addictive and it proves, if only to myself, that I’m not the worst driver out there.
It also proves that I’m not alone in my suffering of other peoples poor driving skills, observational techniques, politeness, consideration and behavior regardless on who wants to blame who of being in the wrong on that clip.
So I am forced to read this topic, if, only for myself gratification 
So there’s 2 reasons why I’m forced to read this topic. Idle curiosity and self gratification.
Seen this many times, the merc driver has been following the blue lorry along the motorway in a weird trance, not overtaking unless the lorry turns off or another lorry passes, only then will the merc driver snap out of the trance, either speed up and over take, only to pull up behind another lorry and repeat etc etc.
The Asda lorry is faster than the blue lorry and has started to overtake both, then they’ve hit the hill and the blue lorry has let it run with the merc following, holding the asda lorry out. Meanwhile the merc driver has snapped out of their trance, the blue lorry moves over and they floor it just as the asda driver goes to pull back in.
I’d say both are fault here, the merc driver for for his stupidity and lack of education regarding motorway manners and hgvs, the asda driver for showing frustration having to overtake both the merc and blue lorry, being held out and then the merc just flooring it after following the blue lorry for all that time.
Someone mentioned earlier the asda driver should’ve let it run on the hill so that they were at least level with the blue lorry, so then both could’ve pulled over simultaneously and the merc driver would’ve been unable to do what they did. This is what I would’ve done, not saying I’m super clever or anything but I have enough road sense and experience to have a fair idea what the merc was gonna do after the blue lorry pulled over.
Grayham:
Seen this many times, the merc driver has been following the blue lorry along the motorway in a weird trance, not overtaking unless the lorry turns off or another lorry passes, only then will the merc driver snap out of the trance, either speed up and over take, only to pull up behind another lorry and repeat etc etc.The Asda lorry is faster than the blue lorry and has started to overtake both, then they’ve hit the hill and the blue lorry has let it run with the merc following, holding the asda lorry out. Meanwhile the merc driver has snapped out of their trance, the blue lorry moves over and they floor it just as the asda driver goes to pull back in.
I’d say both are fault here, the merc driver for for his stupidity and lack of education regarding motorway manners and hgvs, the asda driver for showing frustration having to overtake both the merc and blue lorry, being held out and then the merc just flooring it after following the blue lorry for all that time.
Someone mentioned earlier the asda driver should’ve let it run on the hill so that they were at least level with the blue lorry, so then both could’ve pulled over simultaneously and the merc driver would’ve been unable to do what they did. This is what I would’ve done, not saying I’m super clever or anything but I have enough road sense and experience to have a fair idea what the merc was gonna do after the blue lorry pulled over.
Firstly there’s no evidence of the Merc driver being in any so called ‘trance’ or lack of ‘motorway manners’ there’s just evidence of the zb being liable for two counts of dangerous driving in the form of tailgating and overtaking a truck using the wrong lane on the nearside,in a situation where he should have overtaken it using the correct lane on the offside,and one of driving without consideration for other road users in failing to move over into lane 1,behind the truck he was following in that lane,when the extra lane was added in typical stupid British fashion on the nearside.
As for the Asda driver it’s more like,as far as he was concerned the cretin in the Merc had exited the motorway and the Asda driver was concentrating on the wagon he was overtaking.It was the mirror checks he obviously carried out before the lane change into lane 2 which is what saved the day for the Merc maniac.Your idea that the Asda driver was guilty of so called ‘frustration’ seems like bs to me with no basis.
As for the idea of simultaneous lane changes it’s probably best to leave the formation flying to the red arrows.
some arguments start to fall down when the arguer has to use terms like “cretin”, “berk”, or zb’s to get his point across.
Like the rest of us, you have no idea of what had been happening for the previous 10 mins and as such do not know what the situation really was.
del949:
some arguments start to fall down when the arguer has to use terms like “cretin”, “berk”, or zb’s to get his point across.
Like the rest of us, you have no idea of what had been happening for the previous 10 mins and as such do not know what the situation really was.
Be fair del there’s plenty of people who’ve ( rightly ) desribed the waste of space who was driving the Merc a lot worse things than that.Bearing in mind the total disregard shown by that driver towards reasonably expected standards of driving I don’t see anything wrong in this case in calling a spade a spade.The poster of the video seemed happy enough to think that the length of the video shown was sufficient evidence to make the case against the truck driver in question.Therefore that’s all we’ve got to go on and I think that any sensible copper would find that sufficient evidence to nick the poster,as I’ve said,for dangerous and inconsiderate driving.Hopefully they’ll do it soon considering that the poster of the video obviously thinks that what took place there was the fault of the Asda driver and next time the idiot tries the same thing things might not turn out so well.
Carryfast speaks sense. No matter any “previous” in this incident, the camera-toting road captain has made himself out as the fool, and doesn’t even know he is one. Stupid, dangerous driving it was, and it could easily have ended nastier, with little sympathy going to him had police retrieved the video evidence.
Snudger:
Carryfast speaks sense. No matter any “previous” in this incident, the camera-toting road captain has made himself out as the fool, and doesn’t even know he is one. Stupid, dangerous driving it was, and it could easily have ended nastier, with little sympathy going to him had police retrieved the video evidence.
^ +1.
But having said that I think the ridiculous road layout is actually creating an unsafe situation such as this at that point and actually contributed to the stupid example shown on the video.Effectively what the road planners have done is removed the hard shoulder and turned it into a running lane which creates 1 hazard at that point.
It’s also obvious that affects the exit and entry slip roads as part of the same road ‘modification’ which creates a second hazard in regards to exiting and merging traffic.
Then they’ve divided the lanes on the nearside,instead of carrying the markings for lanes 1,2 and 3 on and dividing the extra lane on the offside, which creates a third hazard when correct lane discipline is used by some drivers and not others as in this case.
While when that correct lane discipline is used it then creates a fourth hazard by putting traffic in lane 1 into extra conflict with traffic exiting onto and merging from the exit entry slip roads.
Therefore I’d say that the road planners in this case are just as,if not more,stupid as/than the Merc driver.In the case of British road planners there’s obviously nothing new there then. 
I think if I’d have been the driver of the truck in lane 1 I’d have stayed out in ( what became ) lane 2 just as he did to allow for traffic slowing down for the exit slip road.In which case none of this would have happened with the added benefit of helping merging traffic from the entry slip road and if anyone then wanted to moan about lane discipline I’d have just told the authorities exactly what I’ve said there.In that the road planners are just as much a bunch of stupid cretins as the Merc driver was by turning a hard shoulder into an extra running lane,that goes through a motorway junction and that’s marked out in such a way,that it creates more numerous hazards than it’s worth.
Carryfast:
Grayham:
Seen this many times, the merc driver has been following the blue lorry along the motorway in a weird trance, not overtaking unless the lorry turns off or another lorry passes, only then will the merc driver snap out of the trance, either speed up and over take, only to pull up behind another lorry and repeat etc etc.The Asda lorry is faster than the blue lorry and has started to overtake both, then they’ve hit the hill and the blue lorry has let it run with the merc following, holding the asda lorry out. Meanwhile the merc driver has snapped out of their trance, the blue lorry moves over and they floor it just as the asda driver goes to pull back in.
I’d say both are fault here, the merc driver for for his stupidity and lack of education regarding motorway manners and hgvs, the asda driver for showing frustration having to overtake both the merc and blue lorry, being held out and then the merc just flooring it after following the blue lorry for all that time.
Someone mentioned earlier the asda driver should’ve let it run on the hill so that they were at least level with the blue lorry, so then both could’ve pulled over simultaneously and the merc driver would’ve been unable to do what they did. This is what I would’ve done, not saying I’m super clever or anything but I have enough road sense and experience to have a fair idea what the merc was gonna do after the blue lorry pulled over.
Firstly there’s no evidence of the Merc driver being in any so called ‘trance’ or lack of ‘motorway manners’ there’s just evidence of the zb being liable for two counts of dangerous driving in the form of tailgating and overtaking a truck using the wrong lane on the nearside,in a situation where he should have overtaken it using the correct lane on the offside,and one of driving without consideration for other road users in failing to move over into lane 1,behind the truck he was following in that lane,when the extra lane was added in typical stupid British fashion on the nearside.
As for the Asda driver it’s more like,as far as he was concerned the cretin in the Merc had exited the motorway and the Asda driver was concentrating on the wagon he was overtaking.It was the mirror checks he obviously carried out before the lane change into lane 2 which is what saved the day for the Merc maniac.Your idea that the Asda driver was guilty of so called ‘frustration’ seems like bs to me with no basis.
As for the idea of simultaneous lane changes it’s probably best to leave the formation flying to the red arrows.
Thought you had experience or are you just trolling as usual?
Don’t need evidence to tell me what merc driver has been doing, happened to me many a time when I’m passing another lorry which has had a car following it only for the lorry to pull off onto a slip road or move over, and for the car that was happily following it to speed up my nearside, yes they are morons but they are unlikely to be educated in road manners, having minimal experience to pass a test, and there’s never a copper around to re educate them.
As for the Asda lorry it’s frustration, again through experience because we’ve all been annoyed at what the merc driver is doing and wanted to slam the door in their face so to speak. If he’s not checking his mirrors be shouldn’t be on the road as he’s an accident waiting to happen.
I am of the opinion that weeto drives a merc, more specifically the merc in the vid.
I am also of the opinion he probably shops at Tesco.
Grayham:
Carryfast:
Grayham:
Seen this many times, the merc driver has been following the blue lorry along the motorway in a weird trance, not overtaking unless the lorry turns off or another lorry passes, only then will the merc driver snap out of the trance, either speed up and over take, only to pull up behind another lorry and repeat etc etc.The Asda lorry is faster than the blue lorry and has started to overtake both, then they’ve hit the hill and the blue lorry has let it run with the merc following, holding the asda lorry out. Meanwhile the merc driver has snapped out of their trance, the blue lorry moves over and they floor it just as the asda driver goes to pull back in.
I’d say both are fault here, the merc driver for for his stupidity and lack of education regarding motorway manners and hgvs, the asda driver for showing frustration having to overtake both the merc and blue lorry, being held out and then the merc just flooring it after following the blue lorry for all that time.
Someone mentioned earlier the asda driver should’ve let it run on the hill so that they were at least level with the blue lorry, so then both could’ve pulled over simultaneously and the merc driver would’ve been unable to do what they did. This is what I would’ve done, not saying I’m super clever or anything but I have enough road sense and experience to have a fair idea what the merc was gonna do after the blue lorry pulled over.
Firstly there’s no evidence of the Merc driver being in any so called ‘trance’ or lack of ‘motorway manners’ there’s just evidence of the zb being liable for two counts of dangerous driving in the form of tailgating and overtaking a truck using the wrong lane on the nearside,in a situation where he should have overtaken it using the correct lane on the offside,and one of driving without consideration for other road users in failing to move over into lane 1,behind the truck he was following in that lane,when the extra lane was added in typical stupid British fashion on the nearside.
As for the Asda driver it’s more like,as far as he was concerned the cretin in the Merc had exited the motorway and the Asda driver was concentrating on the wagon he was overtaking.It was the mirror checks he obviously carried out before the lane change into lane 2 which is what saved the day for the Merc maniac.Your idea that the Asda driver was guilty of so called ‘frustration’ seems like bs to me with no basis.
As for the idea of simultaneous lane changes it’s probably best to leave the formation flying to the red arrows.
Thought you had experience or are you just trolling as usual?
Don’t need evidence to tell me what merc driver has been doing, happened to me many a time when I’m passing another lorry which has had a car following it only for the lorry to pull off onto a slip road or move over, and for the car that was happily following it to speed up my nearside, yes they are morons but they are unlikely to be educated in road manners, having minimal experience to pass a test, and there’s never a copper around to re educate them.
As for the Asda lorry it’s frustration, again through experience because we’ve all been annoyed at what the merc driver is doing and wanted to slam the door in their face so to speak. If he’s not checking his mirrors be shouldn’t be on the road as he’s an accident waiting to happen.
Experience yes trust me driving drawbar outfits provided the type of idiots,such as this one,with plenty of opportunities to get into situations you wouldn’t believe unless you’ve driven one often not realising or caring that just because the thing might look like it’s two seperate trucks from certain angles doesn’t mean it’s not actually just one when trying to force their way in between the prime mover and the trailer.
As for the mirrors thing it’s a bit like the suicidal cyclist issue.Yes a truck needs to be driven on it’s mirrors at all times.‘But’ experience tells me that ‘sometimes’ it’s possible,in cases such as this one,that things might get prioritised concerning what’s going on ahead and with the vehicle being overtaken when common sense says that the vehicle in lane 1 behind it is in a position where the only logical intention would be for it’s driver to exit the motorway not overtake anyone.Which is what I’m betting happened in this case concerning the Asda driver.The important bit is that he used the mirrors when it mattered during the intended lane change when the lanes stupidly divided at the nearside.None of which makes the Asda driver to blame for what happened or makes the idiot Merc driver any less to blame while I see no actual proof of any so called ‘frustration’ or ‘closing the door in anyone’s face’ on the part of the Asda driver.Which,as I’ve said, leaves that issue of the bonkers road layout being a large contributor to the problem in this case.
As for a copper not being around to ‘re educate’ such idiots at least in this case a copper doesn’t need to have been on the scene because the video evidence has been posted for all to see by the idiot in question.I won’t hold my breath waiting to see if the relevant charges are brought by the law concerning the content of the video.
Perhaps the Merc driver has just joined the motorway at J11 Dunstable and the Asda driver had pulled in to lane 2 to let him on and then the Berk acted a ■■■■ and wouldn’t let the polite Asda driver back in.