Hall Of Shame

I brought the HoS back, as it’s easier to add to it than keep doing individual posts for everyone I see acting like a prat.

	20/5/2013: The A60 in Ruddington. The driver of the black Punto-looking car (reg. no. PN58 OHT) was either fully aware that they did an illegal right turn into Easthorpe Street (causing me to brake), or they are just such a bad driver that they shouldn’t have a licence in the first place.
	28/4/2013: On Mansfield Road heading towards Nottingham, at the junction with Winchester Street. This BMW, reg. no. BT02 LPV, had obviously got itself into the “fast lane” – because that’s where BMWs have to be – except that he then decided he wanted the left hand lane to avoid having to use his brakes in traffic. He caused me to brake hard to avoid hitting him. When I passed him later I could see he was having a lively discussion with his wife/partner – probably forcibly explaining to her that he really wasn’t as big a prick as he’d made himself look.
	26/4/2013: At traffic lights on the junction between Haydn Road, Nottingham Road, and North Gate. The traffic lights had turned to green for me, and as I moved off this complete prat in a black Citroen C4, reg. no. FE10 BYR, came through from the right. His lights had been on red for approximately 5 seconds by that time.
	26/4/2013: In the city centre on Shakespeare Street, this stupid woman in a silver rush bucket (Almera or similar, reg. no. S384 KBK) pulled out of the left-only lane, into the “buses & taxis turn right” lane, just to attempt to cut in three cars further in front. She then almost had a collision with another car turning into the Victoria Bus Station as she tried to undercut him.
	25/4/2013: In The city centre during rush hour. This guy in a silver Ford Focus, reg. no. YR52 SOJ, decided to overtake/switch lanes on a yellow box junction in slow traffic, forcing me to stop in it. He pulled into Wellington Street, which is either where he lives, or where he decided to crawl so he wasn’t in front of me anymore.
	25/4/2013: In Clifton, at the top shops, this silly woman in a Vauxhall Corsa, reg. no. FL54 HYP, had turned in the No Entry end of the car park – which is currently narrowed due to tram works. She nearly had a head-on collision with another car which was leaving. And all so she didn’t have to drive another 200m and negotiate a “scary roundabout”.
	24/4/2013: In West Bridgford, a black/brown Vauxhall Cavalier or Vectra, reg. no. FV51 LXR, decided to take the outside lane on approach to the Nottingham Knight roundabout in heavy traffic to avoid the longer queue. He then positioned in such a way as to prevent traffic in the left lane moving until he did. Near the roundabout he switched lanes – because that’s the one he needed in the first place. Arrogant prat.
	24/4/2013: In Ruddington, a silver Vauxhall Cavalier or Vectra (reg. no. FG56 YPA) turning right at lights when he had no right of way. One of my pet hates, committed by one of the most hated of driver types on the road today.
	23/4/2013: In Nottingham City Centre, a black Ford Focus (reg. no. Y734 VGE) causing chaos by stopping in the one way system during rush hour to turn left into a No Entry street – but prevented from doing so by someone emerging from it, and who couldn’t because of the chaos the black Focus had caused outside.
	4/11/2012: In Hyson Green/Bobbers Mill, on the A610. A grey VW (Golf or Polo), reg. PF56 AFX, pulled out of Churchfield Lane and proceeded to make a U-turn where there is clearly a No U-turn sign. In doing so, he blocked both lanes of traffic until he could turn. At least he wasn’t inconvenienced (there was a short alternative route, but that would have involved waiting at traffic lights) – which was obviously all that mattered to him.
	14/10/2012: In Colwick (FN09 HFD – Metallic Powder-blue Vauxhall Astra). This elderly prat is discussed in detail in this post.
	13/10/2012: On the the A60 in Ruddington (FE57 NVX – Silver). You can’t turn right into Easthorpe Street, dear. That’s why there’s a NO RIGHT TURN sign there. But I suspect you know that you were doing wrong, but just didn’t care.
	19/9/2012: On the Nottingham Knight roundabout, a grey Mazda 3 (reg. FG05 NHM) cut out sharply into the left-turn only lane and then cut dangerously in front of a bus at the last minute so he could go straight ahead. He misjudged the speed of the bus in his stupid and deliberate attempt to undertake in the wrong lane.
	19/9/2012: On a mini-roundabout, I was turning right, but this black BMW (reg. KN11 ZXX) just sailed across the roundabout in front of me. It didn’t look like he’d seen it, as his eyes appeared to be looking down at something on his lap. Either that, or he was an even bigger prat than I thought.
	18/9/2012: Leaving the Victoria Retail Park with a pupil to turn right towards Southwell, this blue Corsa (reg. FG05 NCC) was in the wrong lane to start with, swung out into the left-hand lane towards Arnold, then swung across four lanes at speed to get into the right-hand lane heading towards Southwell.
	18/9/2012: On the Nottingham Knight roundabout, a black Lexus (reg. GP08 LMO) deliberately used the left-turn only lane in order to go straight ahead, dangerously cutting in front of other traffic on the roundabout in order to do so. Also didn’t seem aware of the 40mph speed limit once he was through.
	18/9/2012: On the Wheatcroft roundabout, a flat-bed truck (the kind used by thuggish travellers to persuade old people that they need their drives covering amateurishly with tarmac – reg. YT04 LGE) was in the right-turn only lane, but cut over dangerously at high speed to go left towards Tollerton. I had to grab the wheel to stop the pupil panicking.
	18/9/2012: Just joined the A52 at Clifton Bridge in the 50mph zone. I saw this red Suzuki WagonR (those high-sided things favoured by older drivers – reg. EX02 CAU) coming up behind clearly driving faster than 50mph. When we passed the NSL sign, I moved out but he remained in that lane all the way up to the roundabout at a steady sub-60mph. It’s a dual-carriageway, so the limit is actually 70mph, and there wasn’t much traffic so he could have sat in the left lane quite comfortably.
	17/9/2012: Just dropped a pupil off and was travelling down a road which is temporarily one-way (clearly signed No Entry one end, clearly signed diversions in place, etc.). As I came round a bend I was met head-on by a dirty cream-coloured van (reg. FD52 VGV) driven by a swarthy-looking moron with a female passenger, driving the wrong way. It’s one-way precisely because of this danger while they carry out gas main replacement and have the road down to half-width.
	17/9/2012: On a lesson with a pupil, a grey Mercedes (reg. DU56 WJF) cut us up dangerously.
	17/9/2012: On the Crown island in heavy pre-rush hour traffic, a blue Peugeot (reg. BC03 TUW) actually STOPPED in the left hand lane exit to the Ring Road in order to pull across two lanes of traffic and take the Ilkeston route via A609 Wollaton Road. Not deliberate, just very bad and very dangerous driving.
	Week Commencing 9/9: On the Nuthall roundabout, a green van (reg. R9 PGH) deliberately used the left-only lane in order to veer across dangerously, cut up my pupil, and take the A6002 towards Stapleford. It was a deliberate action in order to jump traffic. Note that the speed limit on the roundabout is 30mph and this idiot was way above that – and he also sped off once he got on to the A6002.
	Week Commencing 9/9: Cut up dangerously by a Ford Galaxy (reg. BK57 XYG) and some green vehicle (reg. S577 UGA) while on lessons with pupils. In both cases the pupil tried to swerve.
	Week Commencing 9/9: On the Nottingham Knight roundabout again, white Mini with black roof (reg. FD12 USX) used the left-turn only lane to go ahead by dangerously cutting up another car on the roundabout itself. It was also driving at considerable speed both during and after this manoeuvre. This was to avoid waiting in the correct lane.
	Week Commencing 9/9: On the Nottingham Knight roundabout, grey Citroen (reg. NG57 ENC) used the left-turn only lane to go ahead by dangerously cutting up another car on the roundabout itself. This was to avoid waiting for perhaps 20 seconds longer in the correct lane.
	Week Commencing 9/9: On the Colwick loop road. White Audi, reg. B20WNL. Cut in dangerously after traffic lights by misjudging the space.
	Week Commencing 9/9: On the Nuthall roundabout. Silver Volkswagen, reg. SN51 RHK, cut in dangerously from the wrong lane joining the A6002. It went into Mornington Crescent, suggesting that the female driver was local – and therefore did it deliberately.
	14/9/2012: On Melbourne Road, Aspley, Silver Citroen Picasso (reg. FP53 YRO) saw us approaching the opposite way and went the wrong way round one of the mini-roundabouts just in order to avoid having to stop and give way. Also drove at speed until reaching the traffic lights (and speed cameras).
	14/9/2012: On the A610 Nuthall Road junction with Western Boulevard, the suited/rep driver of a black Audi (reg. YC12 XNN) was in the left lane and using his mobile to make calls. He wanted to be in the right lane to continue along the A610 in the direction of the M1. In heavy traffic he tried to cut across 3/4 lanes of traffic with one hand (still using his mobile).
	14/9/2012: Incredibly, the female driver of this silver Corsa, reg. YY03 EUZ, turned into a minor road and stopped just in the entrance diagonally so that no one could pass. She proceeded to make a call on her mobile, then reversed out from the minor road onto a major with a blind corner (traffic lights less than 50m away on the blind side) with one hand whilst still using the phone. She had what appeared to be another female passenger in the back with an unsecured child.
	15/8/2012: Black VW Golf, reg. P5 SAN, dangerously undertaking, cutting in, and speeding on Manvers Street in Nottingham. Strangely, driven by an elderly woman with cropped grey hair and a face with the texture of a walnut.
	3/6/2012: Green Citroen, reg. KN55 OFV. I was on a lesson with a pupil, driving along the Colwick Loop Road towards Nottingham. The pupil accelerated as she passed the NSL sign, but the chimpanzee driving the Citroen had already decided he was going to overtake – and he did so, nearly having a head-on smash with a Transit coming the other way. Appalling driving – if the police look in they should have a serious word with this prat.
	2/6/2012: Silver Alfa Romeo Giulietta, reg. WR12 GPU on Derby Road heading towards Bramcote. At least five young males inside, throwing empty drinks bottles out on to the road near to the Priory roundabout (they thought they were dead clever).
	1/6/2012: Blue Audi (what else), reg. 65 J, speeding off the bend through the underpass on Clifton Bridge, ignoring merging traffic from the A52 slip road, and also the 30mph speed limit on Wilford Lane towards West Bridgford. The motto seems to be “if I have prat-plates, I really must drive like a prat”!
	31/5/2012: Black BMW (precursor to the Audi mentality), reg. AJ04 KHG, during evening rush hour on Hucknall Road junction with Perry Road, deliberately using the right-turn only lane to overtake and speeding through a red as a result of misjudgement.
	31/5/2012: Red Chrysler, reg. E3 ARW, on Huntingdon Street with the junction at Glasshouse Street during busy rush hour. Desperate to get through the traffic lights – even though traffic was at a standstill – the woman stupidly then wanted the left hand lane and caused people on the green lights emerging from Glasshouse Street to have to wait. Again, the “prat-plate mentality” shone through.
	31/5/2012: Silver VW Golf, reg. P267 GAL. During evening rush hour, this little chav first of all deliberately used the right hand lane to jump traffic at the end of Wilford Lane. She then lane-hopped all the way down Loughborough Road and London Road – at one point, nearly colliding with a red car on her left as she moved over to undertake (she moved sharply back, but then moved out again when the red car braked – she was definitely on a deliberate mission). She was speeding as she undertook traffic on the left along Belward Street, and emerged in the right hand lane by the time she got to Glasshouse Street. This type of driver is easily one of the worst out there.
	31/5/2012: On a lesson, my pupil was negotiating the Nuthall roundabout from the A6002 to take the A611 towards Hucknall. This prat in a beaten up red van, reg. W779 KAU, got in the wrong lane (B600) with the sole purpose of cutting in ON the roundabout to take the same exit along the A611.