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Apparently you have amongst you a crazed psychopath - at least according to the Polo driver who rang 999. But I get ahead of myself.
Coming out of Bedford on the way back from the 4x4 show I came round a roundabout in the righthand lane onto a dual carriageway - no one else on the road. About 2-300 yards down the road I notice a guy in a Polo coming up fast in the left hand lane so I indicated left and pulled over so that he wouldn't have to break the law. He took exception to this (I might have been a bit slow in my reactions - getting old you know) and mouthed something I didn't quite catch as he passed me. Then to my astonishment he pulled sharply in front of me and jumped on the brakes. Well, my reactions must have been warming up by then so I managed to slow down and miss him, but he then braked again, and again. Well there's only so far you can push my reactions and the front of the Surf accidently touched his tailgate (once or twice ....(or three times)). At this point he realised he might not win and decided that letting me pass him might be a good idea.
I couldn't see any damage so I shrugged my shoulders and carried on, but he followed me. Well after about 20 miles he was becoming a nuisance so I pulled up in a layby and went back to reason with him. It was at this point I was told I was a psychopath who had rammed him 5 times and I was going down. (Nice of him to offer I thought, but a layby is sooo public). Anyway he rang 999 and relayed most of this to the police (except the offer) - I said good and went and sat in the truck and waited.
After about 5 minutes the local constabulary arrived on blues and twos obviously expecting an axe murderer and a stoved in Polo. It was immediately obvious to the officer that there were two problems with this premise - no damage to the Polo and I had hidden the axe. This was even after the cop had seen my front number plate hanging on its safety wire, having come unclipped from the fairlead.
Anyway after another 10 minutes of shuttle diplomacy the Polo driver was sent on his way having been told not to cut in front of 2 tons on Surf and brake and I was told not to react to idiots. I did point out to the officer that if I had wanted to ram the guy he would have stayed rammed and he looked knowingly at the ARB and nodded as if he knew what I meant.
Coming out of Bedford on the way back from the 4x4 show I came round a roundabout in the righthand lane onto a dual carriageway - no one else on the road. About 2-300 yards down the road I notice a guy in a Polo coming up fast in the left hand lane so I indicated left and pulled over so that he wouldn't have to break the law. He took exception to this (I might have been a bit slow in my reactions - getting old you know) and mouthed something I didn't quite catch as he passed me. Then to my astonishment he pulled sharply in front of me and jumped on the brakes. Well, my reactions must have been warming up by then so I managed to slow down and miss him, but he then braked again, and again. Well there's only so far you can push my reactions and the front of the Surf accidently touched his tailgate (once or twice ....(or three times)). At this point he realised he might not win and decided that letting me pass him might be a good idea.
I couldn't see any damage so I shrugged my shoulders and carried on, but he followed me. Well after about 20 miles he was becoming a nuisance so I pulled up in a layby and went back to reason with him. It was at this point I was told I was a psychopath who had rammed him 5 times and I was going down. (Nice of him to offer I thought, but a layby is sooo public). Anyway he rang 999 and relayed most of this to the police (except the offer) - I said good and went and sat in the truck and waited.
After about 5 minutes the local constabulary arrived on blues and twos obviously expecting an axe murderer and a stoved in Polo. It was immediately obvious to the officer that there were two problems with this premise - no damage to the Polo and I had hidden the axe. This was even after the cop had seen my front number plate hanging on its safety wire, having come unclipped from the fairlead.
Anyway after another 10 minutes of shuttle diplomacy the Polo driver was sent on his way having been told not to cut in front of 2 tons on Surf and brake and I was told not to react to idiots. I did point out to the officer that if I had wanted to ram the guy he would have stayed rammed and he looked knowingly at the ARB and nodded as if he knew what I meant.
lets go get dirty... 
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