Someone just brake-tested me

ffacoffipawb

lostsheep wrote: »

Someone just brake tested me, and they had their kid in the back! What a ****! Obviously I can't have been that close up behind, because he had to slow excessively for a corner to let me catch up before it could actually be done.

Let me guess .... Vauxhall Corsa?

lostsheep

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

Let me guess .... Vauxhall Corsa?

Astra, actually. Late 90's, I think.

lostsheep

pinkteapot wrote: »

Someone I know was the victim of an insurance scam but taken to a new level. They stopped at a roundabout. The car in front of them was also stopped. The car in front then reversed into them. There was nothing they could do as there was another car behind so they couldn't reverse themselves. Because there were no witnesses (no-one else stopped), the accident went down as the fault of the person I know! :mad:

If there was another car behind them, couldn't they have counted as a witness?

lostsheep

brum55 wrote: »

Tell us more, where do you buy it from, how much, where is it located on your car, how is it fixed, etc.

I think I saw a recommendation sent to Honest John the other day. Roadhawk? Maybe google it.

pulliptears

lostsheep wrote: »

I think I saw a recommendation sent to Honest John the other day. Roadhawk? Maybe google it.

There was a thread all about it because I started one asking for recommendations, Ill search for it....

**edit**

Yep, right here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3427295

Strider590

^^ Ah the old thread,much easier than re-explaining everything

Well.... I've just been brake tested today, driver 2 cars ahead was utterly incapable of maintaining a good/constant speed, tootling along at 25-35 in a 50 limit. Nobody interested in overtaking him, so I decide to do some traffic hopping, took 1 car (a Honda) no problem, 2nd car (Merc) no problem, next car is some old !!!!! in a Nissan Pixo, I tuck in behind, giving him lots of room (I even give the driver behind a thumbs up to say thanks for not being a tw4t) then he (Mr Pixo) slams on the brakes and slows to 10mph, BUT to be honest I just thought he was panic braking because of oncoming cars (it fitted the car/driver profile).
We carry on and as we open into the next long section I wait for the dashed lines and pull out for a nice easy overtake, he now leans on the horn and starts flashing his headlights (while im next to him)..... Then it dawned on me that he had in fact brake tested me earlier.

Part of me wanted to stop and point out the error of his ways, it would have been very amusing to discuss the highway code and how overtaking is not in fact illegal......

"it's not illegal to overtake a slower moving car, but it IS illegal AND an instant £30 fine to drive around in perfect daylight with your front fog lights on, you stupid little man!!!!!!!!!!" :rotfl:

jase1

The OP stopped in time. Therefore he was keeping a safe distance. Making the moron aware of your presence in this instance is entirely acceptable.