by morsing » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:08 am
'morning. I had to stop on my way to work to report a driver this morning. I think it's only the second time in my life I've called to report someone, first time was a drunk driver (suspected), this time a dangerous bullying driver (bullying someone else, not me).
One of the reasons I never ring up is this feeling that the police won't really care much and even if they do, there isn't much they can do. Don't get me wrong, they're always polite and helpful.
So, spoke to two people as my phone cut me off the 10 seconds into the first call. They both answered my request to report a driver bullying someone else with a "Oh... uhhhh... Yeah, of course", so didn't make me feel like they were used to this kind of call?
She was very nice to speak to though and said she'd send out a notice to see if someone could spot this car further south on the road that this happened. I was lucky enough to get the number of the offending driver but not the victim.
So, my question is really, does it make any difference to report this kind of thing? Can the police do anything, my word against his?
What if they don't stop him on his drive to work this morning, will they pay him a visit later for a chat? Or is that the end of it?
Also, if he regularly gets complaints about his driving, will the police system flag this up? Or is it not really registered?
Hope someone can answer these questions...
Thanks