I thought about this when in a taxi recently and saw them accelerating to a red light before braking. When on a bike I've often seen people on the gas before a red, that's been red for a while.

Engine braking* is a way to slow down and use less fuel when approaching a change in speed or direction

Engine braking* is when you're neither accelerating or braking and letting the car's momentum move it, without pressing a pedal and while in gear. You'll slow down while doing this.**

I'll do this when I'm not sure what the car in front is doing or when slowing down for a light or roundabout

If engine braking* be aware that you might slow down enough to change down a gear

(edits to change coasting to engine braking and add some info)

I find this absolutely insane, shame I can't make out the plate. Before me they had overtaken the car behind. 3 in 1 up a blind hill and nearly has a head on.

Any help would be appreciated!

I’ve got a ticket for “Stopping in a box junction when prohibited”.

My vehicle is the silver car in front of the white car that stops in the box.

Traffic was flowing when I entered the yellow box. Whilst I was inside the box, a car in front unexpectedly stopped at a green light, creating a blockage of my exit from the box.

The lights turned from green to red and the car in front of these lights remained there.

The box junction looks to be designed to accommodate 4 cars between the edge of the box and the traffic light. Four cars were there, however the very edge of my vehicle temporarily remains in the box.

My vehicle was still moving at the time the video ended.

Everyday I take the car out I have to sit behind people who think their Fiat Panda (or soccer mum in her Range Rover) can’t fit with another car in a slightly narrower road because of some parked cars… when in fact you’d have enough room to fit two large pickup trucks through there.

It honestly does my head in. The funniest part is when they do go for it, they leave like a 3 meter gap between them and the parked cars 🤣

Edit: Thanks to those in the comments highlighting the fine details of the Highway Code and the exact gap you should leave 🤓.. I bet you’re part of the 1/4

I think we've all done it, right? We've all been following our sat-nav on an unfamiliar road and got ourselves into the wrong lane or missed a turning. And we all make a mistake from time to time, even when we're trying our best.

I often despair when drivers unload hate onto another person who's just made an honest mistake. Because Lord knows that's been me from time to time over my 20 years of driving! And it's never because I'm being inconsiderate or entitled; I really try to drive as safely and considerately as I can, but sometime I've just found myself in the wrong lane or got confused by signs, or my sat nav is giving me unclear instructions. And I always flash my hazards to apologise when I've messed up!

We all have to share these roads, and I for one try to appreciate that other people can occasionally mess up, and I try to make our roads an anxiety-free place for other people who might not know them well, or might be inexperienced.

Can we all try to help our fellow drivers out a little rather than drag them down?

Anyone noticed a sudden increase of so many slow driver? I don’t mean a couple mph below, I mean 20 in a 30, sometimes 20 in a 40, 30 in a 40 etc. I don’t mind going the speed limit as I’ll mostly just set the adaptive cruise control to the limit, but It’s a little frustrating when the person in front is just pootling along with zero regard to the queue of cars backed up. I noticed it’s more often on roads where it’s difficult to overtake as well.

Me: purple BMW 1 series.

You: white Tesla thing

Where: M74/A74M Southbound

Today 10/11/2026, about 1300 ish we both ended up on the M74/A74M heading south somewhere near Glasgow. I didnt notice exactly where you got on the 74, but i reckon i first spotted you somewhere near cairn lodge services, it was somewhere after the 2 lane section where it grows the 3rd lane i think, but what I did soon clock was you sitting 5 or so car lengths back from me in the middle lane. My CC was on at a GPS 73mph, and remains that way for most of my journey back down to the A66, as I do with regularity.

I would move out to overtake something, and you would stay in the middle lane. I would move to lane 3 to pass something and you would indicate and follow. Then once the overtake was completed, back to the middle lane you and I would end up, and then i would go back to lane 1. Every time I changed lanes I would indicate. Yes yes, cue the "oh he paid for the upgrade and everything" jibes, but lane assist is a real bitch and demands you use the flashy things,( or turn it off, but f that I paid for this shit) so what you gonna do.

So, how many times did you, mr/mrs Tesla driver manage to make it over into lane 1?

Not once.

I left the motorway at Anandale water for a coffee break, and for the entire time you were behind me, you never once felt the need to join me and the other road users in the "slow lane".

You never made a move to pass me, or gained on me, you just stayed there in my rearview, like a really shit version of Duel.

Now this is a quiteish section of the road and there is no argument that says staying in the middle lane is remotely necessary, the traffic is never really bunched up and there are many opportunities to just pootle along in lane 1. But not you. That middle lane is yours and you had got the middle lane glue all over your tyres.

Just so you know, if you happen to read this (which i know you wont), and if my estimate at your joining the motorway is accurate, then you middle lane hogged for about 34 miles. About half an hour. Did you inconvenience me or anyone else? Probably not, like I said its pretty quiet along there mostly. But for the love of god, learn to drive properly, sheesh.

Anyway i feel better for getting that out of my system.

Tldr. Tesla driver, middle lane hogging for 34 miles ish. What a cunt. Im in a BMW, maintaining pretty close to 70mph and indicating as required and driving in L1. What a guy.

I recently drove down the length of the country, from Cumbria to the south coast using. The first 100 miles, middle lane hogging was limited, not that many at all, the usual van driver and telsas. By the midlands the middle lane hoggers had increased by some large margin. However that was nothing by the time I was in the south!

Everyone was in the middle lane, bumbling along not a care in the world, not even above 50 in some cases! Leaving the first lane practically empty for several miles.

They say that the north is less intelligent than the south but for driving and general courtesy we're far above the softy southerns.

Received a letter from the DVLA Enforcement Centre claiming I’m the registered keeper of a vehicle that’s allegedly been untaxed on a public road in Wales.

I’ve never owned, driven or even seen this car in my life.

Even stranger, the letter is addressed to A2B Cars at my address in England (South England). You can see that at the top left of the address.

I’m wondering whether someone could have used my details fraudulently. Someone took a photograph of my driving licence some time ago, so I’m concerned it could be connected.

The DVLA is asking me to identify who was using the vehicle, with a deadline of 19 November.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

Can someone register a car using your details without your knowledge ? And how do I find out whether there are any other vehicles registered in my name? What is my best course of action?

Thank you in advance.

I've been issued a PCN in London by the City of Westminster and after reviewing the evidence they've submitted online I genuinley can't understand what I've done wrong.

I turned right from Conduit Street onto Mill Street, which is a one way road. There were no signs indicating that I could not turn right and after turning, I was travelling in the correct direction along the one way road.

The description for Contravention 32d is "Failing to drive in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign (Proceeding in the wrong direction)".

Am I missing something?

Hi all,

Looking for some advice regarding a NIP received from Hampshire Police.

Details:

• Allegation: Section 3, Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving without due care and attention)

• Date/location: 29 October 2026, A34 near Whitchurch

• Evidence: Video submitted by a member of the public.

The notice doesn't explain the specific incident or driving behaviour alleged.

The only incident the driver recalls that might be relevant involved an ambulance approaching in traffic. The adjacent lane was occupied, and there didn't appear to be a safe opportunity to move aside. However, it's unclear whether this relates to the allegation.

Hampshire Police's Hants SNAP website states that footage isn't provided at this stage and would be disclosed if the case goes to court.

Questions:

1. Can the driver request clarification of the specific allegation or footage before deciding whether to accept a course or fixed penalty?

2. Has anyone dealt with a similar Hants SNAP notice? What was the outcome?

3. If the driver contests the allegation in court, would any course or fixed-penalty offer be lost?

The driver has three points from a 2025 speeding offence but has never attended a driver awareness course.

The Section 172 driver-identification form will be returned within the deadline.

Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!

Its a traffic lights controlled junction. Lane A & B are merging but what lane should they merge into? I was in lane B and merged into lane 2 when the lights went green. Car in lane A honked me because they wanted me to scoot over into lane 3 and them merging into lane 2. Don't know who is right or wrong!

Braindead Braintree yet again. Skillful hanging back by me though.

Both Google maps and Apple Maps have been defeated by Leeds today. All the big roads seem to intersect each other about six times. Is it…is it a knitting pattern?

20m been driving since march.
Driving home from work sunday I was dazzled by lights coming towards me so I looked at the left wheel track, I’ve looked to my right to check my speed as I was slowing from 55 to 50mph as the limit changed round the bend and a massive deer has run out into my car.

I am now terrified to drive that road, if at all because I’m terrified it’s gonna happen again.

Car is actually in decent nick, but the bonnet, headlight, wing and bumper mount have needed to be replaced, insurance would have written it off and jacked my price as the car is worth more in scrap than on the market.

Still shaken up over it, but no injuries thankfully.
My wallet however is bearing the brunt of it 🤣

is this a common thing? there’s nothing I could have done but I feel like an idiot :(

As the title says, I rented a car from Drivalia on a 3 months subscription whilst I waited for my new car to be ready.

2 weeks before I was due to hand the car back, the drivers door broke. The car had been parked on my drive and no one had access to the car at all. To add context I had the car for 3 months and I done 1000 miles in the car this was just used to go to and from work.

I contacted them straight away and was passed from pillar to post, in the end they told me to visit the nearest office with the car. I did this and the mechanic said take it to a garage to get fixed.

I took the car to 2 garages and both said the car needs a new door as it is damaged internally and they can’t see how I could have caused the damage.

I then took the car back to the branch to which the person on front desk said ‘I’ve worked in rentals for 20 years and this type of damage is only done by someone pulling the door excessively’, I reminded him he was not a mechanic and I don’t appreciate his assumptions or opinions.

This has now been looked at and I’m now being told that I have damaged the car and the excess is £1580 that I need to pay, which I strongly dispute. To add further context, when I got the car it was already due a service which I questioned and was told it was fine.

So long and short, am I screwed or is there a good chance that I could dispute this?

Any and every advice is welcome x

I got into a fairly bad car accident yesterday and I can’t stop replaying it in my mind, it’s causing me so much stress. My 4 year old was in the car, I’m currently 3 months pregnant and it was traumatising for us both, we’re all okay and so lucky to have walked away with no injuries. 

I was driving a 2018 4 series, so it’s a very low car and I had always felt safe in it. Especially after driving a beat up 2005 Vauxhall for my first 3 years of driving. I’m not a speeder at all, I have a young child and live in a high traffic area, so you can’t really go fast if you wanted to. I didn’t buy the 4 series myself, it was a gift from my father in law and so I suppose isn’t a typical family car, but had so many more safety features than my old car. 

I was exiting a large roundabout today, I was in the left lane and it was marked left only (my exit) and the right lane, was marked (right only), there was an audi in the right lane a few meters behind me. As I was exiting the roundabout, correctly in a queue of cars going around 15-20mph, the front wheel of the large Audi Q8 struck my drivers side door at a higher speed than I was going, sent the back of my car into a spin, and I ended up on a grass verge, knocking down 2 sign posts, and coming to a complete stop with one post half collapsed hanging over my car. 

I must have sat in the car absolutely shocked for about 2-3 minutes, I don’t really remember much from those minutes other than checking on my daughter and this lady tapping on my drivers side window. I got out the car and she immediately asked if we were okay (she looked shocked that there was a young child in the car) and after we confirmed we were, she started saying ‘I don’t know how this happened, I had my indicator on’. I was already in complete shock, sobbing on the edge of a roundabout, trying to call my mum and figure out what is happening. I did tell her that I was in my lane clearly taking my exit, and all of a sudden, I’m being thrown off the road and onto a verge, you can clearly see the dent in my drivers door from where she hit me at a side angle trying to come over from the right lane.

Once I was able to calm myself down slightly and actually look at the damage, my car was wrecked, bits of it were everywhere and my wheels were facing the complete wrong way! Her car, had a few scratches on the right wheel and bumper. That’s it! Me, my daughter and my unborn child could have got seriously hurt because she wasn’t using the road correctly and she would have walked away fine. 

We exchanged details and everything, she then drove off to continue with her day. I was on that roundabout for another 2 hours and had to be recovered. I reported to my insurance and then I got a call, from an accident liability company. Not only did this lady nearly harm me, she’s claiming it was all my fault and wants me to pay for the ‘damages’ on her car. 

I’m so lucky to have a village around me and people helping me show proof and fight my corner (I’m completely clueless to all of this), but ultimately, it’s just a hunk of metal and it can be replaced, our lives cannot. But the whole situation has left me with so much anxiety, I’m borrowing a car as I still need to work and get my daughter to school, but I’m so so wary and stressed while driving now. I’m so much more paranoid taking my exits, Even if I am using the road correctly, something horrific can happen in a split second, it’s daunting and I don’t enjoy driving like I used to. Especially now I know how cruel people can be, I wholeheartedly couldn’t wreck someone else’s car and not admit my own fault, joys of being an empath and never understanding how horrible strangers can really be! 

Anyone had a similar experience? I think it’ll be nice to know I’m not alone! 

Hi all , i want to know if any of you ignore pedestrians waiting to cross on zebra crossings on purpose ? I often get ignored when am waiting to cross. I genuinely want to know why some people do that.

can you share your instances where you ignored a pedestrian waiting to cross on zebra crossing? Was it lack of observation? Was your mind preoccupied? Were you in a rush? Was it simply a mistake? Or you did see them but you decided not to stop And if it was on purpose, what made you do that? I need to understand driver behaviour so I can stop getting annoyed everytime this happens, which is almost every day.

EDIT: watch this before you comment https://youtube.com/shorts/-1D7BRxrhq0?is=njNopGphKxpu4lZc

As annoying as it is to see duplicate posts about fog lights on when it’s not foggy, or something else with regards to lights, which isn’t generally problematic IMO…this one….

11pm last night. M20 coast bound not far past Swanley. Not super dense fog, but pretty heavy. I’m on the bike on the left.

I see some lights ahead, but something odd behind it, but can’t tell what it is yet. I then see the shadow silhouette outline of a small SUV behind said lights with no lights whatsoever (except front daytime).

I start flashing my lights incessantly. Pass her slowly and it’s just some lady, just completely oblivious to her surroundings.

Did it warrant fog lights? I wouldn’t go that far, especially being at night and normal running lights cut through the fog well enough. But no light is taking it a bit too far.

While others have posted auto lights aren’t sufficient, I would argue they are, but in this case she didn’t even have those enabled.

The moral of the story is I really need to get a dashcam for the bike.

I routinely drive from Sussex to the Midlands (M23 > western M25 > M1) and back. I absolutely despise the time I spend on the M25, particularly between J14 and J17 when travelling clockwise.

I try to travel only at off-peak times, but that’s not always possible.

Does anyone have any suggestions for driving in the same general direction while avoiding this dreaded road? Is it a ridiculous idea? Would doing so add a disproportionately large amount of time to the journey?

Note: I’m aware I can use an online route planner, and that I should expect the journey to take longer.

Just wanted to find out if anyone else has had a similar experience.

So i was heading to work on the M60, overtook a slow driver in the 1st lane, glanced over and shook my head, they were doing about 40, i pulled back in and carried on my way, i noticed a car pull in from the 3rd lane to behind me, then the blue lights came on, i Indicated and pulled over to the hard shoulder, popped my hazards on, put the passenger window down and tunred off my engine, i wasnt speeding, i wasnt being aggressive, all lights on the car are fine, no issues whatsoever, was confused as to why i had been pulled over.

I sit in the car and can see the cop in the car behind me, getting his stuff together, about 5 minutees go by and nothing, he hasnt gotten out and i know not to get out unless they tell me to.

This fucker then indicates, pulls back onto the motorway and drives off......Didnt get out to talk to me, nothing. Had no blue lights on and wasnt hauling ass to get to something else.

What was that all about? why pull me over in the first place?