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[Desmondo]

Was travelling down the M11 yesterday on my way to drop a friend off at Redbridge Station when I came up behind a Toyota Hilux pickup and a Rover 200 series in the middle lane. The Rover went to move in to the inside lane and go past (not sure why) when the pickup decided to block him off and swerved across in to the inside lane almost causing a collision.

Now, I don't know if this was the first incident between them or if it had been going on before I caught up with them, but it continued. As the rover now moved out from the inside lane back to the middle, the pickup waited until he'd come alongside and then swerved out again, forcing the Rover to move out. This happened a couple more times, each time as the Rover came slightly alongside the pickup would swerve sharply across to block his path.

I'd had enough of this by now and decided to do something about it. As they were now both in the inside lane I decided to pull up beside the pickup. I checked the outside lane and it was clear for quite a way back so if he decided to swerve at me I had plenty of space to move in to. As I pull up beside him the guy is still looking in his rear view mirror at the Rover behind and laughing to himself. Then he looks to his side and sees me throwing a ******* wobbly at him

He very soon changed his driving after my finger wagging, hand signaling and verbal tirade. My passenger thought I was crazy and she kept telling me not to get involved. But this guy was a prat and something had to be done. I think I did the right thing as this would have, no doubt, continued had I not intervened. Maye I even stopped an accident from happening