Idiots On The Motorway - Police Interceptor Tells Why He Hates It! 

As someone who has recently started travelling on the M1 a lot more frequently all of this what you're saying is totally correct. The amount of drivers that drive in lane 2,3 or 4 when they are going 20mph under the speed limit and causing a hazard to people is just ridiculous

As a HGV drive I will obviously disagree but also agree. When on a dual carriageway and another truck starts to overtake, I drop my limiter down a couple of mph till they go past. There is plenty of K**bs that don't which annoys us too. However when you have a car that keeps slowing down to the point we have to slow down, then we go to overtake because the idiot is finishing their text, and realise that a truck is overtaking them, so speed right up, so we pull back in, for them to do it again 2 miles down the road.

there is NO fast lane, only overtaking lanes, so it is , lane 1, driving lane, lane 2 overtaking lane and lane 3 overtaking lane

I totally love that you've called out audi drivers. They're the same even on normal roads.

He’s just described every driver I’ve met today on a 3hr commute 😂

I remember driving on the M62 late at night after visiting my grandparents, all lanes closed apart from the fast lane due to workforce being in the road doing roadworks. The speed was brought down to 40 because of this and a white van came zooming up my arse and kept flashing me and beeping at me because I was doing… you guessed it 40. He then pulled into lane 2 and zoomed past me flipping me off and nearly hit someone. Absolutely ridiculous driving, I hate inconsiderate drivers having that ‘me first’ attitude.

It’s not choose what lane you want to drive in, it’s left hand lane unless you’re overtaking then straight back to the left lane

Agreed. The one you missed is the people who just dont know how to join the motorway in the first place, go far too slow and expect everyone on the main carriageway to move over.

Loads of women and male Karen's do the lane 2 thing. It's the single most annoying thing in the world

Went to see my brother this weekend who lives up Newcastle way. The amount of people in the centre lane overtaking absolutely nobody was astonishing. The thing is though these were mostly coffin dodgers or women. It's by time driving licences were revoked on a permanent basis.

Taking those A-roads and B-roads can be quite pleasant. Not only because it's calmer, but you can see and discover some really interesting places.

Being a lorry driver, having all of them be restricted to lane one is an issue. Cause some wide loads or 40 tonnes fully laden may not be able to get past 45mph which will hinder all the other lorry drivers. When we've got a certain amount of time we can drive for in a day, it makes all the difference. Other than that I agree with you entirely

The worst are the people who are doing 60mph. You start passing them then all of a sudden they decide to do 70mph so you're now stuck next to them

On the motorway I set my cruise control and never adjust the speed. Its amazing how many times I will pass the same car when I never change my speed! There is no fast lane, there is only 1 driving lane and 2-3 passing lanes. The problem is that many of the users of the motorway have not been taught how to drive on the motorway.

People not moving back into the left lane pisses me off so much. Also, why is it that people seem to slow down when overtaking lorries?

On HGVs, I understand that not all limiters are calibrated to 56. Some are set to 52 or 50 (and some are set higher, whether they should be is a different matter). And then you have HGVs that are 44T to those barely laden with additional weight (due to load types or maybe not carrying any load whatsoever). HGVs deliver our livelihoods (food and goods etc) so restricting them to one lane delaying them is not a good idea. It slows everyone down, and may lead to rejected loads etc. HGV drivers deliver food, clothes, fuels (and countless other essential and non-essential goods). If one has to overtake another, we as car drivers need to be patient. However, if that HGV being passed doesnt let off the accelerator to make that pass finish quicker.... Well, they are a knob

Love your vids!!!!! Keep doing it mate SMASHING IT

I think people just need to learn how to control their emotions. If somone is going faster than you , just let them past. If a truck is overtaking another truck just ease off and wait. Remember excessive speed is far less likely to cause an accident than poor judgment or lack of attention. If a van coming up behind you makes you angry then you should probably just get the bus.

Love your impressions 😂 I did use the badge and hoodie along with your backpack analogy in my vlog 😊

Anyone sitting in the right not overtaking always gets a swift undertake by me 😉👉🏽 no point stressing or tailgating ever!!

Ben, definitely some scope for a line of "you're a nobber" merch. Maybe Traffic Cops can carry some stickers to dish out along with the tickets or have it as an option on the follow me/do not pass sign on the back of the traffic car. Great content as always!

The best part is this applies 100% to our M1 (monash freeway) here in Melbourne Aus. Which ranges from a 3 to 6 lane stretch and its chaos at every on and off section.

Great Video Ben!

Bigger roads with more lanes actually incites more driving, and doesn’t fix the actual congestion.

We have a "Neville" at our work. Late 50s, drives about 40mph on the 60mph limit A road, and 30mph around the corners that you don't normally need to slow down for. Difference with our "Neville" is that he drives a Jaguar XK with a 5ltr V8. Candy red with cream leather... say no more.

Hey Ben, I am surprised that you refer to the ‘fast lane’ in this vid because I always thought the Police refer to it as Lane 3 /4 and never the fast lane …?

Fantastic rant, well done.

Love Neville in the Fiesta. Great video, I enjoyed, thanks

Trucks overtaking on hills is my ultimate pet peeve. Especially on the M4 just past the Severn Bridge where there’s the M4/M5 fork at the top of the hill

Haha spot on, this video described my 2 hour round trip today... 😂

The Neville description was absolutely perfect Ben, class mate 😂👍

Also it the fools at 3am that like to be in the middle lane when they have no cats round them for miles that pee me off the most

I hate the phrase fast lane. It's the overtaking lane, the one and only thing it should be used for.

I've followed u for many yrs,in traffic cops and now this channel.. just want to say I think your a legend 👊

I 100% agree on "smart" motorways. They're a danger to the majority of traffic if there's a breakdown.

Just about got into a head-on collision while on my motorcycle the other day...they was texting and came up over a rail crossing and was in my lane. I was doing 60MPH and it was within seconds. Bunch of maniacs.

Also the tool doing 65 - you go to overtake and they speed up , you slip back behind them then they slow down. Repeat.

The lack of lane discipline is infuriating Love the little rant at the end, Costco cafe is fairly cheap though!

Near me, some drivers go at a crazy speed on the motorway. THere's some cases where they go so fast, it's quite difficult for me to overtake.

Ben I've been pulled over twice on the motorway and both times I have continued to drive until l got to the next junction and then exited the motorway before pulling over to the side of the road. Both times the officers have appreciated what I've done and I've been given a telling off only! once for going a little quick and once for not having a front reg plate. However on both occasions the police officers have obviously originally thought that I was failing to stop and were visibly getting mad and signalling for me to pull over immediately. What could a driver do to let the following officer know that they have seen them and are aware they want to pull over but feel its safer for everyone involved to carry on a couple of miles to a junction???? or should you just pull over immediately??

The A1 south of Ferrybtidge is an absolute nightmare for lorries overtaking lorries I’ve spent ten minutes in slow traffic before just to discover it’s a series lorries overtaking other lorries

Knobber in Audi here (who owns an A4 Estate - and planning to change into an A5) - biggest frustration is ALWAYS lane two hoggers, the Nevils of the road. And they don't drive Fiestas, they used to. Now they drive those f*cking horrid cross-overs, Qashqai's, Puma's, Kugas, Kodiaq's, the whole lot of those awful vehicles that just sit there, barely faster than a lorry and absolutely oblivious to their impedance of traffic flow. Audi drivers are obnoxious but they're quick to arrive and quick to depart - Nevils however are an ever growing scurge that need to be prosecuted by the police - they're always convinced they're in the right, adamant that they're the safest drivers and thoroughly oblivious to the carnage they cause.

I love the people that match my speed when I overtake them. If you pull in behind them they slow down to 60mph in lane 2.

Having worked on them for 7 years now I agree entirely

Don’t drive slowly in the fast lane. That’s extremely counterproductive and it is considered road rage in this context.

Do Audi drivers actually realise what people and insurance companies think of them???????

Anyone who calls it a slow lane or fast lane should hand their licence back to whatever cereal box they got it from.

“What even is a flat white anyway” 😂

If you regulated trucks on a motorway you wouldn’t have the food in your fridge or the petrol in your car as often or as easy as you like

Well said

When I use to live in Dubai they had it implemented where trucks couldn't be on the main roads between certain times and have massive 6 lane roads, it was brilliant

A lot of drivers on the M62 seem to be trying to get as close as possible to the vehicle in front before pulling out to overtake

I'm happy to say I am an Audi driver that actually drives properly, I do the speed limit where it's safe to do so and abide by traffic laws. However what I found is, since moving from my old Mondeo to an Audi I ALWAYS get people tailgating me?! It wasn't often it happened in the Mondeo but now I'm in the Audi I will have somebody tailgating me constantly on the motorway no matter which lane I'm in. It baffles me. Is it some sort of stigma attached to Audis that makes other drivers react a certain way?

Can you do one on dash cameras? Especially why they might be useful in the area you worked.

You are so funny Ben, 😂 loved watching you on Interceptor’s 🤣

Hoiya from East Suffolk. I'm an ex HGV driver & biker. Whilst I can understand why an HGV driver wants to keep a vehicle moving, it is very frustrating for others stuck behind them for miles. On one part of the A14 in Northamptonshire, there is actually a timed weight limit ( 7.5 ton ) in lane 2 which unfortunately gets ignored cos of stupidity and/or ignorance. Talking of the A14 which is a D2 road, I was travelling by taxi for a hospital appointment a few years ago. As we got onto the A14, the driver got straight into the outside lane with not a lot in lane 1.......police car coming from behind with lights on so taxi pulls over, lets police car past then promptly pulls back out into lane 2. I asked the driver why he was in lane 2 when there was no reason to be. His answer ( which must be correct as he's a taxi driver...... ) was that we're in the fast lane! My reply was the lane is actually for overtaking and the only thing thats being overtaken is fresh air.....get over into lane 1, the speed limit of 70 applies to both lanes. He then got pulled up again by me for lane discipline again on the way back because he was not watching the road signs. Ironically, I had not long had part of my left leg removed after being hit on my bike due to someone not paying attention hence the hospital appointment. Suffice to say I had quite a few words with him. Wonder if his name was Richard Cranium...... Gave up driving heavies several years ago now thankfully. Much prefer staying off main roads when I go out on a jaunt nowadays as there's less eejit's and get some pleasant views as well. Less stress too. Stay safe all and blessed be Hagar 🙂

A sign on the Westbound M62 says Services 23 (Yorkshire?) Miles when they’re only 21 miles away

"Smart motorways" yeah right a couple of months ago our works driver was going from Bradford to Manchester on the 62,broke down but managed to get in lane one parked up and sat on the grass banking waiting for recovery only for our van to get side swiped by a bin wagon sending debris all over the road. Van obviously totalled and the 62 closed west bound.

Surely the outer lanes are for overtaking and if there are faster cars behind the highway code says to give way - so sitting in the outer lane when other lanes are clear and refusing to move over is against the rules of the road?

All the 🤬 in BMW’s went to Audis. They never indicate, never use mirrors and if you leave 4” between you and the car in front they will cut in

I actually kind of enjoy motorway driving. It feels safe, aside from when changing lanes. My mantra for multiple carriageway Road driving is "every lane change is a risk". Motorway driving is easiest when there are either hardly any vehicles about, or when there are so many vehicles that you just match the speed of the other traffic. Residential roads on the other hand - there are all kinds of vehicles and people milling about, pulling out of blind junctions, driving too slow, driving too fast, failing to indicate appropriately, birds, cats, dogs, stupidly parked cars... It probably doesn't help matters that I drive a large Iveco Daily, so I need a smidge more space and a lot more distance to speed up or slow down than a Golf does.

I had a blow out in a Fiesta on the M62 heading towards Manchester when the "Smart Motorway" was being done. I pulled over on the M606 slip. Climbed out through the passenger door and hopped over the Armco, nearly fell down the banking😄. The trucks blasting past scared the living shit out of me. The free recovery service truck came to get me out of the "danger zone". I wouldn't have that job for a gold clock.🙄

If a truck is taking a while to overtake me in my truck, i lower the cruise control off the limiter. The no overtaking idea could work if all trucks were limited to the exact same speed (or as close as). Some trucks are limited to 50mph. If the speed difference is only 1 or 2 mph, I won't bother overtaking anyway. A good trick is to wait for the truck your following to get to a hill, if he starts to slow but your still pulling, then that's a great opportunity for a speedy overtake.

I have said that about trucks for years! One truck going 55 and one 56 blocking both lanes of a dual carriageway! Boils my piss and I am calm on the road in general!

Audi driver here. I usually drive with a lot of distance from the car in front , a habit I got when I drive my opel ( vauxhall ) vectra but I noticed that when I drive the audi I get pulled over a lot more frequently and the traffic officers joke that I must be one of the few audi drivers that doesnt tailgate and also use the turn indicators correctly. But I recognise that I have opel/vauxhall sindrome that is constantly on the fast lane .

I drive an Audi but I'm one of those knobbers that cruises at the speed limit with the cruise control on, feet prepared for action, and always in the leftmost lane that's appropriate. When Audi used to dish out courtesy cars and gave me an A3, I did notice people being much more aggressive in my presence, like they thought I wanted a race. In my experience it's always BMWs that come up quickly from behind, usually those ones that look the business in the front but as it passes you realise it's just a chav in an old 3 door 1 series. Biggest bug bear is definitely people cruising in the wrong lane. I often drive from family in Kent back to Bedford at around midnight, and the number of people just randomly doing 55 in lane 2 or 3 is really mind boggling. Have been rear ended on the smart motorway before, in lane 3. Crossed barrier and called police immediately due to the danger and helped them push the car that hit me into a refuge area. They even waited with us for a while until a car burst into flames 100 yards further up the road... needless to day I wasn't recovered for many hours! I can't see the capacity being much more when all lanes are open and the top speed becomes 60, so why bother making them? Would've been better spending the money on improving the junctions that cause the tailbacks in the first place.

I have a mustang GT and three days a week I drive on the A1 from Hatfield to Bedford for the last few months some of the road has average speed cameras set at 40mph I sit there at 40mph and always have cars on my bumper it's so annoying so many idiots on the road

Trucks- The reason for trucks overtaking is it's often a guy from one of the big companies overtaking a one-man band. The guy in the Stobart/Tesco/etc will lead as he's not paying for his fuel while the little man can sneak into his slipstream and save himself a few £££'s

Trucks on motorways at certain time... What a nonsense... What about store deliveries? What about car deliveries? Building site deliveries? Can you imagine the congestions on motorways as all trucks depart at same time? What about trucks going uphill doing 30mph? If I'm empty I've got to sit behind one because I'm restricted to lane one. Your journey is as important as mine. Drive a wagon for a week and then give your opinion.

I'd love it if you just did a vid giving your opinion on particular vehicles and their typical drivers. (If you want to start how about 07 plate L320 RR Sports? Blue ones?)

I was on the M6/M40 last year on route to Banbury from Aberdeen, and honestly it was bell-end central! Some of the worst driving I’ve ever seen in my life. Mostly vans and shit boxes tearing past, not far off the ton. Not in the least bit surprised there are so many pile ups

As a HGV driver if another HGV is coming past I knock the cruise off for a few seconds and the retarder slows my speed a couple of miles an hour then picks it up again . The HGV is then past me and moves back in . Recently saw a Police car tail a middle lane hogger , pull out into lane 3 pull up alongside look across then just drive off. Lane hogger stayed there at 60mph !! Finally to EV drivers "is my tailift that exciting ?" to slip stream me at 56MPH for miles. It's not and it's dangerous.

Neville with his beige car and driving gloves 😂😂😂

In the US heavy trucks are banned from the fast lane IF there are three lanes.

Ben, these videos are absolutely amazing!! Instant subscriber❤ Here in the US we have a fantastic Police 'Mockumentary' show called Reno911, if you ever find the time or the RU-vid clips please do a reaction video! Would be the PERFECT man for the job!!

2:28 Holy god thought we were in for a SCANNERS re-enactment right there. Cheers Mr Pearson, I used to have an RS2 oh boy I did "some silly shit" in that.

I had a new Volvo up my arse, flash me with headlights, i didnt move over, then he flashed blues at me🥲

Driving on the M40 a boggers Golf with a woman driver sat in lane 2 going 55mph. I had to undertake in the end as lane 3 was just so full.

Great channel but one question, how do you expect Silly Dally from Dewsbury to get her giro's worth of amazon on next day delivery if Big Bruce in his 56mph love machine can only use motorways at certain times a day?

I drive lane one 90% of the time, UNLESS there is a line of trucks ahead, in which case lane two until I pass them all, since weaving from lane to lane is the riskiest thing…and if done too frequently will get you police attention. I don’t like sustained high speed since it is wasteful, but I make a point of not holding up trucks, so sixty and a bit is my relaxed motorway cruise speed. You don’t HAVE to drive at 70…you save a lot of fuel by dropping back to sixty. Audis and BMWs of course can’t even get down to 70 😂

Well said Ben, see these idiots all the time off duty, I'm not roads policing, but as ex traffic it probably boils your piss when you've deployed to fatals and had to deliver death messages. Never personally fancied traffic, I remember when I was district and coming across a fatal RTC, and keying up to ACR for you guys, stuck with me that job.

ben Pearson do you think coaches should be able to use the 3rd lane not travel in it but use it to overtake then back in to lane 2 or lane 1 best wishes ian

Sometimes it's just about judging motorways for yourself. For example those who live in the Midlands. I'm sure you heard about the chaos of the Download festival traffic. Well as a veteran of the Festival I anticipated this, not to the extent that it was like. But I knew it'd be busy. I got there nice and early. On the M1. Pitched up and was reading about the chaos whilst supping my first can of the festival. 10am is usually too early to drink but not at festivals 😂

I’ve got a audi and very courteous and safe, the worst drivers I’ve come across are the old dear/man who does 30 mph in a 60 and 50mph in a 30…. They’re everywhere and oblivious to their surroundings. There must be a special test they take to achieve such a high standard of stupid 😂

Sir, another great video but can I say with all due respect to the law that the 70 mph speed limit came out in the early 1960’s, that’s SIXTY YEARS AGO, the days of cross ply tyres, drum brakes and leaf springs, the average mid sized car was near its limit in all respects in those days at 70 mph. Of course I don’t have to make the comparison to today’s cars and I know reaction times are always the same regardless of tech but even a modern city car is mechanically safe driven correctly at those speeds. I think of Germany which I’ve driven through many times in my 33 years of driving and is it not true that they’re all not dying in droves with their unlimited speed motorways? When arriving back home in the UK I feel for the first period the great distraction on my driving to overly scrutinise my speed and also search the vicinity for speed camera tech after driving in Europe where it’s great to focus solely on safely operating my vehicle and observing others completely. I do believe and I safely hold a PCV licence for many years that I have a valid point on the 60 year old limit in this country and laws are sometimes wrong or misguided and good ideas we are told to adhere to eventually are changed or scrapped, the prime ministers recent ending of smart motorways for good example which seem frankly dangerous and where people don’t adhere at all to the established rules of motorway use and lane changing as everyones going along topping out just under the camera activation speed in all lanes at the same speed at the same time, and no hard shoulder. You said yourself, it’s not 1967, it’s 2023, but we still got their ridiculous motorway speed limit... just my opinion here, Thanks.

CAN YOU PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON THE DANGERS OF TAILGATING?

My car named exactly, love it haha. People sitting in the overtaking lane is my pet peeve. Nobody should be sat in it. Overtake, and move back. If you aren't going to do more than 5 mph faster than the car you are overtaking, don't bother.

I've seen trucks change lane over and over again on an empty dual carriage way so many times and I don't know why

Yo ben ur on the point there, driving gloves r red flags if i ever seen one, when people think they F1 lol

You forgot about the arseholes who, while coming up to their exit, stay in the right hand lane till the last possible moment and then cross all the lanes on one flash of the indicator forcing all other traffic to break & give way to them. The indicator isn't to tell other drivers what they're doing it's "get out my fookin way, I'm coming off here regardless". That's if they indicate at all. Going by some of the other comments your sense of farce for effect is lost on some. Keep up the good work. 👍

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I disagree with the idea of HGVs being restricted to lane 1. The original idea of 3-lane motorways was precisely for commercial vehicles to pass each other. The problem is too many cars on the road and too many drivers expecting unimpeded passage.

I completely agree with you Ben, I've told my kids for years, for instant arsehole, give them an Audi, or to be more accurate, anything German.

Hope I see you on the M62 services Ben. So I can ask you about them Audi Drivers! 😂😂

Can you review some blue watch videos Ben?

The rule is keep left unless overtaking not do not overtake a stationary bus

I literally got an Audi and I feel violated now😅😅

Imagine all the the lorries stayed in lane one it would be absolute bliss for everyone else. Once a lorry is passing another loory its basically a one lane motorway for everyone else

Hi Ben, missing you please post something😢

I hate middle lane hoggers. The most annoying thing I encounter