AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

After last week having a silly biatch nearly wipe me out on a fast motorway roundabout this may be becoming an unlucky car :(

Sat at the roadside with a client today talking them through the right reverse manoevre when we hear some racing high speed engines. Look ahead to see one of those stand-upon mowers used to trim the verge coming at high speed, with the drivers mates in the transit one inch (and I am not exagerating) behind him laughing and enjoying themselves. I looked at the gap between me and the car parked opposite and thought, OH NO ! I reached out for my mirror to try and save it but chickened out, prefering to loose a mirror than an arm. They must have taken a layer of wax off, but to my amazement didn't hit it. My rear bumper didn't fair as well though. There was a scraping noise and the car rocked. I leapt from the car and went after them, catching the mower guy who'd pulled in to trim a verge, oblivious to what had happened behind him. The van drivers were away and around the corner. He told me they were all part of a crew and they'd be waiting for him around the corner. I ran back to my car and went and found them, informing the driver that he'd not see the day out with a job if I had my way. 1/2 an hour later their gaffer arrived and was very polite and appologetic, advising me to visit a local bodyshop with whom they have a contract and all would be sorted for me. When I filled him in as to the happenings he assured me that they would not be in employment by the end of the day. Thankfully, the damage is minor, with just a few scratches which will easilly buff out and a blow over will see it right.

Just mulling over whether to report them to the Plod for dangerous driving now

Just mulling over whether to report them to the Plod for dangerous driving now

I vote tell Plod

They probably will still be in a job tomorrow, just having received a slight rollocking.

Sorry to hear your bad news.:(

I'd vote for a quiet word with plod too. If that's how a mower is driven I'd hate to think how they'd drive a car.

Good to hear the car's not too badly damaged.

another example of "its only fun untill someone gets hurt/has an accident" quick call to plod as these are also the people who mow on the housing estates and next time it could be a child.