Jaguar driver close passed me whilst having plenty of space to his right on what appeared to be a punishment close pass. I politely asked him to leave more space next time, and this could have ended right there with an apology. Instead he he told me I was taking too much space on the road and that he would do it again. As you can see on the video he did not see anything wrong with using his vehicle to intimidate another road user and when confronted he said he would do it again.
I reported this driver for close passing me, and also Careless or inconsiderate driving. He was sent a Notice of intended prosecution by the police. It seems that either the driver refuse to do a self improvement course or the police thought the offender did not deserve the usual course as it would not have reflected the seriousness of the incident. So, months later I had confirmation that the driver had points of his license and had to pay a fine instead.
I hope this is a lesson for him and other drivers! Close passing a cyclist is an offence!
Road CC has made an article about this video: [ Ссылка ]
This means that if you are driving too close to a cyclist, it is possible that you can receive a fixed penalty of 6 penalty points and a above £100.00 fine . If the case is brought before the court, careless driving can see you receive anywhere from 3-9 penalty points, a fine of between 50%-150% of your weekly income, or even a discretionary disqualification from driving.
Let’s don’t forget that most close passes are also pointless as drivers do it only to get stuck in traffic a few seconds later…
More info:
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Type of vehicle: Car
Registration number: MR05TRK
Make: Jaguar
Model: F-PACE RDYNAMIC S D MHEV 2021
Colour: Black
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