I might be wrong but I think it’s a general case with enforcement authorities that they rarely issue apologies. I dot hink that for police/vosa/hmrc it is a rare event and you wouldn’t find loads of people on this forum with one.
It’s perfectly possible this driver was a complete ■■■■ but the TC’s comment did rather suggest his original complaint, for which he received the apology, was completely without merit. A lot of VOSA staff are OK but it is not a ■■■■ free operation.
My own experience would be that the vehicle inspector guys aren’t too bad but it does seem to be the women that do the tacho checks often don’t pass my own attitude test.
For me, this hinges on if he was pulled, and how many times, between the Holyhead incident and this one.
Having done a bit on foreign reg trucks over the years I have been pulled more than most (ooh mrs ) I have never encountered an arsey type VOSA officer, male or female, as I usually passed the attitude test when I first met them.
It was usually light hearted after they talked to me as a foreigner and were surprised by an English accent… especially in my home county , well it broke the ice, my tachos, were ok, and off I went.
Not sure I believe what the female VOSA was accused of saying either.
woody2808:
I’d have knocked her teeth through the back of her tiny head
I can see why you both drive a wagon …
Remember, we all share the roads with these people and their 44-tonne lorries. Makes you worry a bit, it does.
I agree. These sort of attitudes and opinions illustrate why we as drivers are all looked upon as [zb] by the general public. … ffs!
Tough, it’s my opinion, and as this is still a public forum, I’ll air my views as I see fit, you don’t like em, that’s up to you, but neither you or Harry Monk are going to tell me what I can or can’t say.
Can’t speak for Harry, but I wasn’t aware that I had mate
Rat67:
Tough, it’s my opinion, and as this is still a public forum, I’ll air my views as I see fit, you don’t like em, that’s up to you, but neither you or Harry Monk are going to tell me what I can or can’t say.
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No-one’s telling you what you can or can’t say, but a man talking about beating up a woman- “knock the ■■■■■ out”- on a public forum is going to receive feedback on his comments. That may not always be positive comment.
Getting back to the original point, if VOSA require you to stop, then you have to stop. Even if the last VOSA check you had involved a ■■■■■ hoping your children would die, then you still have to stop. Although I very much doubt this actually happened.
I’m wondering if you Rat67 are actually the person referred to in this story?
Own Account Driver:
Given for the following incident there appears to be no video evidence or witnesses only the DVSA officers version of events I’m reluctant to draw any firm conclusion.
I am aware of the circumstances of this matter and there was CCTV of the incident.
Rat67:
Tough, it’s my opinion, and as this is still a public forum, I’ll air my views as I see fit, you don’t like em, that’s up to you, but neither you or Harry Monk are going to tell me what I can or can’t say.
Judging by him editing/removing his post, he’s had a re.think
Rat67:
Tough, it’s my opinion, and as this is still a public forum, I’ll air my views as I see fit, you don’t like em, that’s up to you, but neither you or Harry Monk are going to tell me what I can or can’t say.
Judging by him editing/removing his post, he’s had a re.think
Rat67:
Tough, it’s my opinion, and as this is still a public forum, I’ll air my views as I see fit, you don’t like em, that’s up to you, but neither you or Harry Monk are going to tell me what I can or can’t say.
Judging by him editing/removing his post, he’s had a re.think
Did this guy go to court for failing to stop, or did the TC just hold a kangaroo court?
If things were that bad, why didn’t they revoke his licence, instead of suspending him.
Sounds like payback for the other incident, and would give the driver grounds to appeal the suspension in a magistrates court.
weeto:
Did this guy go to court for failing to stop, or did the TC just hold a kangaroo court?
If things were that bad, why didn’t they revoke his licence, instead of suspending him.
Sounds like payback for the other incident, and would give the driver grounds to appeal the suspension in a magistrates court.
It was payback. Vosa braked hard to make it appear that Sean was travelling too close and in an aggressive manner.
The incident when the women vosa officer spoke to him in that disgusting manner is very true. He had his phone on hands free to me at the time.
Sean. If you read this. I know I said I wouldn’t write anything about it until your appeal is heard, but it needs to be said.
oatcake1967:
However, referring to the incident on the M6, Rooney said: “I am shocked by how close Pooleman came to the back of the DVSA car in what can only have been an act of deliberate intimidation.
Given that the truck had a speed limiter on it the only reason that he was able to get close is because they deliberately placed themselves there.
It would come as no surprise to me that the DVSA driver decided to slow down quite quickly in an attempt to try and force him to stop and that the only intimidation going on was from the DVSA driver, many of whom seem to think they’re starring in an episode of Traffic Cops.
I was once coming Northbound on the M1 after Medowhall and was overtaking an Irish truck past Junction 35 where there was VOSA parked on the bridge.
Next thing is I see VOSA in my mirror coming past me in the 3rd lane, they overtake me and go into my lane (2nd lane) and just slow right down forcing me to brake they then pull into lane one and put the “follow me” sign on for the Irish truck to come off for the weighbridge at junction 36. I thought it was shocking driving by them and when they pulled in front of me how they did I expected me to get the “follow me” treatment
North East Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney (pictured) has suspended a driver’s HGV licence for six months after he tried to evade DVSA officers on the M6.
At a driver conduct hearing in Leeds in April, the TC was told how Sean Pooleman was driving his five-axle artic southbound on the M6 north of junction 17 at Sandbach on 12 May 2013.
Pooleman failed to respond to the directions of a DVSA officer, who was driving a fully liveried stopping car. He signalled Pooleman to follow him to the checksite at Sandbach Services but DVSA officers alleged that Pooleman began to drive aggressively, including on the hard shoulder of the motorway.
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On 2 May 2013, Pooleman was involved in a separate incident when he was directed to a DVSA check at the Dalar Hir weighbridge site in Holyhead.
Pooleman alleged that during a discussion, in which he had been attempting to calm another driver, a DVSA vehicle examiner said to him words to the effect that she hoped his children would die in a crash involving a truck. He was taking forward a complaint about his treatment when the incident on the M6 occurred.
Pooleman later received a letter of apology relating to the incident at Dalar Hir.
However, referring to the incident on the M6, Rooney said: “I am shocked by how close Pooleman came to the back of the DVSA car in what can only have been an act of deliberate intimidation.
“In venting his anger with the DVSA, he put the life and limb of innocent road users in danger.
“While he should not have been treated in the way he was at Holyhead, that in no way excuses his behaviour later.”
Ha,…
I once made a big mistake.
I just started after Weekend Brak and all Disc’s were fine.
Overtaking a Lorry i sah Police Car with Blue Light and “Bitte folgen” in front of him.So i pulled in between the two and followed.Was everything OK,but Policeman wasn’t sure if he had not another in mind
) I have never encountered an arsey type VOSA officer, male or female, as I usually passed the attitude test when I first met them.
I agree. These sort of attitudes and opinions illustrate why we as drivers are all looked upon as [zb] by the general public. 
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