As sent tonight.

[andy]

For The Personal Attention of The Chief Fire Officer, Central Scotland Fire Service.

Sir,

I write with regard to an incident tonight involving not one, but two near collisions between a Central Scotland Fire Service Vehicle and my car due to dangerous, inconsiderate, selfish, ILLEGAL and, frankly, moronic driving by a member of your personnel.

The incident happened around 17:15hrs at the Bowtrees Roundabout. I had travelled up the A905 and, in heavy traffic, was sitting waiting in the outside lane at the roundabout, clearly indicating my intention to turn right onto the A876 towards Kincardine.

Obviously not wanting to waste time in the queue of traffic also wishing to turn right, a white transit van highly liveried in Central Scotland Fire Service decals, registration number Y116 BMS came up the inside lane (which is clearly marked left turn and straight ahead only). He attempted on the roundabout to swerve across into the outside lane and cut me up, almost colliding with the side of my vehicle. I sounded my horn to let him know I was in the outside lane of the roundabout (where I should have been) and he pulled away only to repeat the process seconds later, this time forcing his way into the outside lane to turn right. This highly dangerous manoeuvre when he knew fully I was alongside him not only caused him to almost collide with me again, but forced me to brake sharply to avoid collision and very nearly caused the car behind me to collide with me also.

This is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE from a representative of the Emergency Services. Be it officer or civilian driver, whilst in a liveried Fire Service vehicle they are representing Central Scotland Fire Service and at very least should show an example to other road users. Just because he was in a white van, it does not give him an excuse to drive like a white van delivery driver.

He can consider himself very lucky I am not reporting this matter to the Police. I trust you will have suitable words. While you're at it you may also like to advise him that if he's going to drive like a moron then at least do it in something a bit less conspicuous.

Regards etc...

My mate says I'm being too hard. I say he deserves it for driving like a f***wit and almost causing not one, but two accidents. you decide.

[stuboo]

Andy

I'm with you on that m8 examples should be set especialy from a public body such as a fire rep. Hope he get a talking to a**hole

[gus the bus]

Andy,

Most definately with you on that one mate! bad enough that he canny read the feckin road but to be an "Emergency Services Vehicle" makes it ever worse.

Fire the letter off mate!

Gus

PS Central Scotland Fire Brigade HQ is in Maddiston!

[st3ph3n]

Bloody right Andy. You can't let them abuse the road and just ignore it. I must have passed you on the road BTW as I left work about 10 past.

[sma01]

send the letter away mate, that sort of thing should be looked into further, totally unacceptable....

stephen, do you work in the falkirk area mate?havent seen your car about if you do...

scott

[NightOwl]

Most definitely not being too hard Andy.

Good letter. The van driver should definitely get his knuckles rapped after the big boss sees that.

[st3ph3n]

I'm somewhere in the land that time forgot between Alloa and Kincardine. Or at least I am until next Friday when I say good bye for good and move to a job in Edinburgh to help fund the modding addiction.

[=Robbo=]

Aye send it Andy, didn't know you were such a wordsmith mate..fancy writing some proposals for me?

lol

Robbo

[wilky]

The firebrigade are notorious, my ex father in law was in the service for 25 yrs and some of the stories he told me would make your toes

Curl. We used to laugh at them as we drove past the firestation at the Docks in Belfast after a night of riots on the junction of

Limestone /Hallidays. They were on stike with a sign up saying " We risk our lives for 4.75 an hour!". We drove past the next day with a

bedsheet on the side of our snatch saying, "when your on strike we do it for half that".

I have a deep rooted dislike for them. They dont know how good they have it. They s*at themselves when Prescott reviewed thier hours,

2 days, 2 nights 4 off, with another Job!! Chancers.

Rant over

Callum W

[paul_honthy]

if u wear a uniform then behave 2 the standard the uniform expects!

[andy]

Thank you for making the Service aware of your concerns.

Your complaint of 12th December, 2005 has been investigated and the driver of the vehicle identified. The individual has been reminded of the rules of the road and of the necessity of courtesy and respect to other road users.

I concour with your comments about the "acceptability" of such conduct and trust that you will not have cause to raise such concerns in the future.

Yours sincerely

MALCOLM WILSON

HEAD OF CORPORATE PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE

[gus the bus]

I know that geeser! He's the Head of Ford Motorsport!

Seriously, the guy that responded to you is a decent bloke and will have "kicked the drivers arse"

Gus

[182ish]

Two points here:

1. Such behaviour in fire service vehicles is utterly unacceptable and working for Grampian Fire and Rescue service it is my job to help promote safe driving that guy should get the book thrown at him. secondly

Callum W Sat in your cosy home right now, myself and my colleagues wherever you live are worth nothing to you. The minute, and lets hope it never comes, any of us pull you or your family out of your burning house or cut you out of a vehicle we are worth our weight in gold. Have a merry xmas and a safe new year, I'm working

RANT OVER!

[andy]

<< Two points here:

1. working for Grampian Fire and Rescue service >>

90% of my Mum's side of the family are or were in Grampian Fire Service. Charlie McKenzie, Charles McKenzie, Ted Rose, David Russell - and more. It's a family tradition. Utmost respect for them as I've heard the stories of what they have to handle. This guy, however was a twat!

[paul_honthy]

*1. Such behaviour in fire service vehicles is utterly unacceptable and working for Grampian Fire and Rescue service it is my job to help promote safe driving that guy should get the book thrown at him. secondly

Callum W Sat in your cosy home right now, myself and my colleagues wherever you live are worth nothing to you. The minute, and lets hope it never comes, any of us pull you or your family out of your burning house or cut you out of a vehicle we are worth our weight in gold. Have a merry xmas and a safe new year, I'm working

RANT OVER!*

As are many forces personnel thousands of miles away from home for 6 months at a time serving their country,but do they go on strike. NO

[182ish]

Can't disagree with that, respect as I couldn't do it.

I was just trying to point out that we are not the idle ba****ds we are portrayed as.

[paul_honthy]

[182ish]

BTW work with a Dave Russell, sound guy

[andy]

<< BTW work with a Dave Russell, sound guy >>

He does call himself Dave so probably my cousin. Sound bloke. Small world.