Wiltshire drivers shopped to road safety website
10:48am Sunday 29th June 2008
Comments (6)More than 150 drivers in Swindon and Wiltshire have now been shopped to a driving website that displays their number plates.
BetterDrivingPlease.com was set up so anyone can report bad driving they see on local roads.
More than 13,000 reports have been made since the site was set up in 2006. Reporters note the number plate of the offending vehicle, what they did and where.
Reports from around this area include Swindon:100, Wootton Bassett: 30, Salisbury: 32, Winchester: 7.
Founder Andrew McGavin believes the county's roads are getting more and more dangerous.He said: "Despite recent laws banning the use of handheld mobile phones at the wheel, and corporate manslaughter laws forcing companies to put in place better driving policies, our roads are more dangerous than ever.
"It's now the norm to see dangerous driving on every journey you make. The message isn't getting through to drivers and the police aren't catching enough people.
That's what makes a database like this necessary."
The full number plates and details of these incidents are available on BetterDrivingPlease.com.
Andrew added: "The more reports there are on the site, the more powerful a weapon it becomes against the small minority of stupid drivers who make it dangerous for the rest of us on the roads".
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Public Spirit, Wiltshire says...
3:15pm Sun 29 Jun 08
Despite the nanny state's condemnation of motorists, far more seriously, it let's murderers, rapists and child molesters back on the streets.
AndrewLye, Pembrokeshire says...
4:40pm Sun 29 Jun 08
You may not think the comment helped, but ANY matter when false allegations are made is a serious matter and for those that dont get reported is another matter.
I dont know why you have gone on about the nanny state as even the next Conservative Govt will NOT reverse it, but bring in their own nanny laws as they think they know best.
Maybe this web-site will be closed down?
We all see people driving badly at times (even the best driver makes the odd mistake!), but since when can an individual become judge AND jury on motoring issues?
devizeseddie, Devizes says...
5:37pm Sun 29 Jun 08
People like him make me sick, do gooders, holier-than-thou types who seem to believe they are somewhat better than the rest of us.
The UK already has the safest roads in Europe thanks to stringent driving tests and a generally good standard of drivers. Do we really need his "rat someone up" attitude when the Police are here to enforce road safety and driving standards?
I hope someone sees him and reports even the mildest transgression - maybe seeing HIS licence plate number on line wll make him change his tune.....
DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire says...
7:11pm Sun 29 Jun 08
Just hope he/she is not typing in number plates on a lap top at the same time !
Chris, says...
11:23pm Sun 29 Jun 08
Andrew S McGavin
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PO Box 5678
Helensburgh
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AndrewLye, Pembrokeshire says...
12:34pm Sun 29 Jun 08
If a person has a concern about someone's driving, they should surely report it to the Police otherwise people will start making allegations on this web-site which could be totally unfounded. Similar to rape allegations?
What a dodgy road this country is following if this web-site is allowed.
Could you sue the web-site owner for its content if you ask him to prove it?
What a can of worms it opens, even if it seems a laudable idea, in the first instance.