Ash's Driving Fail Dec | Part 2

[@ashley_neal]

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[@Scylla2112]

I don't mind being behind a driving school car. You know there's at least one person in the car who knows what they're doing.

[@smilerbob]

In some cases that is the pupil not the instructor 😮

[@chriselcombe847]

I give them extra space as then they're less nervous and generally get up to normal speed quicker.

[@VictheSecret]

I often see driving instructors driving badly, and that has to be a deliberate choice on their part. I've mentioned it before but they're invariably franchised.

[@renataavgeri1132]

Well you hope there is. Unfortunately not all instructors are good. I would try not to cause any problems to a driving scool/ learner car cause i don't want to cause more stress to the learner; i remember how stressful it was for me

[@highdownmartin]

Unless it’s in Leeds

[@EvilGav]

@6:45 gotta love a "professional" driver @15:40 I worked at BCA for a while a few years ago, when between contracts, they dealt with the disposal of all the ex Royal Mail and AA vans. The game was - find an AA van *with* a dent; find an RM van *without* a dent.

[@matthewhenthorn3343]

6:40: how well can the passenger move? did they have any heavy items to move? as a taxi driver these are always thing to consider. we try to be safe for everyone whilst making things easy for the passenger.

[@michaelb1716]

There are usually some signs or hints at what is about to happen when it comes to hazard perception, at least one. But 15:35 I really can't find anything at all to suggest a van was about to suddenly appear! Just goes to show the importance of low speeds in such narrow residential areas full of parked vehicles. Well done to the learner!

[@smilerbob]

At the start of the clip you can see the lights of the Royal Mail van poking out along the pavement. Not something I would expect a learner or new driver to pick up on and something easily missed by experienced drivers. I suspect this was blocked from view for Ashley being in the passenger seat. As you say slow speeds are important along these roads but also shows how small details can also be missed in real time and highlights the importance of reviewing footage and learning extra things we can pick up on 👍

[@michaelb1716]

@smilerbob Yep fully agree Bob!

[@douglasreid699]

always be able to stop in a distance you see to be safe/clear. if you cant see round something like a big van, then risk is high, usually of a pedestrian walking out rather than a van pulling away, so speed should be low and ready to react. too many drivers with fully licences would probably have a collision with the red van as driving too fast for that type of road.

[@ollieflj]

We need a “psychic Ashley” episode, where all clips are Ashley predicting what will happen 10 seconds before it does!

[@radishpea6615]

How many will he predict and get wrong, how many could we predict ourselves?

[@kenbrown2808]

I still like the one where he warned a learner to slow and be wary, approaching a roundabout, seconds before a wrong way roundabout cyclist came into view.

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

Hi Ash, there's one simple word/phrase every driver needs to get embedded in to their mindset and you teach it well. *Cooperative Driving*

[@kenbrown2808]

I visited the UK in 2019, and the phrase that came to my mind to describe it was "collaboration instead of competition"

[@kenbrown2808]

13:53: I've always gone by the motto of, if he crashes into me and it's his fault, it still scuffs my car and wastes my time.

[@NinjahDuk]

I've been driving on my own for almost 3 weeks now and I've been trying my best to apply what I've learned from you into my driving. Holding back to allow flow when I'm not going to make progress, letting pedestrians cross at roundabout exits (when safe), use of speed to keep traffic flowing. Already had some silly merge in turn encounters, let them go. Had a fun one today, as I was approaching a queue at a set of lights I slowed early to keep moving (it was a crossing so I knew they were going to change very soon). The car up my arse behind was less inclined to follow along and had to stop while I kept rolling, which knocked all the way back about 5 cars. It's astonishing the little things you notice in the way people drive. Big thanks to the channel for being a fantastic resource, always trying to improve 💛

[@grahamnutt8958]

Forget Fagin, Bill Sykes and the gang....... Ashley is the master when it comes to picking pockets 🤣

[@AndyFunk24]

Moved back to Liverpool after a few years away. The bullying and impatience in the city is something else. Cutting in from the right to turn left, pulling out the left lane to get 2/3 cars ahead and push back in, all day everyday, its now a surprise when it doesnt happen. I dont think its just to learners, though no doubt its amplified, its just a disgusting self inflated ego and attitude a lot of people in the area seem to have. Ive had to start parking at Kirkby and getting the train in for my own sanity. Your calmess is something else Ashley dealing with this all day every day.

[@flunkyminion]

It isn't only Liverpool, mate, it is everywhere you go now. Welcome to 21st C Britain. Everyone is angry, frustrated or depressed. There is more aggression and more urgency in everyone's attitudes. Selfishness and entitlement are so normalised in everything that people don't question it in themselves. Also, I think, people's attention span is deteriorating just as the traffic and the hazards are increasing. Use of mobile phones, even hands free kit, is a big distraction and only adds to cognitive load. Another big contributor to the lack of attention on the road are all the stresses of people's own internal dialogue, which tends to focus their minds on their destination, rather than the journey. Their heads are already where they are going and they are not so fully present in the process of getting there, as they should be. There are a lot of things that contribute to this poor road {ab)use, but the illusion of safety, detachment and invincibility (see Ashley's analysis of SUV's) that modern vehicles encase you with, is part of it. Finally, loads of kids who grew up playing computer games with fast cars, crashes with no physical consequences and plenty of second chances, have been a bit lulled, in the back of their minds, subconsciously, into transferring that to some of their driving expectations, without realising.

[@AndyFunk24]

@@flunkyminion Interesting read that, all so true. It's really sad and just makes going about day to day life that much harder.

[@GeorgeThoughts]

@@flunkyminion great analysis, so many factors of the modern age over the last 10 years I reckon have contributed to the current situation. I'd also say a massive reduction in roads policing enables many people to do what they like as well.

[@ChrisBrown-px1oy]

December was a rich month! Thanks to Driving Fail I am definitely getting better at predicting the kind of cheeky lane changes the thumbnail anticipates. During the slip road queue clip c. 8:36, a third possibility occurs. The driver behind is indeed keeping options open, both to accommodate anything coming off late and too fast, and to rejoin the main carriageway. Then clocks a bright green Focus ahead and thinks, "Could be Ashley, don't do anything silly". The bus stop clip 14:00 and your post-incident summary is why we watch and the message a lot of viewers are spreading on other channels. The crowd who insist that we're softies and the bad drivers won't learn just don't get that spotting and fixing can be fun. Their loss.

[@andyalder7910]

Look at A12 going North where the B1070 exits to Hadleigh, everyone I know has been in that bus stop by mistake. If you don't cut them a lot of slack it'll ruin their day and possibly yours as well.

[@Fullycharged64]

At 2:29 when the Focus pulls back into the inside lane I bet Ashley was thinking "sometimes my genius is almost frightening" 😂

[@brianuuuSonicReborn]

14:47 I almost didn't realize it was the same car, how did you get in front?

[@douglasreid699]

Because Ashley reads the road and knows the area so knows which lanes usually flow best would be my guess. i do that too with impatient drivers that dont read the road ahead and only look 1 car in front, i have extra help being in a van so i am higher up than a car and can see further down the road, but its fun to watch the impatient ones switch lanes quickly then get held up by traffic when the other lane has less traffic and flowing onto the roundabout on the Dundee Kingsway.

[@legion162]

I hate city driving, if you don't know where you need to be a few sets of lights or roundabouts ahead it's really difficult, there often isn't enough time/space/opportunity to get in the correct lane

[@douglasreid699]

you just need to be prepared to take the wrong exit you need and either find somewhere to turn round or let the sat nav reroute you. most citys have a reroute through them. i call it van nav, i dont get lost in my van, i have an adventure trying to find my destination lol

[@legion162]

@douglasreid699 lmfao, I always go the wrong way and turn round rather than force my way through, I never go the wrong way, I just go the scenic route 😂

[@smilerbob]

How much did you pay the owner of the van at 7:46 to highlight the importance of a pocket of space? 🤣

[@123MondayTuesday]

Most likely it would have been low four figures, given the time of year and all.

[@smilerbob]

@ So around £15.25 then? 😉

[@Scapestoat]

02:54 "Don't listen to what people say; watch what they do." is one of the most insightful lessons I was taught. With the tiniest clues, you can tell what someone is going to do. Or in this case; they're telegraphing what they will do.

[@1jim58]

The example you showed of a Clio mileage dropping from 14000 to 87000 would show on the MOT history, you can go online to check MOT history as long as you know the registration of the car, I would have thought that a mileage drop like that would raise a red flag on the system. If the MOT database had a function to prevent the issuing of a MOT certificate if it detects a reduction in mileage from one year to the next it would go a long way to prevent cars being clocked.

[@smilerbob]

Sometimes it can be genuine if the dashboard and / or ECU is repalced as reprogramming the mileage is, as far as I am aware, illegal but replacing the modules with a different mileage is not. There has to be a paper trail with it to show what the mileage was before and after the replacement. If it just happens with no paper trail then yes, red flags are raised and chances are the relevant authorities will be on the lookout or paying a visit at some point

[@1jim58]

@@smilerbob I thought there must be some facility to account for component changes, nice to have it confirmed. I knew about checking the MOT history because I did it for a Golf my brother was interested in, it was ten years old and had 34000 miles on it, when we checked the MOT history it showed approx 3500 miles per year and the only advisory was to replace the tyres because the sidewalls were cracked with age, when we looked at the car we found the tyres had been changed a year before for Michelin cross climates, right result.

[@smilerbob]

@@1jim58 The only reason I know is because I had to research it for my current vehicle. It developed a fault where it would go half limp and turned out to be a connector in the dashboard but replacing ran the risk of changing the mileage. Thankfully I could repair the fault without replacement Nice find with that vehicle and the replacement boots as well 👍

[@SccottyGames]

That royal mail van at the end was insane

[@AbrasiveScotsman]

Yes he pulled out really fast and with no warning. That said, emerging from behind vehicles that obscure your view, especially if you're parked facing oncoming traffic, can be tricky. I've been inching out very carefully and issuing signals and still faced aggressive drivers closing down the distance and raging at me for pulling out in front of them. In town centres you sometimes really have no option but to inch out carefully and hope those with a better view than you react accordingly. It's that or wait for the big van parked in front of you to leave...

[@PedroConejo1939]

Was going to make the same comment. If that learner had been just a few metres further on, she wouldn't have even registered the van before she hit it, and of course, would've been entirely innocent.

[@smilerbob]

The polar opposite to Royal Mail vans around here. I leave suitably sized gaps for the drivers to enter and leave the local depot but none ever take the opportunity and most dawdle out of junctions or parking areas It is almost as if they don’t want to get back to the yard too early

[@bluecard009]

with the empty space behind the van, it was a no-brainer to reverse back and give yourself a better view and less work in the steering.

[@letsnotlie]

It sounds like a weird thing to say, but when I’m behind a learner driving car in my head, I’m thinking “ let me see if I can stay behind this learner for as long as possible” and the reason why I think like that is because I know when I’m behind a learner vehicle I give them plenty of time plenty of room and I make sure that I definitely don’t put any pressure on them. I don’t get right up close behind them I don’t beat my horn. I let them drive and learn obviously I don’t go off route but I don’t overtake and I definitely don’t try and go shortcuts to try and avoid a learner car. And the reason why I do this is because I think when you’re a learner if you can go one lesson, especially at the beginning we’re not encountering too much traumatic experience in a car. It can really help you later on where if you’re more experienced stuff like that can bounce off you.

[@mattwoodford1820]

I do the same buddy

[@carolmcdonough8562]

😂 thought you had a frayed seat belt at beginning of vid. Realised it was your mic! 😂

[@ibs5080]

Hello folks and happy Sunday. I'm just about to head to the cemetery here in Canterbury to visit my very dear Mum, as today would be her birthday. Her first birthday after she passed away on July 3rd. Looking forward to catching up on this 16 minute video when I get home. This one will also be very much in her honour. And although it's a short drive to and from the cemetery, as always I will put into practice all of what I've learnt from Ashley. It's currently around 4C here in Canterbury. Ibrahim

[@jenkathefridge3933]

Happy birthday to your mom

[@ibs5080]

@jenkathefridge3933 Thank You kindly. I just got home after visiting her resting place in the cemetery.

[@kenbrown2808]

be well. I know these days hit harder than others.

[@ibs5080]

@@kenbrown2808 Thank You very much Ken. Amongst other things,I was thinking of all the travels throughout the PNW that my very dear Mum and I did. How are you and Mrs B?

[@kenbrown2808]

@@ibs5080 we are doing better. We were both unwell in december, and we're now recovering.

[@kenbrown2808]

I think it's been a while since I mentioned how much higher a standard of driving I see in even these driving fail clips, than is typical on American roads.

[@jayc342009]

"Higher hierarchical position" - i always find this is the case when im driving my corsa, SUV drivers think they can tailgate me because they're in a fancy new suv.

[@padfootspack]

At 14:00 I think it was more likely that the driver thought that was the lane for turning left (as they did go on to turn left shortly afterwards) rather than impatience to get past the learner vehicle.

[@ashley_neal]

Without doubt

[@ashley_neal]

Seeing the driving school vehicle amplifies these incidents. People Target Fixate to get past and this makes their planning worse.

[@Rroff2]

At the end of the clip they were doing the same (kind of) thing again - I was thinking while Ashley was talking at approx. 14:33 the thing is did the driver learn from it, and it seems like a no unfortunately.

[@radishpea6615]

7:50, does Ashley indicate to change lane, very quiet if he does? What about the car in lane 2, was that sitting in a pocket of space? 13:05 Patience or simply thinking the bus stop was for the left turn ahead? I suspected they thought it was for the left turn, I then watched the video and yes it was the left turn ahead.

[@Markb23236]

The clip starting around 0:35, its hard to tell from the dash cam but could you not be more left? Not in the car parking but closer to it. By the end of the road, it seems to narrow yet theres a lot of space on the left as the junction splits into two.

[@JustOneQuestion]

8:25 - That is something I do often if it's a 60+ road into stopped traffic, being rear ended by a lorry is one of my worst fears while driving and having that extra leeway is comfortable. That said, it definitely coulda gone the other way like you said.

[@Rroff2]

It is one of the few things that really worry me when driving as there is so little you can do about it, especially if stopped like that in foggy conditions.

[@MrGBH]

I heard recently that Seoul have introduced a bounty system to road law violations. If you submit footage of someone breaking any road law, you'll receive 10% of the fine. I feel like this system could be helpful here too

[@mac4758]

Saw a report about that some time ago and what some drivers are doing to earn cash, they will tempt other drivers in to breaking the road law and then collect the cash,maybe stop in front of a car beside double lines and the car behind moves around them across the lines or various other similar tactics, it was a travel programme warning tourists driving hire cars to be aware.....

[@TemporaryName80]

14:40 Did they pull into lower lane cop shop to start their shift as an advanced pursuit driver? 😬🤪

[@klausbinn777]

6:19 great spot for a Council parking enforcement officer to get off to a flying start in the new year. And none of them had their hazards on!

[@demil3618]

The driver of the blue car 7:20 did what many middle lane drivers do on motorways: finally pass when the one inside sets the indicator to pull out. The fact that he finally passed was good. But he should have pulled back in (just like the white one further up).

[@ffotograffydd]

People can’t cope with being behind a learner, or a green Skoda Fabia apparently. In the three years that I had the Fabia I would routinely get flashed at, be overtaken dangerously, cut in front of, etc. Now I own a black VW Golf, I’m still driving in exactly the same way, but all the silliness from other drivers has stopped.

[@Tillyard86]

With the ice over the last few days, I've been really careful to let everyone go before doing anything. Delivery drivers seem to be particularly bad this week, one left his van in the middle of a side road whole he was doing a delivery, no one could get past and he had a bit of a queue waiting when he returned.

[@TerribleFire]

I've noticed that people have got more comfortable going through red lights since the more active traffic light systems have been in use. Does it stem from the fact that some lights only change for a few seconds and people have started to see the this as unfair?

[@AbrasiveScotsman]

7:10 People not looking at what is happening in the lane to their left is a major bugbear of mine. It's particularly annoying on the motorway. People who blast by in the overtaking lane (usually speeding) when you were going to want to pull out to let someone join from the sliproad is really annoying. I think a lot of folk spend their whole journey in the overtaking lane.

[@smilerbob]

The same as those that don’t see a tractor in lane 1 up ahead (talking dual carriageway here) and end up slowing the entire carriageway down becuase they suddenly brake “due to a slow vehicle appearing from nowhere” Look beyond the bonnet people as far as the eyes can see and in all lanes as well. It will save a lot of problems and actually allow you to anticipate what others will do 👍

[@Paws4thot]

Or indeed in the centre lane (Centre Lane Owners Group, or "CLOG").

[@goodyeoman4534]

True. But equally annoying are the vehicles that enter from the slip road even though you aren't giving way due to the middle lane being busy and a car being you preventing you from slowing down.

[@chrisl1797]

​@Paws4thoti like that!

[@chrisl1797]

​@@goodyeoman4534There should never be a time when people cannot join from a slip road. All YOU need to do is leave enough of a gap to the vehicle in front of you in your lane to let them all join safely. If that gap needs to be 10 seconds then so be it. It needs planning way before you get to the sliproad, however. If cars are travelling in lane 1 right up each others backside, then that is the problem, not the people on the slip road.

[@kenbrown2808]

14:04 there's also a chance their satnag told them to use the left lane to make their turn, and neglected to mention to wait until after the bus stop.

[@mattwoodford1820]

I remember a long time ago, so none I knew decided to wind the clock back on his vehicle. When he took the dashboard apart, on the back was some masking tape with "oh no not again" written on it. I couldn't stop laughing when they told me

[@smilerbob]

With regards to giving space in case of vehicles approaching too fast behind at around 8:34, I don’t think they were as they showed no effort to move forward as the vehicles approached behind to then “manage” them into a progressive slow down I suspect they were thinking “If we don’t move soon I will head back out onto the main carriageway”

[@chrisbrookes1167]

I’ve found it benefits to leave a bit of extra space in front in that situation because it leaves an out for the last minute lane changers who are arriving at High speed. I agree with your assessment of the white car though, if he was careful enough to think about leaving room he would have pulled further into the sliproad instead of being dangerously close to the live lane.

[@123MondayTuesday]

You should go on Clearview Driving's channel and let her do a mock driving test with you. And during the test you purposefully make a few major mistakes, but using your acting skills you pretend you didn't mean to make them and you pretend that you were taking the test seriously. This will likely make you look like you are a bad driver, but we can all enjoy reading all the hate comments.

[@nataliedebiase5089]

Love both of these channels this would be funny 😂

[@ashley_neal]

Or I sit in the back of one of her lessons and give her an observation!

[@jenkathefridge3933]

I would love to see him on dgn as well

[@JdeBP]

10:34 Seeing the left indicator on, the wheel positioning, and the creep forward by the Wray Bros van; I personally would have just waited there on the minor road, probably staying that far behind the give-way line, for the two of them to sort themselves out.

[@ronnewsam6129]

Any update about the Leeds driving instructor?

[@philsteele7151]

She was special.

[@ashley_neal]

We will not find out as the DVSA said they were going to look into it but would not be able to provide the outcome

[@ronnewsam6129]

Thank you. Thoroughly enjoy your education.

[@Vikface1978]

@@philsteele7151don’t you mean she’s Dangerous! Shocking! Plus a bad teacher!

[@philsteele7151]

@@Vikface1978 Something like that, daddy's little girl has probably moved onto something else by now, hopefully not misleading a new generation of motorists, her image seemed more important, probably just waiting to be "discovered".

[@MewoCatto]

I don’t think the Royal Mail driver on the last clip had any plans to make sure the road’s clear. Now I know why my parcels are always late.

[@AlmostLastJedi]

06:29 You’re a better person than me, I definitely would have tooted my horn at the taxi. It happens outside of the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, there are plenty of places to pull over near by but taxi’s and family members always seem to park in the 3rd lane next to the Arena to drop off and pick up, it’s a live lane and I need that lane to turn right immediately after the arena. So when they stop and put their hazards on irrespective of me being behind, it really grinds my gears and I end up blasting my horn. I know it’s improper use, but they have to know the error of their ways. I’m not a perfect driver and never will be but I am a better driver after watching your videos.

[@stephencope7178]

At 14:00 i could see that you had your foot on the footbrake, by the illumination on the following car's front numberplate. As you were stationary for so long, why didn't you apply the handbrake and select neutral? I'm guessing that there was a reason.

[@smilerbob]

I would guess neutral was selected and the auto hold feature was being used

[@goodyeoman4534]

Even experts and instructors get lazy.

[@FistOfFiori]

That car ahead just casually driving over the reservation, so audacious haha.

[@daztheman552]

14:19 Has this made any difference to me? YES, more video editing 😂

[@thomaselliot2257]

Interesting that these are all your own clips. Shows how many driving fails you alone encounter in your area.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

15:33 "peekaboo! have a letter!"

[@jugglerjim01]

12:02 when the student turned out I was wondering where the gap to cross to the other side of the dual carriageway was, when you look again it's clear that a fair few vehicles do that!

[@smilerbob]

@@jugglerjim01 Definitely a candidate to have some street furniture installed, such as some barriers or railings Then again, given the level of (or lack of) observation from most drivers they will be flattened in a couple of hours and drivers will continue to cut through 🤣

[@Paws4thot]

Ashley "Hands up if you need lessons." Me Thinks *"Advanced driving lessons that is."*

[@orraman5427]

The mail must get through at all costs.

[@Nicknofish]

Ashley. You can read um like a tuppeny novel! 😮

[@robg521]

7:51 … bingo. Staggered formation with a space to the side to move out solves the problem before it occurred. I bit earlier and that other car would have boxed you in and probably oblivious of the hazard they created.

[@edwardlamb]

Ashley, interested to know what you think the DVLA could do to encourage/demand ongoing driver training beyond passing the initial test. So many drivers seem to (almost instantly!) forgo the basics they have been taught. Do you think there could/should be optional/compulsory ongoing training? Possibly done in an online setting like the Awareness Courses are done?

[@ashley_neal]

A compulsory subscription to my channel? Joking apart, you can't force people to do anything after you give them that licence.

[@edwardlamb]

@@ashley_neal Compulsory subscription would be a great start! The DVLA KZbin channel could be revamped fairly easily. There's nothing stopping us changing the rules - the government should soon be consulting on a new road safety strategy. Driver training could learn a lot from how rail/airline pilots are given ongoing training. The level of harm and frequency of collisions we see in our communities would justify it, I think

[@ashley_neal]

The problem is that everyone has an opinion and thinks they're an expert at without actually doing much. On that point, it would be interesting to know what you have done to further educate yourself to do the counsellor role you do.

[@edwardlamb]

@@ashley_neal True. It must be tricky sifting through consultations to find answers that can help. Councillor-life has been interesting so far. There's the hyper local stuff - getting potholes sorted, hedges and trees cut back at junctions, etc. Locally Wirral has adopted a LOT of new 20mph roads which I've helped get through. We had quite a pushback. We're developing a proper 'active travel network' here too, which should progress this year. I've had a few meetings with the PCC about our regional 'Vision Zero' target to reduce harm on our roads. Would be good to get your input. Maybe have a chat at some point?

[@ashley_neal]

Anytime!

[@jbprincess138]

13:56 made me chuckle. People need to learn to have patience and lessons 😂

[@brantnuttall]

0:31 how is that a fail? hmmm

[@Batters56]

Looks like a nice driving clip.

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

Where does CarVertical get the images from? Previous insurers?

[@ashley_neal]

It's usually from the salvage company

[@robloxfan4271]

what was the issue on the first clip

[@nickramsden5366]

If you see a learner give them space, be accomadating, expect mistakes and don't expect perfection. Don't complicate the lesson, let them learn. One drivers selfishness could put a learner off a long time. We were all there once and so many drivers forget that.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Ah, the perpetual impatience of the terminally unobservant.

[@JiLoa13]

I prefer to be behind a Learner, that way I can control the environment better, give them space and time to learn. You're also helping them by removing an impatient driver behind them if it's me instead. When I'm at a traffic light and I see a Learner approach from behind, I get a bit nervous hoping they brake in time. So either way it's best to be behind a Learner. You don't gain much by being ahead.

[@JKK_85]

6:42 Those hashed areas would have been just as easy to stop and drop off and way safer.

[@davidstevens-k6f]

I love the irony with motorists' whose mindset of "must get in front" is sadly lost when coming up to learner vehicles.

[@lynneellliott9738]

Love the videos Ashley, watching from Southern Ontario, Canada (been here since 2001). In this video at 13:34, all the drivers have their foot on the brake pedal whilst waiting for the lights to change. Does this mean that the majority of cars in the UK are automatic? Or, they’re not using the handbrake and putting the car in neutral, as I was taught and did at every stop? The standard of driving here is just as bad now, MGIF and all the other selfish traits I see in your videos 😡 and others. Our ‘eyes need to be on stalks’. Thanks for all the instruction on awareness and defensive driving, extremely important parts of driving. Lynne

[@ashley_neal]

Most sit with their foot on the foot brake, but there are some (Like me) who will still select neutral but use auto hold. Using the handbrake in this situation can be better as it gets rid of the brake lights.

[@richardsutton01]

At 10:10 I, personally, would not have undertaken the Ford as he/she did not appear to be indicating right and might well have wanted to pull over to the left as the car in front of them was indicating right. I would have held back for a few seconds and allowed them to build up to speed, as they were clearly in the process of doing, and been watching for a possible lane switch. Perhaps not everyone drives like me, but I seem to instinctively spend as much time figuring out what everyone else might be doing as I do on what I'm doing. It's possibly due to 55 years of riding motorbikes and still being alive to tell the tale. 😉

[@leeh4722]

It’s the XMAS effect again!

[@jindre7547]

2:10 focus driver must get in front of the driving school car, because it’s a painful reminder of all those times they failed their test

[@susiejones3634]

Ooh, I've been waiting for this! 👍

[@davidbalmer712]

Thought that van weren't stopping 6:00

[@demil3618]

8:50 He is on the phone!

[@brantnuttall]

14:37 yes, but you are going to arrive 2 seconds later..............possibly.

[@stephandolby]

That Car Vertical mileage discrepancy - I wonder if somebody had it set to KM? Okay, fine, 139,991/1.60931 is actually 86,988 miles which is slightly higher than that of the MOT nine months later, but who's to say the prior mileage reading was correct even in KM?

[@jameshoward2738]

Yep. My car is a US import, and even on that, the dash diplays miles, but if you read the "mileage" with a scan tool, it's in Km.

[@andyalder7910]

9:50 two fails in one clip!

[@robloxfan4271]

7:40 also, the vw jumped the lights

[@PS-fl7et]

The VW that perhaps could’ve stopped but had cleared both stop lines before the lights changed to red?

[@jeohist]

2:05 Ashley the Clairvoyant

[@kenbrown2808]

0:26 look, a BMW driver who can afford the monthly indicator subscription.

[@joespittle1]

The worker at 7:50 realy ought to put a sign up or some cones out. If someone was speeding and not paying attention it wouldn't take much for him to be clobbered

[@giulix1529]

You should call these "Divining Ashley" or something of that sort :)

[@ollycollie]

Ashley, do you ever wonder if the likes of Bus Stop Guy have seen your channel, recognize the car, and do things like that because they know you'll just sigh at their idiocy and let them go ahead?

[@bertjesklotepino]

second example: 4 zeroes on the backside, and the biggest zero is behind the wheel of the car

[@bertjesklotepino]

and the example at 9:24 is not a real fail is it? If he or she indeed gave themselves a bit more space for safety...

[@Kenjh71]

1:40 what the Focus did was in principle the same as a merge in turn. They just stayed in the lane until the lane ended/changed nature. What exactly is wrong with that?

[@JdeBP]

It wasn't a merge; it was an extremely long and pointless overtake. The vehicle pulls out into lane 2 to overtake the driving school vehicle at 01:20; _finally_ manages to do so at 01:30; and pulls back in at 02:40, having overtaken a mere 2 cars, to just queue with them (right behind it, having gained a scant few metres) at some traffic lights at 02:59.

[@Kenjh71]

@@JdeBP overtake, or simply using both available lanes. I didn't call it a merge, but technically it's the same happening. Cars using all available lanes until it's not possible. No idea why this is a problem. Increases overall flow.

[@niallmartin4098]

0:43 standard Audi driver

[@TheBusinessBlueprint_]

2:33 is he not allowed to overtake?? He got past 2 cars and did nothing illegal/ dangerous I find it odd that you would get offended by this…

[@hmm8599]

Illegal? No. Dangerous? Debateable. But causing a potential hazard/problem because you want to get past a driving school vehicle is an issue. If the left lane decided to close the space down from the Focus, the Focus would just be in lane 2 trying to turn left which is a massive issue. And don't forget that a left signal isn't something that just gives you priority out of thin air. The Focus got let off easy by the Vauxhall and Ashley here. If the Vauxhall decided to close the space down and Ashley followed, the Focus would just be back at square one, or potentially worse if others followed too.

[@douglasreid699]

he didnt get offended by it though, he was explaining the attitude and mentality of some drivers from his experience of having several drivers with similar mindsets of "must get in front of the learner". it is also useful information for other drivers to recognise the car body language for their own driving, letting them see a risk in advance and plan for it. the 17 plate ford was one car behind Ashley when it pulled out to make its over take, that car behind then turned off so the 17 plate would be behind Ashley had it stayed where it was, its net gain was one car ahead of Ashley (2 car space more in total), so all that moving out to overtake just to make up 2 car places up the queue, its pretty much pointless, its tenths of a second on their journey time they have saved.

[@james-5560]

That taxi driver needs reporting and having their licence taken away for parking on a corder and entrance.

[@daveh1294]

Looking at the amount of illegally parked cars there I'd imagine that a warden would have their work cut out. It's a problem everywhere though, people treat drop off bays as parking spaces and taxis etc have no choice if they're dropping off someone less mobile.

[@themessfact0ry]

13:36 That don't impress me much!

[@50upss]

Hi Ash, I think in cases such as at 6:04 you should blur the company name, they are already getting review bombed on google by some of your viewers which is not fair. There may be other people who work at that business who will be impacted by these bad reviews. Someone shouldn’t lose their livelihood over someone else’s bad driving.

[@Tibialstone7]

I’m against review bombing but I think it’s a cop out to blur them out. If they come across these clips it will hopefully act as a deterrent for them putting others at risk

[@kennethcroll6972]

the 3 and 2 last clips was the same golf

[@robertovers1863]

its easy to laugh at female drivers, they have no idea, one tried to run me off a roundabout yesterday ! i was in the correct marked lane with my signal on ! she tried to cut in front of me to exit, but i held my lane, so she had to go back around with her hand on the horn all the way ! so funny

[@kenbrown2808]

13:34 plot twist. he was actually trying to get e medical consultation.

[@dukestt5436]

The white car on the slip road was probably on the phone

[@ashley_neal]

I couldn't make anything out in the footage, but I did look closely for this and suspect this was the case.

[@robg521]

14:05 …. Trying to get in front of a learner ? No don’t think so… sat nav is telling them turn left, probably don’t know the road, it’s dark so difficult to see ahead and that bus stop looked like it was the filter lane going left and literally 2 yard away infront of the actual filter lane. Give em a break we all make mistakes.

[@brantnuttall]

5:26 sorry Ashley but he's got a better accent than you!

[@clivewilliams3661]

0:40 how was the Audi driver to know that the LH lane was solely for parking? There were no road markings and only waiting time limit signs. Driving should not be about guesswork. 13:00. The white car was in the wrong assuming the bus stop was a LT filter but sitting at the lights waiting for movement with the foot brake pressed and dazzling following drivers is not allowed, see HC 114/RVLR Reg 27.

[@50upss]

Still though, undertaking a learner just to turn right at the next set of lights is crazy

[@JamesCronin-r4w]

I think Ashley's car, like mine has an automatic hand brake. When I stop at traffic lights or in a queue, my brake light stays on. Even if I put my gear into neutral and let the clutch up. I don't like it, but there is nothing I can do about it. Don't blame the driver, blame the manufacturers.

[@JdeBP]

It wasn't a lane and those are not waiting time limit signs. The parking bay on that side of Priory Road, Anfield clearly begins as a bay a little further back, and has every 20m or so a sign with a white-on-blue "P" symbol with a symbol for a coach/bus. Unsusprisingly, it is a coach/bus parking bay.

[@billpugh58]

Plenty of money in britain looking at all the BMWs, Audis, Mercs! why are people whining about the Labour government, there are cars worth hundreds of thousands new on those roads!

[@andrewlong6438]

Plenty of Tesla’s where I live and I agree with you about new shiny German SUVs. Pity the driving is as nice as cars.

[@andrewlong6438]

Re clip of car overtaking Ashley around about 2 minute mark - this also applies to those who overtake you before exiting motorways. Rather than moving into your lane behind you where there is plenty of space - they insist of squeezing into a gap in front of you at speed before exiting motorway to left.

[@issigonis975]

It seems complaining is a national pastime. People spent 14 years with another party in power complaining until it hit a crescendo just before the election. It is habit forming. As for cars they put so many bangs and whistles on them these day that finding a decent one at a sensible price is hard.

[@andyo1737]

Your not entitled to moan about your government as long as you can afford to shop at Lidl and run a Dacia.

[@IISocratesII]

Finance and leasing, a lot less people actually own their cars these days. Then there is selection bias, the closer to an inner city you are the nicer the cars will be due to the fact that's where wealth is more concentrated geographically.

[@shm5547]

14:50 stay calm… a few moments later… “come on impatient arse!”😂 we did miss how you got back in front of them, but in any case, they were just using both lanes and then merging in turn to increase flow for everyone. i would have done the same too.

[@ashley_neal]

Probably correct that you would have done the same thing also. There is a car up ahead turning right that the Volkswagen had not seen and neither had you by the sounds of it.

[@shm5547]

@@ashley_neal the land rover only indicates at the point the vw would be merging. no issues at all with that.

[@shm5547]

0:39 this is an interesting one - why so far out to the right? surely you should be keeping to the left if not overtaking? it's equivalent to a middle lane hog on a motorway. imagine the outrage if a cyclist had taken up such a position 😮!

[@amins1211]

did you not see what happens 10 sec later.He is on the right lane to turn right

[@peterkeleher]

the left hand side (Ashley said) is a parking area - you wouldnt drive in parking spaces if they were empty would you? look at the cars in front of Ashley, they're all in the lane, near the centre line. the undertaker just doesnt know what they're doing.

[@michaelb1716]

It's not two lanes there on Priory Road, it's a single lane till you get to the lights. The Audi driver was driving across the parking bay area where the away coaches park.

[@metalhead99123]

I assume you’re the Audi driver?

[@PedroConejo1939]

"She had no clue that was a parking area."