Well the chance for revenge is finally here.
People who spot poor driving can now report the offending vehicle to a national website, www.betterdrivingplease.com.
More than 70 careless drivers in Dewsbury have already been reported to the website, for incidents such as driving while using a mobile phone, parking on double yellow lines or cutting people up on the roads.
Andrew McGavin, of BetterDrivingPlease, said: "It's a jungle out there, with thousands of speed cameras but hundreds of thousands of relatively un-policed road miles.
"Time for us road users, pedestrians and drivers to report abuses – not the low-level errors that we all inadvertently make as part of life – but more flagrant abuse, careless, dangerous driving, speeding through the same built-up area each day, cutting-up, tailgating, illegal or unsafe vehicles, driving without tax or insurance, drink or drug driving.
"We all see it every day but few report it – time to report it to each other and let's build a transparent database that police can check their records against, making our roads a safer place."
The site takes details of the incident, the location and the registration number of the offending driver.
In the examples quoted here, we have left out registration numbers and car models:


Dewsbury Ring Road: "I was on the inside lane of the two-lane ring road around Dewsbury towards Leeds, travelling at the limit of 30mph. A silver car came at speed in the outside lane, cut my car up, braked hard and turned left. If I had not done an emergency stop I would have hit him. I was the only other car on the road – to save two seconds he nearly caused an accident."

Leeds Road: "I followed a van along Leeds Road out of Dewsbury. The van had stickers all over the rear number plate. An attempt to disguise being caught on speed cameras using black and white stickers?"

Commercial Street: "A police video van was parked on a single yellow line on Commercial Street, Dewsbury. It was empty as the occupants (police officers) were in the cafe on Bradford Road. The van blocked traffic on Commercial Street – while they had their lunch!"

Halifax Road: "A silver car had three occupants. Two unbelted adults in the front and one child, not in a car seat, balancing between the two front seats."

Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury: "Driver of vehicle was holding mobile phone to his left ear with his right hand – very dangerous!"

Headfield Road, Thornhill Lees: "Yet another police vehicle I'm afraid. Parked on yellow lines and on pavement while occupants were visiting sandwich shop."

Leeds Road: "I was driving along Leeds Road when suddenly a silver car came out at speed from High Street and swung in front of me. The speed limit is 30mph and they were doing at least that, without looking. I was forced to brake suddenly to avoid an accident. The woman driving then drove to the Co-op just ahead, parking on the double yellow lines."

Dewsbury Road, Woodkirk: "The driver undertook my car and then tailgated the car in front for about three miles. At the same time he appeared to be doing his hair, resulting in him weaving lanes and causing others to brake."

Halifax Road: "A convertible drove down the bus lane towards the town centre and then turned left onto the ring road after the traffic light had turned red."

From Dewsbury town centre to M1: "I saw a driver weave across lanes without indicating. She yapped on the phone all the way to the M1, some four miles, never indicating despite several lane changes (at speed). It's 50mph on that section!"