It’s not every day that we get a chance to talk about a royal number plate, but today the police are investigating that a royal convoy put lives at risk. The cars number plates were taken down and reported to the police. The DVLA will have a shock when they run the number plate details.
This happened last Saturday evening on the busy M4 near Slough, Berkshire, at the moment there are no real facts emerging from either the police or Clarence House, but no doubt as the story expands there is a need to find out exactly what happened and more importantly what is going to be done about it?
The person who reported the event is company director, Tim Williams, he believes that the action of the royal convoy put his family and other road user’s lives at risk.
Tim Williams said: "They put lives at risk.
"It was about 8pm on Saturday, and we were driving from Marlborough in Wiltshire to London in the middle lane.
"I was about to pull out when I saw an Audi R8 in my mirrors.
"It came from nowhere. I let it pass. It was going a hell of a speed – at least 100mph.
"I then pulled into the outside lane. Immediately a Range Rover came right up behind us.
"It was very close. I thought they were going to nudge me. It was frightening. The middle lane was busy so I couldn't pull back in.
"I accelerated because the Range Rover was so close, ridiculously close.
"I thought perhaps the Range Rover was racing with the Audi. It really did scare us. It was intimidating.
"He then started flashing his lights, obviously wanting me out of the way.
"Then the blue flashing lights came on. I realised it must be an unmarked police car. I couldn't understand why he hadn't had his blue lights on when I first saw him if it was an emergency.
"I had no option but to accelerate, forcing me well over the 70mph limit to speeds I was uncomfortable with.
"As the Range Rover passed, the angry passenger in the front shook his fist and his mobile phone at me. They were doing well over 100mph."
Mr Williams went on to say: "I was surprised to see the Range Rover in the distance. I wondered why it was suddenly sticking to the speed limit when minutes ago there was apparently an emergency.
"By the end of the M4, we had caught up with the Range Rover and the Audi sitting in a traffic jam.
"My wife took down both their number plates. We felt we had to report them.
"How dare they put the lives of motorists at risk?
"They intimidated me and my family. It was really dangerous and I'm furious that they think they can drive like this just because of who they are.
"Surely if the police have to tail Prince Harry, then that's all the more reason for his mate to drive slowly, or at least within the speed limit."
Scotland Yard said: "We are not prepared to discuss matters of security or protection."
Clarence House added: "It's a police matter, and we'll leave it to them."
Source [Daily Mail]
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