Terrifying moment road rage thug slams on the brakes and stops his pick-up truck dead in the fast lane of motorway

Published: 19:56, 21 October 2025 | Updated: 20:44, 21 October 2025

This is the terrifying moment a road rage thug slammed on the brakes and stopped his pick-up truck dead in fast lane of motorway to confront another driver.

Heart-stopping footage shows the yob swerve his Volkswagen pick-up truck in front of another car on lane three of the M40.

The raging motorist then leapt out and marched up to the car while lorries and vehicles hurtled past as he screamed: 'What's that all about? What do you think you're doing?'

The shaken driver is heard saying: 'Just get back into the car and drive', before the man got back in his truck and sped away.

Incredibly, no one was hurt in the road rage incident which happened on the M40 northbound near Warwick in February.

The victim submitted the footage to Warwickshire Police's Operation Snap which allows members of the public to report and submit digital footage showing potential moving traffic offences.

Heart-stopping footage shows the yob swerve his Volkswagen pick-up truck in front of another car on lane three of the M40

The raging motorist then leapt out and marched up to the car while lorries and vehicles hurtled past as he screamed: 'What's that all about?

What do you think you're doing?'

Police released footage of the incident after the driver, a 38-year-old from Kent, was banned from driving for three years.

He was also ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work and given a 20-day rehabilitation order at Coventry Magistrates' Court.

Warwickshire Police Inspector Dave Valente said: 'Whilst extremely rare, this case highlights the serious consequences of allowing yourself to get angry behind the wheel, putting other people's lives at risk.

'Op Snap allows drivers to submit moving footage of poor driving, without taking matters into their own hands.

Those whose driving falls below the standards expected can and will be held to account.

'By working together in this way, we can help reduce death and injury on our roads.'

References

^ FREYA BARNES, NEWS REPORTER (www.dailymail.co.uk)