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white seat atea - water balloon update

Soz for the language in the video lol

update - i recorded 3 white seat altea cars on that stretch of road this weekend.

my new dashcam will have recorded the drivers and their number plates. and i will be reporting thr info to the police. this does not end.

the driver of the car that threw the water balloon, would be safer reporting themselves to armagh city police.

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Updated video - direct from pc (VLC again) using the windows in built snipping tool, thanks for the advice on this method, you learn something every day, i could not edit the original thread video.

The dashcam is top left, so i could see nothing for several seconds until the wipers auto came on or i switched them on manually, i can't remember.

if i had crashed, driven into something, had a driver drive into me etc it defo would have been criminal damage and assault.

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BANG***

I got hit by a medium sized green water balloon at 60mph, after leaving my 15 year old daughter back to her mums.

A white seat altea i think- (going by the shape of the grill) such a noise hitting my windscreen, it does not look like much but i was lower down than my crappy dashcam, and the water obscured the wind screen for several seconds. (i used the VLC program on a pc, to slow the video down, enhance it etc. but no joy at a number plate).

I had to slow down and until my screen was clear. I'm just glad no one was behind me....

They were driving up and down doing this to other drivers as I saw several water marks on the road on both sides.

what do you think?

a) just good fun and high jinks

b) or as it was thrown from a moving car, by the driver, (with i think, 3 passengers), the police said it could be classed as criminal damage, dangerous driving, or even assault, resulting in fines, penalty points, or imprisonment.

u/davydavy1234 — 6 hours ago
▲ 15 r/u_davydavy1234+2 crossposts

updated - armagh to portadown (26/june/830pm) white seat altea

Sorry for the language in the video lol

Updated video - direct from pc (VLC again) using the windows in built snipping tool, thanks for the advice on this method, you learn something every day, i could not edit the original thread video.

The dashcam is top left, so i could see nothing for several seconds until the wipers auto came on or i switched them on manually, i can't remember.

if i had crashed, driven into something, had a driver drive into me etc it defo would have been criminal damage and assault.

Also i've ordered a used viofo a119 mini 2 dash cam for £82 from flea bay, i simply don't want to spend £130, it prob will stop working after 2 weeks... i just can't afford or justify a new one, as i've ordered 3 x bsi 3 star locks for the multi point doors on my house, as i found out i may not be insured, btw trying to find decent affordable int 40mm ext 30mm locks was a pain in the arse.... cheapo builder put no security rated locks on non standard thickness multipoint wooden doors (years ago). and a glass window in my back door ready to be smashed...

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BANG***

I got hit by a medium sized green water balloon at 60mph, after leaving my 15 year old daughter back to her mums.

A white seat altea i think- (going by the shape of the grill) such a noise hitting my windscreen, it does not look like much but i was lower down than my crappy dashcam, and the water obscured the wind screen for several seconds. (i used the VLC program on a pc, to slow the video down, enhance it etc. but no joy at a number plate).

I had to slam on the brakes, to get pulled over. I'm just glad no one was behind me....

They were driving up and down doing this to other drivers as I saw several water marks on the road on both sides.

what do you think?

a) just good fun and high jinks

b) or as it was thrown from a moving car, by the driver, (with i think, 3 passengers), the police said it could be classed as criminal damage, dangerous driving, or even assault, resulting in fines, penalty points, or imprisonment.

I'm also wondering what's the best dashcam to have got the plate, that's not stupid money and maybe under £100 or less

u/davydavy1234 — 7 hours ago
▲ 34 r/u_davydavy1234+2 crossposts

armagh to portadown (26/june/830pm) white seat altea

BANG***

I got hit by a medium sized green water balloon at 60mph, after leaving my 15 year old daughter back to her mums.

A white seat altea i think- (going by the shape of the grill) such a noise hitting my windscreen, it does not look like much but i was lower down than my crappy dashcam, and the water obscured the wind screen for several seconds. (i used the VLC program on a pc, to slow the video down, enhance it etc. but no joy at a number plate).

I had to slam on the brakes, to get pulled over. I'm just glad no one was behind me....

They were driving up and down doing this to other drivers as I saw several water marks on the road on both sides.

what do you think?

a) just good fun and high jinks

b) or as it was thrown from a moving car, by the driver, (with i think, 3 passengers), the police said it could be classed as criminal damage, dangerous driving, or even assault, resulting in fines, penalty points, or imprisonment.

I'm also wondering what's the best dashcam to have got the plate, that's not stupid money and maybe under £100 or less

u/davydavy1234 — 3 days ago