A National Express coach driver led his 25 passengers on an eight-mile terror chase, as he bedevilled another motorist in a motorway road rage incident.
The incident saw 53-year-old Brian Larred switching between all three lanes of the M6 - and even the hard shoulder - as he toyed with an elderly driver in a car towing a caravan, leaving passengers begging him to give up his vendetta, according to The Scotsman.
Carlisle Crown Court heard that the drama began when Oldham man Larred - on his Manchester to Aberdeen route - joined the motorway in Cumbria. Believing that the other driver had not given way, Larred then embarked on a campaign of "cat and mouse", repeatedly overtaking the man.
Unfortunately for Larred, the on-board camera captured the whole chase, showing him overtaking at 60mph, then slowing in front of the car to 48mph.
This happened three more times, while the other driver - trying to maintain his speed - also overtook the coach. The incident resulted in a coach load of concerned passengers and weeping children, as Larred varied his tactics, even undertaking on the hard shoulder.
Responding to 999 calls from the terrified passengers, police caught up with the coach and stopped it near Lockerbie, whereupon a passenger - apparently upset about his children being put in danger by the driver's antics - punched Larred repeatedly in the face.
Despite the fact the enraged father was cautioned for common assault, Judge Paul Batty QC said that his behaviour was "entirely understandable".
Adding that it was "indescribable how appalling the driving was", he handed Larred a one-year jail sentence and banned him from driving for three years.
Larred, who left National Express in August last year, had previously admitted dangerous driving.
A National Express spokesperson said that the company would begin an in-depth investigation now that the court case has finished.
