Please report dangerous drivers to the police - Roadsafe. Report to plod, not just whinge here.

Had the most crazy Royal Mail driver last night that nearly wiped me out while giving me the finger. Simply because I was in a safe, primary position going around a roundabout. Managed to memorise his registration number and have just reported him to Roadsafe.

*I was travelling south on Hunter Street and approaching the roundabout next to Coram's Fields. As I was on a bicycle, I was positioned safely in the centre of the lane, having moved out of the cycle lane on my approach to the roundabout. As II'm familiar with the roads in that area and turn left at this roundabout often so know that there are always parked cars on the road and pedestrians crossing. Because of this I always take a safe line, often in primary position. This is exacerbated by a sharp right-hand turn after the roundabout so I do take primary position so that cars are more aware that I am in the road.

As I approached the roundabout I heard a large vehicle behind me and approaching very close. I checked over my shoulder and a Royal Mail HGV had come at speed down Hunter Street and was now approximately 2 meters from the rear of my bicycle and making a huge amount of noise. I kept looking around as I manoeuvred onto the clear roundabout, clearly signalling my left turn with a positive arm signal. The HGV continued to move closer to me and the noise was deafening. As I exited on the left-hand turn, I continued in primary position towards the sharp right-hand bend in the road, planning to move over when safe.

At this time the Royal Mail HGV swung out around my right-hand side and then swerved directly towards me, pushing me out of the lane and to the side of the road. As this happened the HGV was extremely close and I looked directly into the cab. I then noted the driver had his index finger up to 'give me the finger' with an extremely angry look on his face. After pushing me towards the side of the road he then accelerated hard away from me, it was at this time that I took his registration number from the rear of the vehicle, which was MX59 HUP.

During all of this I neither said anything to the driver, nor made any gesture towards him other than looking over my shoulder repeatedly to check his position. I was cycling courteously but assertively and had the primary position in the lane before the vehicle was anywhere near me.

In my opinion there was absolutely no reason for him to use his vehicle against me to bully his way through that junction. The roads were completely clear of vehicular traffic. Furthermore the aggression and offensive gestures of the driver were completely unwarranted and I believe his driving to be completely inappropriate for somebody in control of such a large vehicle.*