Rifleman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:32 pm 24gb Three Sim reduced to £28 right now in the Amazon end of summer sale…

Thanks for that, my data Sim expires in October so I took advantage of that offer!

My wife was involved in an almost identical incident 30 years ago. It was clear cut as far as the police and insurance companies were concerned. The vehicle turning into the side road was at fault because he should have ensured it was safe to do so before proceeding. When my wife had started to pas...

Exactly! No wonder Bob decided not to continue with his reply. How else are you expected to pass parked cars!!! If it's on the approach to a junction: stop, send a passenger to check for potential traffic turning in, and if clear, wait for the passenger to return, then and only then, proceed. Obvs,...

Some may have noticed that I initially typed a response to Oldies message above, but I have since decided to delete it as I did not start this thread to ask for advice on what to do, or explain what actions I intend to take, I'll seek that advice from a professional and act according to that advice....

So, you obviously believe that when someone drives into you when they had plenty of time to stop, in fact they didn't even have to stop, just slow down a little, and avoid any kind of collision, we should just say OK, that's life, I'll take the big financial hit? If that is how it is, they may as we...

Cheers, food for thought.

Oldie - The Police are already involved, they have issued an incident number so at some point they will have to issue a report to close it out, even if it's to state "no further action".

I have considered using small claims court, but are you suggesting making a claim against the third party insurer and not the third party himself?

Sorry to come from a different angle - but our insurance tell us not to admit liability and let them sort it out - all we are obligated to do is pass on our details and let our own insurance know - and why do you need to resort to your own solicitor - or have you suffered uninsured losses - in whic...

No, unfortunately the third party are not accepting liability, I'm having to wait for the Police to issue a report which I'm led to believe will be in our favour, but the way my luck is going with this incident I'm not banking on it. :roll: I can see us having to resort to a solicitor to pursue the ...