knocked off bike..

[Jammy-G]

Just been involved in an accident, going toward a mini roundabout following a mercedes, he did a u-turn on the roundabout without indicating, and I just went into the side of him. He then drove off and stopped about 100 yards up the road, got out walked to wards me, asked if I was ok, then told me that he was indicating.. (he didn't even have to be prompted, he just said it), then he got back in his car and drove off....

Now is that illegal on his part ? He didn't even wait around for me to get my bike off the road, he just vanished !

Got 2 witnesses saying it was his fault, and one of them got his registration before he drove off.

Just got back from the police station, reported it, hopefully I can get insurance to patch up the bike, where do I ly insurance wise? I have third party only, I'm not sure about him, he didn't stay around long enough to find out. It WAS his fault, I have witnesses saying that, so if he has insurance can I claim on his? I'm a little unsure.

Cheers.
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[Gazdaman]

He is breaking the law by not giving you his details at the scene of the accident. I read it in a thread the other day something to the effect of 'what to do in the event of an accident'.

If you've got witnesses I'm sure you'll be fine. He'll be looked badly apon for not stopping properly after the incident.

Maybe you were too close in the first place to hit him? I'm puzzled how you went into the side of him with him doing a u-turn?

What did the police say?

Gaz

[Jammy-G]

[mattsmith95]

[Flip]

So you 'straight lined' the roundabout? Lane disipline my instructor called it. (Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? )

Oh. Hang on. I think I see what you mean

[Jammy-G]

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[Shaun]

OK, you've done right so far, now call your insurance and tell them you've been involved in an accident, I'm guessing you'll have to do this tomorrow. They should then send you some forms to fill out with details of what happened, the other vehicles registration and so on, they will then take it from there and try to get you compensation.

The driver did the same thing that the person who knocked me off did, expect to receive a letter from the police in a few months time infrorming you the driver went to court and lost his license. He will probably get done for failing to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without due care and attention.

Good luck with everything and I hope you aren't hurt and everything sorts its self out.

[Sadie]

He will get taken to court, however, that does not necessarily mean that he will lose his licence.

Failure to stop and failure to report damage/injury are taken as one offence by the courts and carry a penalty of 5-10 points and a possible fine (up to £1,000). Insurers really don't like people with this endorsement and his insurance will be jacked up for several years.

Driving without due care and attention carries a penalty of between 3-9 points.

So depending on how many points he currently has, and how many he is penalised, he may not actually get banned.

Sorry to disappoint.

However, if he is charged with driving without due care and attention, your insurance claim should be easier.

Hope it all works out.
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[Jammy-G]

[NickD]

[headlamp]

I HATE Mercedes drivers! They are so arrogant and resent bikers as they move through traffic faster then them! Sorry to hear about your accident.

I was told on my DAS training that it is illegal for cars to do a U turn on a mini roundabout. If that's true and you have two witnesses to say that then he's broken the law! Secondly, unless he goes to a police station within the next 24 hours to report the accident then he can be reported for failure to give details. These two facts alone mean that you can ask the police to get his insurance details on your behalf and then get your insurance company to pursue for your damage and uninsured losses, which may include your increase in insurance premiums as a result of making a claim!

Let us know how you get on!
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[Ste]

If your claim is successful then it is made up of two parts, "special damages" which are all your financial losses and expenses which were caused by the accident, so this does include clothing, bike etc and "general damages" which are for any injuries you got in the accident, your insurance company will deal with all this for you though.

[Jammy-G]

[Demonic69]

I know it's not easy to do for some, but when you go to se a specialist, LIE!
With my claim I pretty much told the truth, even though the doc was propting me to tell a few fibs.
You've had sleepless nights, found it hard to go out and socialise etc.
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[tintin]

You had better hope that the other guy driving had insurance, it might be why he drove off.

Can I recommend a company called Rider Support who will pursue the claim for you.
www.ridersupport.co.uk
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[Ste]

[Jammy-G]

[Ste]

Tintin, if the driver does not have insurance then Jammy-G still has a claim as it is covered by the Motor Insurance Bureau who pay out for untracable or uninsured drivers. They will go after the driver of the car to get whatever the insurance claim costs them back off him.

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[Jammy-G]

[Ste]

It means that the blame is decided it was half his fault and half your fault. So if your/his claim was for £100 you/he get paid £50 of it, and if your/his claim was £1000 then you/he would get £500 of it, so both of you get something paid by the others insurance just not 100% of your claim.

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[killa]

It takes two to tango, be more careful next time.
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