fromage

I was on and roundabout going straight over when a car pulled out of the left turning right into my back 1/4 spinning me. There is'nt much damage to my car only the back arch has been split (£100 max) their whole front bumper has come off.

So i got out the car and thought easy one it was so obvious it was their thought, after all they crashed into me on the roundabout when I had right of way but no. They came out and said I didnt see you as you were'nt indicating.... i then told them I was'nt indicating as I was going straight over so their excuse suddenly changed to me going too fast lol. I know I'm in the right as they hit me when I was on the roundabout and almost at my exit and they hit the very back of my car but where do I go to prove this? No witnesses etc and my excess is way more than my damage.

Many Thanks

Bubba po

Firstly they have to give way to whoever is already on the roundabout. Secondly, you ought to indicate that you are going to leave at the next exit when level with the previous exit, even when going straight on, but even if you weren't indicating to leave then that doesn't give them the right to drive into you, LOL .

brumdaisy

if they wont back down tell em u'll go thru the insurers, which should get them to 1) shut up and 2) cough up. If not, insurance investigaters will be able to see what happened from the damage on the cars and the location of the accident (ie roundabout) regardless of what story they put together and then they will have to pay for the whole lot- tw@ts

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

lol standard repsonse from a 3rd party that, when a scooby is involved. You should have no problems getting 100% liability admitted by their insurer.

hectic

so where was Zebedee when this happened , or Florence for that matter?

Nevetas

fromage has a 106GTi not a scoob

Nevetas

What roundabout was this on?

fromage

Just before Danbury going straight over towards Chelmsford/Danbury

fromage

I have sent the driver a letter today giving her the chance to do a out of insurer settlement to avoid loss of no-claims on her part etc As I think the damage will only be £200 max on mine as she only hit my rear arch and only the plastic has snapped no damage to any other bodywork what so ever.

Anyway will post up when I have heard from her

OllyK

I'd get it looked over by a mechanic to be safe. I got bumped from behind, slight dent in the bumper, thought little of it, but said to the guy I'd get it checked out. Turns out the whole rear sub frame was bent under the boot floor - car was a right off.

Leslie

Its never worth standing on the roundabout in my experience!

Les

Rage!

If she is maintaining it wasn't her fault then there's no point asking her if she wants to settle without insurance. Have you not told your insurance company yet then? It might look a little dodgy for you if she has already reported it to hers....

It's clearly not your fault so I'd report it ASAP and stick to your guns as people are downright liars. Get as many photos of the scene and the damage as you can to support your case.

hedgehog

I don't know, my first thought was that the bit of grass in the middle would be dead handy for the job. A bigger problem is where to park the car, I mean, if standing on roundabouts became trendy it could get quite busy out there in the middle.

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

DOWH! alright then, 3rd party saw the GTi badge, 'oh he was ragging it' same difference

Ian_S

she can claim speed all she likes cos it cant be proven and her insurers will tell her that too.

Bubba po

Yeah, that bloke on the telly had a little zoo in the middle of one.