If its a clear case of the other person being at fault then there is no need for the witness or his demands tbh.
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If its a clear case of the other person being at fault then there is no need for the witness or his demands tbh.
My money and my car I personally wouldn't take the chance. Every possability the other guy could make up a witness or pull someone and it go 50/50.
Lack of on scene photos or evidence and it could go 50/50 and then the OP is left screwed.
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If he was claiming he was going straight ahead while you were exiting the round about then going by the point of impact on your car he was most definately in the wrong. He was in the wrong lane to go ahead so its his fault plain and simple.
Given what we see here it would be hard to go 50/50 no? other party pulling onto a roundabout and hitting the side of a car already on the roundabout.
As for the witness, contact his manager and tell them what a **** he is being.
Then you make sure that your insurance is involved. Ok you lose your excess for a while but that is better than going 50/50.
Oh I mean it should go the OP's way but isn't there someone (maybe a Mod?) at the moment in court over someone who crashed into his wifes Astra and it was so blatently obvious but it's gone all the way to court and then they changed there story about which side they even hit the Astra from.
In this sort of case I would do anything to make sure it is going to correctly go my way and be as easy as possible.
The witness actualy owns the company.
Anyway the solicitors just rang and i told them straight im not going to the doctors or anything like that and they didnt seem to care. The woman said with this guy being my witness it is very clear cut and they will sort it all out for me.
Im only third party fire and theft so my insurance wont repair my car
Anyway the solicitors just rang and i told them straight im not going to the doctors or anything like that and they didnt seem to care. The woman said with this guy being my witness it is very clear cut and they will sort it all out for me.
Im only third party fire and theft so my insurance wont repair my car
If he wants an easy life, and a guaranteed win he does. What happens if the other chap invents a witness, then you're screwed!
They won't need to, as you will win given witness & damage showing you are not at fault here. Well done on not going to Doctors...I know too many supposedly honest people have done just this for the LULs and got a few £k and they see it as ok because apparently 'everyone does it'.
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And end up with legal costs if the insurers don't see sense? It's a £1500 car, just file the report with your insurers and either you get it fixed for free or you leave it, it's only a dent just drive with it until you get your next car.
He won't get it fixed for free as his insurance is only TPF&T and he'll have a claim/crash against his name.
Compared with going with someone who alright seems like a bit of a prune but is going to sort everything out, give a decent witness statement and make a little money himself.
Sod the other guy, could have gone through his insurance and done it nicely if he had admitted it was his fault from the get go - use the witness and get your car repaired and everything put back to how it was without months and years of crud and maybe even going to court.
Is there not a conflict of interest with the witness being the manager of the solicitors that will be dealing with the case?
Op - have you called the other parties insurance to report the accident or are you letting the solicitor do all of that?
Op - have you called the other parties insurance to report the accident or are you letting the solicitor do all of that?
Only thing I can say is that if you were on the roundabout and he was entering the roundabout surely its his fault. Looking at your evidence that you have supplied he shouldnt of go onto the roundabout without waiting for you to
a) exit
b) clear space
TBH Id go through the insurance company of your choice cause I cant see you loosing this one at all.
a) exit
b) clear space
TBH Id go through the insurance company of your choice cause I cant see you loosing this one at all.
Solicitor are doing it all for me
agreed nothing. spoke to the company and they said if i didnt win i wont be liable for any costs.
I dont think i will bother with a hire car because no doubt it will just hold things up.
They still want me to the doctors ASAP there even going to ring me just in case it starts to hurt later in the week. It wont hurt i hardly even felt the impact
I agree. Seems pretty clear cut to me.
I would not be impressed at all with a potential witness trying to blackmail me into using his company. I'd rather report him and take my chances with an insurance claim without him. Worst case scenario is driving around with a dented car and some loss of no claims - but there's surely a very good chance you'll win anyway.
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Should be quite clear cut in your favour as you have right of way.
The witness is a tool and only wants your money.
It seems the older ones seem to think because of they're age they will always be right
The witness is a tool and only wants your money.
It seems the older ones seem to think because of they're age they will always be right
There certainly is a conflict of interest, there's no way he can be a witness to a case being handled by his own company if this got as far as court.
Personally I would risk going through my/their insurers assigned legal representation and report the witness to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.