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@Hovis
If he had driven away it would have been a hit and run(a minor crash but if you had been on the floor it's fair to say left for dead/no fucks given as they drove away). Sounds like he stopped and talked a fair bit tho.Have you checked yourself over/been checked? If you are running on adrenaline and stuff it will be tomorrow/later when you are back to normal and a fractured wrist is killing or any bumps/bangs surface. If you are injured try find one of the better people others have used and let them do the work they do.
Ripped saddle I have to be honest he is just going to say it's wear and tear of a bike and it wasn't crash damage. CCTV will prove the crash happened but proving it was what made the tear. Call him next time you are up central and need a cab, they all dodge tax anyway so dropping you somewhere for free isn't outside unreasonable or wait 6 months and then call him saying you need an airport pickup at 3am and a friend gave you the number then let him drive out to gatwick or something for shits and giggles...
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Some advice please.
Just been knocked off my bike by a taxi driver. I was stationary in traffic on oxford street in front of him. 45 degrees to the lane as I had just pulled in from a side street into the gap in front of him and behind a bus. Had been there a good minute or so not moving. The bus starts to pull away and before I can get on and follow I can rammed from behind, knocking me and my bike smack into the floor. I get up and find he is trying to drive away, I stop him. He comes out with some shit like "what were you doing in the road", "why were you in front of me" and "you just pulled in!". I told him to wait, meanwhile traffic behind was very angry. Only damage I could see was my saddle was pointing about 40 degrees out of plane, nothing else. He insisted he had things to do and wanted to drive off but I told him that if I wanted to check the bike for damage and that i would need to call the police and put a claim against him if I did.. Anyways, I'm home now and have noticed the saddle is scuffed, a 2cm tear on the side. And the bar tape is scuffed on one of the drops. Anyways. Took a picture of his plates / license numbers. Got his mobile number. Do I bother? I mean the saddle is structurally, but it annoys me as it was brand new. I'm tempted to give him a call tonight and tell him to replace it and ill go away, otherwise ill put a complaint in and get cctv of the incident and proceed that way.
Rant over. Must calm down.