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PhilDAS
Sorry to hear about the incident, Phil. Hope you manage to sort it out. It is worth re-iterating that everybody should have third party insurance (including, obviously, the refuse collector). If you're in London, becoming a London Cycling Campaign member is the obvious one.
However, in this case, I don't think you're liable (not that I have any pedigree in assessing such situations). The key thing is that both you and the cabbie should be claiming together. The fact that you were knocked against the cab only makes you both victims of the same incident. Make sure you communicate that to the cabbie soon so that no hostility arises.
Is the refuse collector employed directly by Westminster or by a company that holds the Westminster contract? Both your and the cabbie's claim may not be against Westminster but against that company.
Also, did you get the details of any other witnesses? You don't mention it so I assume not.