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skydancer
@Brun
I wasn't aware of the incident until I heard it, was waiting at the lights heading south on Caledonia Road. I made a point of looking to see that the van was indicating left, but have no idea how long for. The other witness whose details she has was behind them, so may have seen more. I've got GoPro footage but don't think it shows anything useful, happy to upload it if you want to take a look.
The driver was weirdly insistent that we gave him our details before he'd do likewise, despite me asking him first. Never crossed my mind to ask for his insurance details, sorry about that.
Might be worth getting the bike looked over but I think it'll be fine. Bars needed straightening but the forks hadn't been pushed back.
As for reporting it, roadsafe may be the best option. Dunno if there's any benefit to going through the extra hassle of reporting it in person.
Hope she's not too bruised and that her confidence hasn't taken too much of a knock. Pretty crap way to start the nicest day of the year so far.
Edited to remove names cos I've just realised this wasn't a PM. Also removed vehicle details.