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I had something similar down the High Road about a year ago. No contact between me and the car because I emergency stopped onto my elbow, but I managed to claim the cost of my smashed Garmin watch off his insurance.
The funny thing is that he has kids at the same school as mine and we often say hello, he is a police officer, and he thanked me for not claiming whiplash etc. He drives a Lexus with a personalised number plate - I mentioned it in one of my many emails to his insurance company
Would be a shame if you scraped some paint off the side of their car on your way down... It’s impulsive decisions like that where someone doesn’t check their mirrors and people get hurt