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Get a solicitor—they'll handle raising the claim, against MIB if necessary.
Get a solicitor—they'll handle raising the claim, against MIB if necessary.
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aglet
Hi all
Some advice/reassurance needed!
I was cycling home tonight and came to a crossroads about half a mile from home, lucky, as the heavens had opened. Although rare for me, I was on the inside of the carriage as was turning left at the T-junction - I usually go straight. Foot unclipped as its pretty busy, and roadworks + the rain. Then BANG, passenger decides to open rear door and try to exit the car she is in, luckily I stay upright but my Garmin is ejected and now toast, glasses and Garmin mount damaged and tyre also flat. Leg has quite a few cuts on it and is bruised, but shouldn't keep me off the bike. One bit of good news.
Main beef though is that the driver just drove off. I keep trying to tell myself that maybe they didn't hear/see, but the passenger had to sit back down in the car whilst I moved my bike, before she could get out. SO I am not sure what to make of it. The passenger did pass me my glasses which were on the floor and just said 'sorry, i didn't see you', then walked in to Tesco. By this point the car was gone, driven off into the distance over the junction and into the sunset. But I managed to get the reg. I have filed a police report, but I wont hold my breath.
Main question is, can I get the insurance details of the owner to try and make a claim? It's going to be a few hundred quid for a new Garmin, mount, tyre and glasses, money I am not keen to spend at the moment.
The human race can be very frustrating!