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@snufkin
sorry this is a bit complicated but i would like some advice from more knowledgeable road users
on the way to work this morning I clipped the back light of a car (it was stationary totally my fault)
I stopped, the guy got out the car and he started shouting at me and told me I would cost at over £150 to replace
I offered my contact details and said I would pay, he said I could be lying and that wasn't good enough
So I said lets move out of the road and talk about it
he got back in his car and I crossed the road
while I was waiting I got really scared and half-heartedly tried to ride away (he was a big guy and very intimidating)
he caught up with me and continued shouting I stopped and he started to wrestle my bike out of my hands
Luckily 3 plain clothes police came to my assistance and asked us to exchange details (credit to them as they were very level headed about the whole thing)
while we exchanged details they ran a check on his foreign license turned out he hadn't got a uk license which he needed as he had been driving in the country since 2003
so I was free to go and he cant claim any money which is nice
SO my question is what should have I done ?
I know what I did was wrong but what would have been the correct course of action ?
I'm not looking for vindication feel free to be as critical as you like