What to do in the case of an accident (discussion)

now today in the post i recieved a letter from his solicitor claiming i was:

"rode on the wrong side of the road"

"rode into the path of our client's correctly proceeding veichle"

"failed to take avoiding action, steering, swerving or otherwise so as to avoid the collision"

does over taking really count as riding on the wrong side of the road? and within that tiny time frame of seeing the car and being hit, how was i supposed to avoid him?

any help would be great. i'm going to head over to citizens advice on monday morning.

*Not a lawyer* but yes, if you crossed any lines marking a division of carriageways, for what ever reason you are travelling on the wrong side of the road.

It is permitted to travel on the wrong side of the road if you are going to overtake, however you have a legal responsibility to ensure that the carraigeway you are moving into is free of traffic and will be so for the duration of your overtaking manouver. You were supposed to avoid him by making sure your manouver was safe in the first place. The third point may be irrelevant if there was insufficient space to avoid a collision.

As above, seek legal advice before doing anything else.