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How can I force the insurer’s hand?
Question Help please from a regular reader! I was involved in an accident in August. I lost it on some rubble that came off a trailer being towed by a transit up the A3. Two cars were also involved, having hit debris themselves. The police did not come to the scene (do they attend anything […]
Sold the wrong bike!
Question Can I get a refund on this private sale? I am a buyer who wasn’t ‘beware’ when I bought a £1200 ‘Suzuki GSXR750Y’ from a private seller 170 miles away. Reassured by a basic HPI number plate check, and wanting to trust the seller, I managed to ride it home, only to discover that […]
Accident with a fire engine!
Question I had a quite nasty accident a few weeks ago with a fire engine. The fire engine was definitely speeding at the time and went through a red light to cause the crash! One of the firemen who I spoke to afterwards told me that I wouldn’t be able to claim because they had […]
Can I claim if my mate was drunk?
Question I have a claim for compensation with a local firm of solicitors who are doing a good job, keeping me informed regularly. However we have a bit of a problem. I was riding pillion on my mate’s bike at around 11pm in the summer. We had been at a friend’s house and although everyone […]
Baffled by solicitor forms received
Question What’s the difference between a conditional fee agreement and a contingency fee agreement – I am confused – my solicitors have sent me one of each to sign in relation to my diesel spill accident. I cannot get a clear answer from them, well at least not one that I understand. All sorts of […]
My mate was speeding but I am getting the blame
Question A friend of mine who lives in South West France visited me in the summer and the buffoon got caught on camera speeding on my bike. I subsequently received a Notice of Intended Prosecution after he had returned to France! I got in touch with him and he doesn’t dispute that he was likely […]
Driver now denying blame but can I still claim?
Question I was knocked off my bike when a driver changed lanes on a roundabout. At the scene he was very apologetic and said I could claim on his insurance but now he’s saying I was the one who was in the wrong lane and that the accident was my fault. Can I still try […]
Claiming for kit damaged in accident
Question Last Monday night a Toyota Landcruiser crossed onto my side of the road, he said to avoid a large puddle/flood that had gathered on the road. I obviously tried to avoid him but there was a glancing blow culminating in me sliding down the road and injuring my foot and generally battered and bruised. […]
Can I claim some cash for my painful whiplash injury?
Question I was commuting to work when a car hit me from the side. I think his brakes must have locked up as he skidded into me. Fortunately my armoured trousers protected my knee from breaks but it is swollen and bruised but the main issue is incredibly painful whiplash to my neck. I am […]
Can the police seize my camera footage?
Question I spotted your tweet yesterday about the guy who was jailed for speeding. The police took his memory card and discovered evidence of him filming himself breaking the speed limit. This got me thinking. I have a camera attached to my helmet. Do I have to hand over the footage if I am pulled […]
Van hit me now he’s blaming me
Question In December, I was overtaking a long lane of stationery traffic. The road was a 60mph long straight road with one lane in both directions with broken white lines in the middle. With no warning at all a van pulled out of the queue and collided with me. I had no time to brake […]
Exhausted by chase for item I paid for
Question In 2012 at a bike show I paid £350 cash to a company for an after market exhaust. They said it would be delivered within 10 days. It wasn’t and all attempts to contact them were fruitless, likewise my attempt to get a refund. I contacted the manufacturer who were aware of the problem […]
Supermarket slip up
Question I was coming out of a supermarket petrol station when I hit a patch of ice which had gathered by a mini-roundabout. The forecourt itself had been gritted but not the route back onto the main road. I didn’t do a great deal of damage to the bike but it was new so I’m […]
Claim due to overbanding?
Question Last Sunday, I was riding my bike along a wet country road in North Wales and was negotiating a bend when my bike lost traction and I was flung off into a nearby ditch. Fortunately I was able to pick myself up and when I went to inspect the road I noticed that the […]
Liability for accident allegedly on chevrons
Question While filtering past a line of stationery traffic, a car pulled out from my left and hit me sending me off, fortunately not into anyone else or street furniture! I would have thought this was straightforward blame on him. But the problem is I was in the area to the right of the stationery […]
Accident with pedestrian
Question I have just received a letter from my insurance company which worries me and I would appreciate your guidance. Last October I hit a pedestrian at a crossing. I was doing 25-30mph but misjudged the lights which turned to amber as I was too close to stop safely, and they turned to red as […]
How does someone with a brain injury claim?
Question My daughter had an accident a year ago. She hit her head very hard – her skull was fractured and she had a bleed on the brain. Thankfully her helmet saved her life. She is out of the neuro-trauma unit of the hospital but she can’t fully look after herself, so my wife and […]
Country lane collision
Question I had an off in a near collision with a recovery vehicle on a single lane country road. There was one lane going each way with a double white line in the middle. The road was a typical bendy road with a 60mph limit I think. I came round a long bend and the […]
Interim payment needed!
Question I had pretty bad injuries in May 2014 when I was side swiped by a car. I am still not at work (I am an electrician by trade) as I still need further surgery. I have required a great deal of care which my wife has provided. I have also spent a lot of […]
Being persuaded to make fraudulent claim
Question I was recently involved in a very minor accident. I wasn’t injured and there was only minor paint damage. I didn’t bother to take out legal cover on my insurance policy but it seemed my insurer still forwarded my details to one law firm, who passed it on to another law firm, who in […]
