Saltlick
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Hi all, I've just got home after collecting my wife and two kids after some old guy just pulled out in front of her.
My family are safe and it was under 30mph , quite a bit less by the looks of the footage on the dash cam.
The other driver was pulling onto the main road from the right hand side, through stationery traffic. He pulled out very slowly, and didn't seem to be looking. He is clearly still traveling (in footage) as my disco is screeching to a halt on the corner of his Peugeot 308/9 and is still moving as he goes out of shot.
Ive got pics of the tyres marks on the road, none were his.
My wife is pretty shaken as although its a very minor bump (impact mostly taken on our front driver wheel and snapped the steering drag link) and feeling guilty because he's an old guy who was shaky and complaining of feeling numb and a bit unwell, though he did drive away (then he called plod).
I was at work so borrowed a work van to go get them.
Plod turned up and we informed him of what happened, but my wife was explaining things and still feeling guilty, which I was obviously trying to balance out as I dont think she's at fault.
Her thought is that she could possibly have done more, but looking at the video I disagree.
To add to it all she only passed her test in October!
I'm just after some reassurance really. Have called the insurers (nfu) so starting the ball rolling. This is my first actual claim, so wondering what to expect next - its easy to talk about isn't it, but when it happens to you its a bit different isn't it!
Any advice?
Also could do with a quick chat with fanny/bb over pm/phone after I'm back with the truck?
Stop press! On the phone to his insurers who have admitted liability.
(Churchill)
My family are safe and it was under 30mph , quite a bit less by the looks of the footage on the dash cam.
The other driver was pulling onto the main road from the right hand side, through stationery traffic. He pulled out very slowly, and didn't seem to be looking. He is clearly still traveling (in footage) as my disco is screeching to a halt on the corner of his Peugeot 308/9 and is still moving as he goes out of shot.
Ive got pics of the tyres marks on the road, none were his.
My wife is pretty shaken as although its a very minor bump (impact mostly taken on our front driver wheel and snapped the steering drag link) and feeling guilty because he's an old guy who was shaky and complaining of feeling numb and a bit unwell, though he did drive away (then he called plod).
I was at work so borrowed a work van to go get them.
Plod turned up and we informed him of what happened, but my wife was explaining things and still feeling guilty, which I was obviously trying to balance out as I dont think she's at fault.
Her thought is that she could possibly have done more, but looking at the video I disagree.
To add to it all she only passed her test in October!
I'm just after some reassurance really. Have called the insurers (nfu) so starting the ball rolling. This is my first actual claim, so wondering what to expect next - its easy to talk about isn't it, but when it happens to you its a bit different isn't it!
Any advice?
Also could do with a quick chat with fanny/bb over pm/phone after I'm back with the truck?
Stop press! On the phone to his insurers who have admitted liability.
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