BIKAGEBOY DOWN - but not out :)

had my first little "off" this morning.

filtered to the front que of the traffic at a junction, silly woman who is now behind me decides she doesnt like being overtaken.

as soon as the lights go amber, she just goes as if im not there, knocking me off and drives round me continuing on her way.

DAMAGE. scratched sump cover, damaged RnG crash bung, bent gear lever, scratched mirror, scratched indicator ( i got a spare one here) and scrathed tail fairing.

most of the scratches will polish out so im not really bothered about that. the gear lever will bend back and mabe i can get a new bung at the ally pally show on sunday.


after im examining the damage, a woman comes up to me and gives me her reg details - but didnt see what happened.

rang police, gotta go down and fill out a form tomorrow.

i have a nice bit of her blue paint from her car on my blueflame exhaust too


jsut wondering like, what happens now ? im not going to claim on her insurance, cos its not going to cost me alot to put right.
i want to goto the police for the principle of the thing - she should have at least stopped rather than leaving me laying in the road.

what happens now with the police ? what will they do ? should i let my insurance comapny know ? i recon they will use it as an excuse to hike up my premium next year.

[fizzwheel]

Sorry to hear about this.

If she drove away after knocking you off, I think the police take a dim view of that.

I think your insurance company will only want to know if you are making a claim. Might worth a call to them and see what they say.

Sorry to hear this mate.

However DEFINITELY notify the police and your insurance company.Just in case b+tch gets home and craps herself about having to tell hubby about the marks on the front of her car. I guarantee you she will be putting you as the one at fault. Cover your a*se my friend.

i think driving away from the scene of an accident is one of the worst offences you can commit.. the law has it as a max penalty of:

6 months imprisonment and/or fine up to £5,000
Endorsement with 5-10 penalty points
Discretionary disqualification

also she would be liable for failing to report an accident which carries similar penalties, and more than likely "driving without due care and attention" but possibly "dangerous driving" which is far more serious

get it reported!

Originally Posted by bikageboy

had my first little "off" this morning....

filtered to the front que of the traffic at a junction, silly woman who is now behind me decides she doesnt like being overtaken.

as soon as the lights go amber, she just goes as if im not there, knocking me off and drives round me continuing on her way.

should i let my insurance comapny know ? i recon they will use it as an excuse to hike up my premium next year.

If she is entirely at fault as you have described, then you're claiming off her insurance and also any damage to her car is her problem.

Your own claim status would not be affected. Get your bike through them. If that scratch on the sump turns into a crack....well doesn't bear chancing your luck really.

I would claim on her insurance as i do not see why you should lose out if it all happened as u say. The other thing is the c*nt drove off and never gave any thought at all as to what might have happened to you! There is no way i would let anyone get away with driving off without stopping ar scene of an accident so getting the police involved is the right thing. This sort of thing really winds me up

Mrs Professor once had a car accident which was not her fault. The
other driver accepted responsibility at the scene of the accident,
both insurance companies were informed, a week later the other
insurance company inspected Mrs Professor's car and gave her a
cheque, and this did not influence Mrs Professor's insurance
premiums in subsequent years. However, in that particular case the
accident was witnessed by two policemen and this might have made all
the difference.

PS. No-fault accidents sometimes have a silver lining. In the case
of Mrs Professor's car the silver lining was the fact that her car
was a very old Nova on its last breath which we were trying to sell.
The accident solved the problem of selling: we got a cheque for the
full value of the car (£450) and were told we could keep the car. So
Mrs Professor continued driving this car for a few more months even
though the rear end looked most unusual (the boot became very
small, in the form of a concertina).

So if the offending driver's insurance company accepts
responsibility something good may come out of your accident.

I can only echo what has been said above BB.

Report it to the Police
Tell your insurance.

They should not have left the scene of the accident whoever waqs at fault.

How long was it before she came back? If she only went to turn round its probably just the shock from hitting you and she panicked.

If your 100% sure it was her fault got to the insurance and get your bike fixed up like new. Why should you suffer?

Are your leathers OK? and are you really sure they are? If your helmet hit anything it need replacing.... (on her insurance I might add)