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Highway code also says Mirror, Signal, Move. Common sense (not that car drivers have any) also says a shoulder check for blind spot.

Did the car indicate before pulling out? Just a thought...

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Only reason I am apprehensive about it is because police tend to not know the law on filtering and think it's illegal - it's not worth the hassle of filtering.

Doesn't mean it is illegal, though (it isn't).

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I take it as a personal challenge to educate Plod.

If they want to give me a ticket for filtering, that's fine. But they'd better make sure they know the law that they're enforcing when they do.

I'd politely ask them to explain at the scene, then accept the ticket, and appeal it. That would cause a lot of paperwork, some of which might happen to land on the desk of a local paper.

I don't think they'd make the same mistake again!

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Cool,

Good to know as i'm rather unsure when i do it ;)

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I wasn't undertaking I was filtering along the outside of the stationary traffic which according to the highway code we are allowed to do with caution.

I spoke to the insurance (e-bike) and even though I am third party they are sorting out bike repairs and a loan bike because I have some legal expenses cover? I also asked about my gear and they said that will be replaced too. Fingers crossed for a painless resolution.

Ste

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Thor, the car was deffo not indicating as I approached as I would have slowed down and prepared to stop, he pulled out and indicated at the same time (and to be honest I think he was pressing buttons on his tom tom but couldn't prove otherwise). I think he pulled out, I hit him, then he indicated around the corner.

I filtered past police traffic car about 10 or fifteen cars back. They just drove on and left me to pick the bike up :smt103

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The trouble with filtering on a bike is that you are deemed to be overtaking. By doing so you are accepting a certain amount of the risk if there is an accident (apparently)

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Overtaking is a dangerous manouver, yes. So there is some duty of caution. The chap that pulled out in fromt of me said he was avoiding an obstacle in his lane. Presumably one I couldn't see due to the stationary cars around it. Either way, I see that as irrelevant. He still moved out into my path.

I suppose if you can show that you were riding sensibly and not like a knob then you should have a good chance. I expect you'll be getting a letter from a solicitor's firm soon!

Can't believe the cops didn't stop!

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Must have been brew time

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Sorry to hear about your off, good that you were not hurt too bad.

Hopefully its all kosher but tread carefully on the courtesy bike and repairs. I am fully comp with ebike and I did not get a courtesy bike after my off. I did get a completely seperate company phoning me (tipped off by ebike, but when pressed they admitted they were nothing to do with ebike) offering me a bike, and they said it was free as they would claim off the other party. But that assumes the other party will be held 100% liable, which is a big assumption. I didn't go for it as I figured they'd stiff me with the bill if I was found liable. Maybe you have someother deal?