Hit and Run !!!!

[Crankarm]

Unfortunatly i am not a member but have been thinking of joining some sort of organisation just for the fact of the amount of commuting i do.Which is the better group to join,are there many members from here ?

You don't have to join any cycling organisation if you don't want. Obviously it is better for cycling if you do as your subs can go toward promoting and campaigning for cycling in whatever vein the organisation is in to. The 3rd party insurance schemes are just that - 3rd party, ie if any one makes a claim against you, you are insured so are not personally liable. However if you need to make a claim against some one eg Audi driver or MIB then pretty much any PI solicitor preferrably one specialising in cycling collisions will take you on on a no win no fee basis whether they are affiliated to a club or not, or just in the back of CyclingWeekly or the LCC mag. You don't have to be a member of BC or CTC for them to take you. BC and CTC only act as agents or forwarders. AVOID CLAIMS HANDLERS AT ALL COSTS.

Anyway of the two BC is probably better as CTC use Russell Jones Walker who I wasn't that impressed with. I used CycleAid who advertise in CyclingWeekly who are a firm of solicitors Simon Holt & Co. based in Preston I think, behind the CyclAid name. They were ok. They had their moments. They got me a nice payout and also interim payments which I wouldn't have got on my own. But they are solicitors afterall, whose only interests before yours are their own.................

As some one else has stated take your own pics of your injuries or get your gf, wifey, partner, sister, mum or mate to take them. Use a ruler along side to give an indication of size and scale. Take pics as your injuries progress. Keep a diary. If you sign up with CycleAid they will give you a questionaire and diary to document your injuries pain and suffering over time.

Also get down to your GP asap to have him/her document your injuries as hospitals only keep the minimum of records. Plus in a few days your bruises will really start to come out and deepen. Take some more pics as they do. The GP can recommend or assist with any further treatment such as physio. Are your tetanus jabs up to date?

Get your bike to a decent bike shop for an estimate of repairs and replacement of any other bits of kit. Don't hurry back to work if you don't have to but given the economic climate it might be better to ask your employer how they feel about you being away. You don't want to lose your job as well.

Let's hope the plods trace the driver and he/she is insured. Then when it's all concluded nuke them. No only joking.

 

[skudupnorth]

Again thanks for the support,info and replies it has been most helpful.As for getting back on two wheels......TRY AND STOP ME !!!!! You should have seen the look i got from the nurse at the hospital and Mrs Skud when i said i need to get back on the bike asap !!!
The car i found looks promising tonight but i will let the Police do their thing now.
Cheers again,but for now i have to bloody commute in a damn car...please don't look too smug when you pass a VW Touran stuck in traffic near Bolton

 

[Tharg2007]

any updates on this skud? did the police coe back to you?

 

[Twenty Inch]

I'm glad the police are taking it seriously, that's progress.

 

[skudupnorth]

Nothing yet,i had to fill a big form out with all the details i knew and the possible car involved with an address but without me actually seeing the reg plate as i bounced they said it could be a no go ! I have contacted one of the legal bods that was sugested on the site and they are going to at least try a re-claim damages to me and the bike gear via the MIB.I'm not happy the idiot might get away with such a dangerous act but in this day and age no-one can move without good hard evidence (reg number)> Hopefully i can get the bike sorted and as soon as my knee and elbow have eased up a bit because this driving lark is over rated !
Thanks agin for all the help and info...... BRILLIANT SITE !!!!!

 

[Tharg2007]

when you located the car did you check it for damage? there must be paint on it from your bike or paint from the car on your bike

 

[skudupnorth]

when you located the car did you check it for damage? there must be paint on it from your bike or paint from the car on your bike

Every time i had a look it was parked close up to another and the Police advised i do not go there.They are sending a letter to the suspect in the hope that if it was him he will come clean,they said they just do not have the resources to pursue every case and because i am not in hospital i am lower down the pecking ordered,,,,thankfully in some way !

 

[Tharg2007]

thats crazy, what if next time he kills someone, and that someone will have a mother, a father, a brother a son, a daughter.

I would have gone and had a good look at the car, there is nothing in the law to prevent you, go check it out for yourself, then confirm it to the police as the car that hit you.

Also all a letter will do will alert him to get his car repaired asap and destroy any evidence.
Seems like another opportunity lost to take a dangerous driver off the streets by idle police.

 

[BentMikey]

...and with a camera to film any damage.

 

[I am Spartacus]

If you come and pick me up - (dont have a car) I will go and ask him if he was the fookwit who knocked you off your bike.
I dont mind the police having a go at me.
The guy is guaranteed a coward .. be nice if his wife and kids or mother is there to hear his shame as well.

 

[classic33]

Every time i had a look it was parked close up to another and the Police advised i do not go there.They are sending a letter to the suspect in the hope that if it was him he will come clean,they said they just do not have the resources to pursue every case and because i am not in hospital i am lower down the pecking ordered,,,,thankfully in some way !

Bugger that for a start. Its a public highway your looking at going on I take. If thats the case then the police can't stop you from travelling along it. Similar response when hit sideways on in 2005. Found the car, reported the fact to the police who promptly said it was nothing to do with me.
You are trying to eliminate a person from your enquiries, not going looking for the person that hit you.

Take a camera, any damage to the vehicle in question, make sure you get pictures of all damage to the vehicle. If you feel up to it, use flash. Shows up any dents & scratches a lot more, but it can also alert the person to what your doing. Mobile phone with the number of the police station being the last dialled number is also helpful.

 

[skudupnorth]

After saying they cannot have a look at the car had a call from another officer who knows one of my work mates.He paid a visit today but the car car was not there but on a plus note they wll be going round this evening so lets hope for me it's the right car.
Again,many thanks for your support and advice.

 

[classic33]

Taken from the MIB unisured drivers form:
d Making a formal request to the police. Section 154 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes it an offence for a person against whom a claim is made to withhold details of insurers.

This includes the police. If they have the drivers details make a formal request for them.

 

[gavintc]

Wafflycat, thanks for the comments. I have learnt something tonight. I did not know that you can get a claim from the MIB. thanks.

 

[classic33]

Download from
http://www.mib.org.uk/Downloadable+Documents/en/Default.htm