Request for advice following collision

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

Picked the bike up today.

The good news first:
In a month of not riding it, I forgot how civilised it was and how it is the perfect slow bike. Very much enjoyed the ride home from Evans.
The rear wheel is well trued. And OEM mudguard, stay and frame bracket doodab have been fitted. The mechanic also noticed the gear cable had just started to fray at the point the doohicky that slots into the doodabber to select the gear is bolted on, so replaced that for good measure. Only it wasn't correctly adjusted and the barrel adjuster was fully wound out, so I quickly corrected that when I got home.

The bad news:
The impact must have seized one of the mudguard stay bolts in the drive side dropout. A new hole has been drilled, partially through the bolt and partially through the dropout and the stay has been secured with a lock nut and bolt. Some of the old bolt is protruding on the left and the right of the dropout, which means the head of the new bolt and the new nut both sit slightly proud.

The frame was unblemished too when it went in, and there are a couple of small hairline scratches about midway down the seat tube which were not there before (I washed the bike before taking it in).

I guess the mudguard stay repair is perfectly functional, even if it looks a bit MacGyvered and I guess it's a bike shop and not a machine shop.
Still, happy to have the bike back and let that be the end of it. And other than the £35 inspection fee, I've not paid a penny for the repairs.

 

[Bad Company]

Ask for her insurance details and make a claim on her insurance. That way she has to declare on the next few renewals that she was involved in a collision. Her premium will go up and it may prompt her to drive more carefully.

If she’s made a genuine mistake and willing to pay for it that should be enough.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

If she’s made a genuine mistake and willing to pay for it that should be enough.

Excuse me?

Not reporting a collision to to her insurers is breaking the terms of that insurance and actually invalidates it if later discovered.

The general consensus that enforcing motorists responsibilities is a bad thing is remarkable.

If motorists believed they would be held to account for their illegality they wouldn't break the law so casually.

 

[Schneil]

The time taken to pursue an insurance claim for the damage simply wasn't worth it to me. Basically it would only have been one Fulcrum rear wheel which I would not have be able to source so would have to find a similar repla

I was involved in a left hook collision with a driver last year. She was initially helpful, but ghosted me when she found out my bike was damaged and I needed her to pay for repairs.

My 105 shifter was completely goosed. I got her insurance details from the MIB, gave her insurance a call and informed them I'd be making a claim.

I sent the claim handler a link to my helmet camera video. They accepted full liability and paid for a pair of new shifters to be fitted.

It wasn't much hassle. It was much easier than pursuing the driver.