Hit and Run

Edwin
Edwin Posts: 785
edited February 2008 in Commuting chat
Apologies if this has been on here before, which it undoubtedly has. I'm off to A&E in a minute and also need to call the Police so I'll keep it breif.
Taken out, didn't get registration, headset snapped so bike in bits,one witness who has kindly supplied name and address.

Any advice?

Ta

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  • chronyx
    chronyx Posts: 455
    No advice other than contact your solicitors, and get well soon!
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  • Edwin
    Edwin Posts: 785
    Thanks, don't have a solicitor as such but am a member of CTC so will contact them tomorrow.
    Cheers
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Anyone get a full reg... otherwise you are probably stuffed like I was....
  • A - W
    A - W Posts: 253
    Hope your ok?
    FCN 10
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    hope you were OK

    Good luck with the legals

    CCTV if in built up area? Let plod know...
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Edwin
    Edwin Posts: 785
    No CCTV as far as I'm aware (residential area) and couldn't get car reg, but I have got part of his bumper that was smashed off. This identifies the car as a VW Golf, which a witness said was red, that's about all I've got to go on.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    Edwin wrote:
    No CCTV as far as I'm aware (residential area) and couldn't get car reg, but I have got part of his bumper that was smashed off. This identifies the car as a VW Golf, which a witness said was red, that's about all I've got to go on.

    This happened to me in edinburgh at the start of december. 2 broken ribs and a fair bit of bruising and skinned flesh.

    Police said they didn't get anything off CCTV, but to be honest, I don't think they even really checked.

    I was the same. No number plate, just model and color of van.

    Hopefully you can get some restitution from somewhere, because I didn't :cry: and hope your not too badly damaged (watch out for that shock and adrenaline.........youl feel worse later!)
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    happened to my GF, she got the reg, cops said "sorry that car is not registered on the DVLA database" and that was it.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    fossyant wrote:
    Anyone get a full reg... otherwise you are probably stuffed like I was....
    The Motor Insurers Bureau pays out for uninsured or untraced drivers, you can file a claim yourself, but a solicitor (and/or CTC) would be better. I got £4000 from the MIB for a whiplash injury after being hit and run by a travellers bus - no reg number taken.
  • Edwin
    Edwin Posts: 785
    Thanks everyone, I've put a claim in through the CTC's solicitors, hopefully might get some cash towards new forks, handlebars and headset.
    Swapped my lights and mudguards onto my racer last night, so I'm still rolling. I was planning to buy a new racebike this year anyway so I don't mind using it for commuting until I can get the fixed um, fixed.

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