Richie
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Opinions on a postcard
I'm still awaiting the outcome 
The roads with green lines are dual carriageways. The other two are singles.
[Edited on 15-01-2008 by Richie]
[Edited on 21-01-2008 by Richie]
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
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Pink line - all day long
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Pink line.
Seems its just another muppet driver who doesn't understand roundabouts.
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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the other driver obviously
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Timbaland
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Registered: 20th Jan 07
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The pink line.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Well that exact diagram has been sent on to my insurance company along with a statement of what happened however the general opinion is that its going to end up knock for knock with me paying £400 of my £800 excess. !
Other driver (Female) has not admitted fault
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grogan
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Registered: 31st Jul 06
Location: County Durham
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pink line, but.... i myself would really have moved over to the left lane by either slowing and letting him past / speeding up and overtaking him
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Grogan.... it was pissing down with rain and she was that close i didnt have much of a choice. If I would have braked then it could have been much worse
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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£800 excess? wtf!
Looks like the pink line is in the wrong, But he could easy draw a nice diagram such as yours and say you pulled towards him...
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grogan
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fair point mate, deffo not your fault though, tell her to gtf and keep badgering your insurance to get her to take the blame!
good luck matey
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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other driver should not have even been on the roundabout as they should have given way to the right, and not tried to go round a roundabout on the outside lane.
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Richie
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Location: Newport, Wales
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
£800 excess? wtf!
Looks like the pink line is in the wrong, But he could easy draw a nice diagram such as yours and say you pulled towards him...
The damage tho shows her small frontend of her Daewoo matiz slammed into me
If i steered into her then my wing would have been damaged at least.
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Steve
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i tried staring at that but couldnt make anything out, could never get them magic eyes
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Edd
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these things take ages im finally getting mine sorted just now when the incident happened on the 20th of july 07
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
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Pink line, as were in the wrong lane anyway because if wanting to turn right should be either where the white line should be or in the next lane to the right. And they hit you on the side anyway so the pink line is to blame all the way!
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Pink is obviously at fault, but you're a silly boy for not being "aware" what was happening anyway. I've managed to get out of those situations several times since I started driving.
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Doug
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Pink is obviously at fault, but you're a silly boy for not being "aware" what was happening anyway. I've managed to get out of those situations several times since I started driving.
oh my god your alive....
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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My mate was in the same situation, smallish accident on a roundabout,
the lady would not admit fault although it was obvious she was at fault
that was in autumn 06
and im sure he's still not had a payout
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Dan Lewis
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Leicestershire
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50/50 isnt it as if you would have stayed in the same lane all the way to the junction then the other car wouldn't of been able to get onto the roundabout.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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I did stay in that lane but she pulled out when i was near to crossing her exit at speed!
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Dan Lewis
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
I did stay in that lane but she pulled out when i was near to crossing her exit at speed!
you start off in lane 1 then by the time you exit your in lane 2. so you changed lane which could indicate to another driver you are continuing round the round about
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Richie
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So her total disregard for the highway code pulling out into my lane has nothing to do with it then
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Dan Lewis
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did you get any witness statements? as this would help alot but as its her's agaisnt yours i can see it going 50/50
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Dan Lewis
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she is just doing what you have done. gone into lane 1 to get to the 2nd exit. its just that when you moved over to lane 2 i pressume she thought you were going to exit 3.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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No witnesses pulled over all drove off before i had a chance to flag em down
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