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  • Insurance advice. Damage own car
    So.... Let me get this right. The bollards belong to you and you paid for them to be installed. Is that correct? If so then I repeat that it is... see more
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    • Today 12:44
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  • Insurance advice. Damage own car
    Reporting any injury, loss or damage refers to the third party only, not your own vehicle. That is why I said if damage has been caused to third... see more
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    • Today 12:09
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  • Insurance advice. Damage own car
    @Fellowscot The first question is. Was any damage caused to the bollards. If the answer is no, then no accident/crash has occurred as the law... see more
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    • Today 11:14
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  • Drink driving
    ​​​​​​​It is more common than you think and not just drinking but eating as well. see more
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    • Today 11:07
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  • Police officer's word as evidence
    @NMNeil ​​​​​​​I am guessing you are in the USA (or at least not in the UK) where your rules are very different to ours? see more
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    • Yesterday 13:27
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    ​​​​​​​Will love to hear what you think once you have read them 👍 see more
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    • Yesterday 13:24
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  • Police officer's word as evidence
    A Police officer cannot as a rule give evidence of opinion except in a couple of circumstances, the first being the opinion that someone was/is drunk... see more
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    • 09-06-24 17:48
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    ​​​​​​​If you enjoyed that, then you will definitely enjoy the books written by John Nichol see more
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    • 09-06-24 15:32
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  • Insurance claim help
    They cannot threaten you with theft of your own vehicle when they do not own the vehicle, and they should understand the basic definition of theft. ... see more
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    • 09-06-24 10:56
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  • Insurance claim help
    @thelonestoner At least part of the problem has been resolved but non the less, you can tell them (and they know) that until the account is... see more
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    • 08-06-24 16:28
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    I have recently become an avid reader of the books written by John Nichol who was part of the first crew shot down in the Gulf first time round and... see more
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    • 08-06-24 14:58
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  • Insurance claim help
    @thelonestoner Firstly, I am sorry to read about your misfortune. It is normal practice for insurers to offer the original owner the salvage... see more
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    • 07-06-24 21:24
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  • Driving Wrong Way With Extra Stupid
    I have lost count of the number of times I have had to deal with or get involved with vehicles driving the wrong way up a Motorway or dual... see more
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    • 07-06-24 21:13
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  • Drink driving
    @Drivingforfun It is not illegal to drink whilst driving, and that includes alcohol as it is the amount of alcohol in the blood that becomes an... see more
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    • 07-06-24 19:47
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  • What a doofus
    Now you know how/why indicators self cancel 😉 see more
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    • 03-06-24 12:29
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  • Collision when emerging from minor road to major road whos at fault?
    I don't know where you got that idea from, but wherever it came from I am sorry to say that you have been misinformed. Traffic on the major... see more
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    • 02-06-24 15:15
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  • Collision when emerging from minor road to major road whos at fault?
    Sorry to say, strict liability applies in that whilst I understand what you are saying, it will be deemed that you still failed to accord precedence... see more
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    • 02-06-24 12:37
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  • Car Door Incident
    By reporting it you are not admitting anything, you are simply complying with the law. Given the behaviour of the third party, work on the... see more
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    • 01-06-24 12:32
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  • Car Door Incident
    As mentioned by someone else, the rules apply to any place where the public have access by payment or otherwise or the road is maintained at public... see more
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    • 01-06-24 11:12
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  • Car Door Incident
    The law is quite clear, it states - If owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, injury or damage is caused to a third party, then the... see more
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    • 31-05-24 21:58
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  • What to do after a crash
    That is why I said include everything in your statement because as you rightly say weather can play a contributing factor. If everything is in... see more
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    • 30-05-24 19:20
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  • What to do after a crash
    ​​​​​​​No, Simples 😊 see more
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    • 30-05-24 16:15
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  • Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road
    It has always been the way and I have lost count of the number of cases I have investigated where the injured party was on the road illegally and has... see more
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    • 28-05-24 20:34
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  • Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road
    Your claim with the MIB will be dealt with in the same way as if it was the rider himself you were claiming against. It takes a little longer... see more
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    • 28-05-24 16:23
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  • Country lane accident. Am I at fault?
    I thought I had already responded to this yesterday. So at the risk of repeating myself so apologies if this is the case..... This could go... see more
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    • 28-05-24 15:52
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  • What to do after a crash
    Given how many people seem to have been involved in crashes, it always surprises me that people really have no idea what to do post crash to try and... see more
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    • 28-05-24 15:45
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  • Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road
    These types of crashes are my bread and butter crash investigations and happen far more regularly than people realise. Firstly, motorcycles are... see more
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    • 28-05-24 14:01
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  • Ran a red light and feel guilty as sin
    What he said ☝ Camera's placed on top of traffic lights are usually as you said traffic monitoring cameras, enforcement cameras are very obvious... see more
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    • 28-05-24 13:48
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  • Responsible schools and colleges
    In my semi retirement, apart from being a legal advisor and crash investigator and advanced driving examiner, I also drive a community bus and I am... see more
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    • 28-05-24 12:59
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  • Watches
    I have a collection of about 40 watches. They range from Omega's to top of the range Seiko's, Amadeus, Citizen but to mention a few. However... see more
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    • 28-05-24 12:41
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