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Responsible schools and colleges

Back last century, I did a similar course and took a test organised by Worcestershire County Council so that I could drive a Council minibus to take... see more

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Take a car and motorcycle driving test in parallel

In the UK, you can indeed take car and motorcycle tests in parallel. Once you pass your theory tests, they’re valid for 2 years, allowing you to book... see more

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Idiot Spotting for Beginners

Experienced drivers develop a sixth sense about these situations. It was impressed on me at the learner stage that buses at stops are a potential... see more

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Idiot Spotting for Beginners

I can sort of understand today's mindset of letting someone else take responsibility for ones own problems...but when it involves your own personal... see more

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Idiot Spotting for Beginners

I have just got home from dropping my car off for some work. Two bus rides away. Waiting at the first stop, I was attracted to a woman shouting at... see more

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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

Thank you for your help! Have spoken to police again yesterday who have said I won’t have to go to court or anything as this will be a legal matter... see more

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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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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

This is interesting to read I already knew there was something that doesn't exempt you from treating illegal road users as road users and you can... see more

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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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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

@Mark07 I know things just seem to become a little bit messy when others get involved it becomes a game of Chinese whispers see more

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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

@TC1474 thank you! He has no insurance or license so the claim for myself will go against my own insurance and MIB. Not sure where he stands if he... see more

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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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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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Country lane accident. Am I at fault?

@TC1474 what do you think? see more

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Fault

You said earlier "we collided when I pulled out", and now - regarding mirrors and blindspot - "Yes which was when saw him and stopped". That seems... see more

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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

It wouldn't surprise me if the motorcyclists family are being told a different story. If it were me, I wouldn't be keen to describe how I was... see more

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Watches

@TC1474 Very interesting stories there!!!! Thanks for sharing I know of someone who worked on an F1 support team, they were one of the people... see more

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Swinton Insurance,,,,never !!!

After weeks of exchanging emails I have decided to cancel my new car insurance with Swinton Firstly I cannot understand why they asked for so much... see more

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Fault

@Mac13 Does this post from @TC1474 help? In summary, following a collision, the vehicle approaching from the rear is almost always to blame due... see more

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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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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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Ran a red light and feel guilty as sin

Red light cameras are NOT mounted on the lights. They are placed several metres before the lights, usually quite high and looking down, so as to... see more

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Ran a red light and feel guilty as sin

@NMNeil I don’t know what a red light camera looks like, I have been past the area multiple times and I don’t any big boxes on the lights, there are... see more

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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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Ran a red light and feel guilty as sin

@TC1474 I don’t know what these look like, they do have some small monitoring things on them, I don’t know if that’s a camera or traffic flow sensor.... see more

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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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Caught out by red light camera - around 10 seconds after it went red

I didn't spot the date - my bad. To "challenge an FPN (or more likely a COFP)". you would obviously have to opt for an appearance in a magistrates... see more

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Hit by a motorcyclist turning right into a side road

Hi, looking for some advice! I was turning right from a main road into a side road, I’d slowed down well in time for the junction, checked... see more

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Caught out by red light camera - around 10 seconds after it went red

The OP, who was confused, posted two years ago! The lady (Debs) who hi-jacked the thread a few days ago doesn't seem to be confused, just... see more

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Caught out by red light camera - around 10 seconds after it went red

Not boring at all. The OP still has a few days to wait and see if the dreaded brown envelope drops on their mat (14 days plus bank holidays}. ... see more

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