Well finally I had the news the other day that the 'other side' has agreed to settle following my car accident last September. They are not admitting liability, but they accept that if it went to court they would lose.
We had the odd battle along the way, like them wanting me to accept that the accident was 50% my fault because that was their understanding of the police report. Er.......let me think - no! And are you reading the same police report as me??
They also sent a letter stating the Highway Code states you should take care passing large vehicles! And??? Are you suggesting I wasn't? I went through the Highway Code and quoted every single rule relating to overtaking lorries on the motorway, and any other rule that might be relevant!
They then tried to call me an unreliable witness!! Number one - what's my job?? I think I might be considered slightly more reliable the lorry driver who told the police it was a car in front if him that braked heavily that had become a van by the time he spoke to his insurers! Suggested that makes him unreliable!!
But ultimately, they are paying up, and it will pay a few bills and pay for us to go to Berlin in December. It has all dragged on a bit, and although my insurance company was excellent in the beginning and has sorted it all out, I did have to do a fair amount of chasing and I had far more info for them than a normal mop - advantage of the investigating force being the one you work for!! Also, being a bit au fait with the relevant bits if the Road a Traffic Act relevant to collisions, has helped with some of the insurance companies attempts to fob me off!!
