Driver did a runner !

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Briefly gents - Friday last week
On a major road on motorbike at approx 25mph .
Silver vectra pulls out on me from side road - I'm left with not enough room to pull up , a traffic island stops me going around them.

Bike locks up and I lost control , I'm a crumpled heap and the bikes off down the road . No or very little contact between us .
According to 2 indepedant witnesses I didn't stand a chance .
He stops , gets out , sees me on the floor and starts walking over to me . Bystanders already there .
In the confusion he legs it and no one takes reg as he'd stopped and was there !

No cctv coverage . Police hold out no hope of him handing himself in now .

Insurance will sort the bike on my policy . 6 weeks off work on ssp with broken scapula , 6 ribs and torn leg muscles .

I'm on my own with this aren't I !? Any bright ideas from the ph massive ?

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Good idea with going back - I'll shuffle down there one evening when I can

Didn't know about claiming uninsured losses ? Even without a reg number ? If that's the case that would be amazing !

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I shall investigate the MIB route , I'd rather not be out of pocket if I can avoid it - I'll be paying through the nose for insurance next fewcyear now I guess

I'm sure he won't own up but if I were certain I'd identified , I'd love to pass his details to the police for a word and see if he is legit - the officer attending suggested those that run usually have something to hide .

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That's very helpful gents - thanks , I shall investigate ! Sounds fairly hopeful though - £700 of kit scrapped , £250 excess and a large (to me ) amount of missed wages so anything that helps would make a big difference