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Yesterday afternoon I was travelling down the A1. I was overtaking an HGV and was almost clear of it when it pulled out. His front wheel hit my rear passenger side, spun me flat against the front of his cab, and I travelled sideways down the A1 for what seemed an eternity. The police attended and closed the road, and told me that the Romanian driver had no blind spot mirror enabling him to see me as I was alongside.
Anyway, a very lucky escape, but is this likely to be a write off? The car is an S1, less than a year old and has done about 11,000 miles. Remarkably the airbags did not deploy.
Anyway, a very lucky escape, but is this likely to be a write off? The car is an S1, less than a year old and has done about 11,000 miles. Remarkably the airbags did not deploy.
TooMany2cvs said:
It's a very minor impact.
You're kidding me? I think I was lucky to walk away from this. A fully loaded HGV hit me at about 55mph.TooMany2cvs said:
Today's lesson? Don't hang about in truck driver's blindspots.
Although I understand your point, it was another truck pulling out ahead suddenly that meant I couldn't fully clear the HGV. When I started the pass it was clear ahead.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff