Someone crashed into my A8

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by 47p2

So I'm cycling along this road in the cycle lane when a driver opens his door and I'm doored/slammed and have to eat hospital food for the next week through a straw...Who is to blame?

The Council.
Highway Code Rule 67: Leave plenty of room when passing parked vehicles and watch out for doors being opened or pedestrians stepping into your path.

So the Council cause or permit cyclists to break rule 67.

[sarg]

Originally Posted by audifin

As Norretal says, you don't know any of the circumstances, how can you form an opinion?

I form an opinion from what you've posted, that's how forums work

Originally Posted by audifin

Let alone make accusation of dishonest insurance claim, pretty serious accusation.

I agree, but when did I accuse anyone? This is just your interpretation, or opinion if you will, of what I wrote.

Originally Posted by sarg

As you say, you main thing is that nobody was hurt, but if you are actually at fault here then you should play fair, amongst other things it's dishonest claims that makes all our premiums more expensive

All I said was that dishonest claims make it all more expensive for all of us, I didn't say yours was, did I? Maybe it's a guilty complex?

Originally Posted by 47p2

So I'm cycling along this road in the cycle lane when a driver opens his door and I'm doored/slammed and have to eat hospital food for the next week through a straw...Who is to blame?

I agree. Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but if you open your door in front of a moving vehicle, then IMHO it's your own fault if you lose your door. My other half once did the exact same thing in a supermarket car park just as another car pulled in to the next space - very minor damage, but I paid for the other party's repair as it was the right thing to do.

[audifin]

Originally Posted by sarg

I form an opinion from what you've posted, that's how forums work

Thankfully insurance companies' decisions are not based on opinions formed by amateurs without knowing any details about the actual incident

Originally Posted by sarg

I agree, but when did I accuse anyone? This is just your interpretation, or opinion if you will, of what I wrote.

Yes my interpretation was that you accused me/my partner of insurance fraud. Bolding and underlining the "if" -word doesn't really change that, but if you didn't mean it I accept that.