Brenda Mitchell, founder and lead Solicitor at Cycle Law Scotland discusses cycling cases, insurers and what to do if involved in a collision whilst riding your bicycle.
10. Insurers Excuses
• “Red light jumping”
• “Launched off the pavement”
• “Came from nowhere”
• “Riding too fast”
• Changing their story
• Refusing to provide insurance details
• MIB
12. What do you do if the worst happens
to you?
• STOP at the scene if injured.
• Contact the Police.
• Note the reg number(s) and get contact and
insurance details.
• Photograph where possible
• Call us on 0800 0899 3389
We never said this would be easy. As Alison reminded me at the Heels ‘n’ Wheels event during the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling last Summer, she said, “This is going to be a marathon not a sprint.”