http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "A CYCLIST has won £17,000 in damages following a dispute with a van driver" en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:55:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221261 Fri, 27 May 2016 20:27:09 +0000 chdot 221261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The one with the expensive habits has a part time job"</p> <p>I was thinking of the one with the liking for farmers' market produce, baked goods from across the border, exotic bottled liquids, gardening equipment and N+1 habits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221258 Fri, 27 May 2016 20:21:39 +0000 gembo 221258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The one with the expensive habits has a part time job in Scotmid. Having left school recently I met the girl coming down the street on the way to her 10-4 shift, then two hour break and back for 6-10.</p> <p>It was like totally mega, awesome and a total legend like</p> <p>There used to be a house up at crosswood crescent that issued tickets (they were free though) for their Halloween performance of Haunted House. Queues stretched down the street </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221256 Fri, 27 May 2016 20:03:39 +0000 chdot 221256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Guessing la famille gembo might not be so keen on the ticket idea"</p> <p>Depends who gets the money. Some of them have expensive habits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221254 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:55:29 +0000 unhurt 221254@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was thinking more like a series of 1970s magazine articles - weekly themes could include interior design, fashion (especially hats), philosophy, lifestyles of the [etc]. (Guessing la famille gembo might not be so keen on the ticket idea.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221251 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:45:20 +0000 chdot 221251@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I feel like there should be an At Home With Gembo"</p> <p>Perhaps you could sell tickets? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221250 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:44:10 +0000 chdot 221250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The minstrels may be vegetarian, but that's not the point... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221249 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:36:34 +0000 gembo 221249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@srd phew</p> <p>@chdot, vegetarian minstrels, the milk chocolate melts in your mouth not on your hands</p> <p>@unhurt, yes that is the way I look at it, armchair punditry Etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221248 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:25:50 +0000 unhurt 221248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I feel like there should be an At Home With Gembo thread just for these sorts of word pictures. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221246 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:23:38 +0000 chdot 221246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"eating minstrels"</p> <p>I thought you were vegetarian (or doesn't canibalism count?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221244 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:10:21 +0000 SRD 221244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo you couldn't. That why I explained. Sorry. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221241 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:02:02 +0000 gembo 221241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@srd, how are we meant to know you were referring to the EEN story when the story link is to the Herald story?</p> <p>@min, there is a recent thread on here with totally lovely driver who takes the cyclist he has just knocked off his bike through not observing traffic lights, home In his van, all lovely and helpful and then tries to pull a lights were broken pile of baloney. Always stay down, always phone polis etc, easy to say in comfort of arts and crafts upholstered mini armchair next to dual fuel burning stove drinking Montange st emillion and eating minstrels </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221154 Fri, 27 May 2016 11:02:47 +0000 Kim 221154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Want to know more about Presumed Liability come to the <a href="http://edfoc.org.uk/events/event/cycling-and-the-law-2/">Cycling and the Law talk</a>, it's free. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221137 Fri, 27 May 2016 08:19:16 +0000 SRD 221137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edit, I was referring to the EEN story, which basically read like a press release from cycle law (which is I'm sure exactly what it was) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221136 Fri, 27 May 2016 08:03:18 +0000 paddyirish 221136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done Cycle Law.</p> <p>Does make me wonder if the insurer was in on it... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221133 Fri, 27 May 2016 07:42:51 +0000 Min 221133@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The driver was very apologetic at the time and instantly admitted that the collision was his fault.” </em></p> <p>This seems to be extremely common. A reminder to never trust the driver no matter how apologetic at the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221130 Fri, 27 May 2016 07:27:44 +0000 gembo 221130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very straightforward explanation of presumed liability in the article</p> <p>Jazzed up by word fake in headline. The driver recreated photos of his recollection over time when it became apparent to him his original admission of guilt was going to take his no claims bonus away. The insurance company knew these were recreations.</p> <p>From my vantage point from a cheap IKEA wicker chAi in a chilly back porch it is easy to say - get witness statements at the time, phone the polis etc </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221129 Fri, 27 May 2016 07:13:30 +0000 Stickman 221129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can't read the full article but will then insurer be pursuing fraud charges? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221128 Fri, 27 May 2016 06:49:32 +0000 SRD 221128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice advert for cycle law! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221127 Fri, 27 May 2016 01:09:25 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 221127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A weel kent name - hope his knee's all right.</p> <p>Well done Cycle Law Scotland for dissecting another dissembling delinquent driver. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16446#post-221125 Fri, 27 May 2016 00:29:04 +0000 chdot 221125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14519386.Cyclist_wins___17_000_damages_after_van_driver__faked_photos__to_avoid_liability_for_crash" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14519386.Cyclist_wins___17_000_damages_after_van_driver__faked_photos__to_avoid_liability_for_crash</a> </p>