I was a bit behind him, but as I was going to have to go back a bit too, I had looked behind me to ensure there was no-one behind me before moving backwards. When I looked forwards again he was already on his way. Must admit I did wonder afterwards if theere was anything I could have done differently (not excusing him for hitting me).
I had positioned myself near his outside as I had just filtered through traffic on the outside, so if he glanced in his rear view mirror he may not have seen me, however he would have seen nothing but my lights in his wing mirror, so I don't know how he didn't spot me. He said it was the weather, and that it all happened so quickly?? I'm not quite sure how my sitting behind him for more than a minute was "all so quickly" but never mind.
He has agreed to pay for a new front wheel, but on some interwebing they only seem to come in pairs. Oh well, shame, although probably still cheaper than his excess!
I do take the point about getting the forks checked, @DaveC, is that something the guy you use in Fifeshire could do, and provide a report if necesary?
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