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John contacted Motorcycle Law Scotland regarding a road traffic incident he had been involved in near Hamilton whilst riding his motorcycle home from work.
John is an experienced motorcyclist having held his licence for over 15 years. He's also an Advanced motorcyclist and an Observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists. He became aware of Motorcycle Law Scotland following a presentation its Founder, Brenda Mitchell, did for IAM Members in Glasgow.
John fell from his motorcycle when a car failed to give way.
John entered the roundabout on the A723 Strathaven Road and was planning to take the second exit when a car failed to give way, entered the roundabout from his left and collided with him.
As an experienced motorcyclist, John saw the car approaching and made sure he had eye contact with the driver. However, the car kept on coming straight at him and he was therefore denied any opportunity to take effective evasive action. He fell from his motorcycle on impact and was injured.
John was injured and his bike and kit were damaged.
The behaviour of the driver following the collision was rather strange. He was initially apologetic but when it was suggested the Police should be called to the scene, he became aggressive and threatening. The Police arrived, breathalysed the driver and confirmed that he had, in fact, been driving under the influence of alcohol.
John sustained injuries to his neck, shoulder and back. His brand new BMW motorcycle, BMW Evo 6 helmet and Rukka Armas motorcycle leathers were all badly damaged. The quality of his protective clothing certainly reduced the extent of his injuries.
How Motorcycle Law Scotland helped.
A claim was intimated to the third party insurers within days of the incident occurring. The Police informed our motorcycle Lawyers that charges had been brought against the driver for driving under the influence of alcohol as well as careless driving. The driver proceeded to then plead guilty. He was fined £200 for the careless driving charge as well as £400 for the drink driving charge and disqualified from holding a driver licence for 2 years. The third party insurers subsequently admitted liability for the incident and proceeded to release interim payments so that our client could replace his damaged motorcycle and kit. Settlement negotiations commenced with a final settlement reached being in excess of £17,000.
John was delighted with the outcome. His main concern at the outset was to recover the extensive cost of his damaged motorcycle and kit. He was not expecting to be in a position to claim £4,500 for his injury alone.
Our Award Winning Team
Brenda Mitchell
Senior Partner
Brenda has been a Personal Injury Lawyer for over 38 years and for the last 20 years has specialised representing injured motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Jodi Gordon
Partner
Jodi is a Partner at RTA Law LLP with 14+ years’ experience in catastrophic injury claims for vulnerable road users including cyclists and motorcyclists.
Thomas Mitchell
Partner
Thomas represents clients who have been involved in road traffic incidents and he specialises in representing vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
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