A cyclist who was knocked down by a car that failed to give way has been awarded compensation for his injuries by Market Harborough Magistrates’ Court.
The driver of the car, Robin Perry, told the Court that he was making a turn and failed to see the cyclist approaching. Mr Perry claimed that the sun was in his eyes and he only realised that the cyclist had been coming down the hill towards him when his car was hit by ‘something yellow’ and he ‘saw a person rolling around on the floor’.
In the crash, the cyclist suffered a broken wrist and a sprained ankle, and had to spend the night in hospital.
Mr Perry was convicted of driving without due care and attention, fined £335 and ordered to pay the cyclist £200. He had no insurance cover, for which he could offer no excuse, and was banned from driving for nine months.
The cyclist is still free to pursue a civil claim for compensation. In cases such as this, where the driver who is at fault is uninsured, compensation may be available through the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, an organisation established to compensate victims of accidents caused by uninsured or untraced drivers. This is very poorly publicised, leaving many people who find themselves in such a situation under the impression that they have no right of redress.
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