On 15/07/2014 10:07, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 15/07/2014 09:48, Nick wrote:
On 14/07/2014 18:02, Mrcheerful wrote:
The driver should have realised that the cyclist would have fridge
freezer insurance to cover the damage.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime...s-9604177.html




Hopefully Mr Watkiss will be given a jail sentence to set an example.

The cyclist's home insurance may contain legal cover which will help him
to claim compensation for any injury caused.

A collision where a cyclist takes off a car wing mirror may seem minor
to the driver but could lead to many thousands of pounds compo for the
cyclist.

However, criminal damage, which the cyclist admitted could amount to a
few thousand plus a criminal record and even jail time, not good on a
solicitor's record, I also do not think that fridge freezer insurance
will pay out for deliberately inflicted damage.

You appear to be confused.

You may regard a cyclist who is hit by a dangerously driven car as
causing criminal damage, but most other people and the courts wouldn't.

It is a bit like accusing someone of causing criminal damage for
scuffing your boots after you have kicked them in the teeth.

One wonders where this type of thinking comes from, what line of work
are you in?