Non Fault Claim - Other driver now not admitting liability

jimbo6977

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

erm No. Go read the sections 184-186 of the highway code.

You do not give way to your right ON the roundabout or EXITING only APPROACHING and ENTERING a roundabout. Normal road rules apply ENTERING, ON and EXITING a roundabout, main thing with roundabouts is to maintain you're lane at all times where possible unless directed by signs and signals.

Onus is the person merging into a lane, just like a dual carriageway and a car over takes, if the over taking car in lane 2 merges into a car in lane 1 merging car in lane 2 is at fault there is no priority for traffic in lane one to vehicle in lane 2. same on a roundabout with multiple lanes upon an exit, if your in lane 3 entering the roundabout and your exiting at 12 o clock into lane 2 of exit 2 with lane two traffic you maintain your lane then merge in turn or when it is clear to do so.

Personally I agree with you however there are some in the Police driving / Advanced Motoring community who teach/are taught differently: which is ridiculous! How can you have a traffic situation where 95% of users operate to 1 set of rules and the other 5% have their own?

So it is possible that a person in a position to pass judgement on the case could be persuaded that the driver in lane 2 was somehow in the right.

Car_54

DoaM wrote: »

Not if it also had a straight on arrow (as the OP suggests).

Arrows are advisory. Even if she had been in the "wrong" lane, it does not mean that other drivers were free to run into her. The other driver changed lanes without due care, and is at fault. See atrixblue.-MFR- post above.

DoaM

Perhaps you've mis-read my post - please refer to the post I quoted when making that comment. That poster said the OP's gf should have turned left whilst in lane 1 .. not correct if the arrows (on approach to the r-a-b) showed lane 1 as also allowing straight on.

I am in agreement with what you both say.