goes like this
3 lanes
left lane soon to block (roadworks ahead)
right lan merges into middle lane (normally)
im in the middle, rhs merging into middle and its 1st gear and traveling less than 5mph or standing
i allow a red escort to come in front of me from rhs and now its my turn to i proceed
van to my rhs decides he too will proceed but he is further back so not my issue

as i continue straight he hits my drivers side rear wheel arch with his bumper (my scenic his vito)

i get out a steh vehicles are now locked together
i go to his door 'you hit my fuckin car'
he says no he didnt
this repeats several times until i take his keys and walk back round to the damage and instruct him to follow (he says he will cll teh cops as i took his keys and i invite him to do so) keys go under his bumper
he follows and umms and arrs and finally he aploogises and stats its his fault (should i mention this to his insurance?????)

1 million pictures taken
damage is minimal- his bumper/wing scratched but its a van soo.....

mine- arch pushed in a tad and paint taken off the arch and bumper
i got his details and gave him mine, he offered some cash but as i know these old cars get written off then ill get paid and keep the salvage (i had an escort si catC'd for a headlamp!!! they wont fix and paint my scenic 1/4 panel) so i turn down his 50 and tell him i expect ill get 500 and salvage so no point taking his nifty, he pulls his van off my can and more pics then its time to part ways his saying it will be knock for knock (as he is leaving pfff- pretty clearly not as he his behind the driver view and i'd been kind enough to allow the previous car from his lane to join mine)


so whats the opinion?
ill take any (except about my choice of school run car as 45mpg is good enough for me and i'd just collected a large swing of the roofrack which is very handy )

my car is 105k 2000 model 1.616v scenic so i expect no repairs and a pay out of around 5-700