Valentines night i stop at a shop and give the car in front at least 4-5ft space. Driver sat in vehicle whilst i pulled up, he was waiting for his missus to finish work in the shop.
Anyway i come out of the shop to witness him slowly reversing into my bike even though i was screaming at him to stop. Bike goes over and the guy helps me lift the bike.
Brake pedal bent on first inspection, which he said could be bent back into position! i said 'it can, but the lever will be useless as when metal bends it weakens' told him it would cost roughly £20 to replace, he was happy with this and told me his wife works in the shop and the road he lives in (no house number given)
On further inspection today, indicators scratched, bars are extremely bent (knew this when i got oh the bike, he had gone by then), mirror scratched, engine cover,fairing and exhaust all scratched.
Rang the shop and spoke to this guys wife, she said she'll have a look at the cctv footage. I dont know why she wants to look at it and have a thought that she might try and erase the footage. I gave her a rough estimate of at least £250 and she said she'll get her husband to ring me tomorrow.
I have taken pictures of the damage and sourced replacement parts that are of new quality and the cheapest i could find.
Do i wait until tomorrow for her husband to ring and argue the toss (he might be reasonable!) or shall i contact my insurers straight away?
They didnt give me insurance details at the scene and im reliant on the cctv footage to argue my case as my helmet cam was switched off at the time.
