Roundabout collision

[davidblaine]

Yesterday I was travelling towards a mini roundabout to go straight ahead there was nothing coming from my right so I was free to go straight head without stopping at the give way line, Obviously I dropped my speed to around 15mph then from my left another car pulled out straight infront of I slammed on however couldnt stop my car in time and collided into her side damaging her drivers door and window my car had damage to bumper and bonnet.
As soon as the accident had happened I checked my rear view mirror and noticed there were other cars approaching so naturally turned on my hazard lights to alert them of oncoming accident, the passenger of the other vehichle then left the vehichle stating it was my fault and that I had my left indicator on I advised her I never it was just my hazards refusing to accept this she beleived I was in the wrong which im not she also claims to have a witness who states I had my left indicator on this witness coincidently also resides down the same street as the driver, myself, the other driver and her passenger where all fine with no injuries but any advice would be much appreciated.

[oldhamfan]

I would say it is her fault, even if you were indicating left. You were on her right at the roundabout and she shouldn't trust your signal and just pull out.

I might be wrong but that is how I see it. Your insurance companies will fight it out anyway, that's what you pay them for. Make it clear what happened from your point of view, there's nothing more you can do than that.

[R1Geezer]

She has to give way to you, even if you are indicating she should make no assumptions. I'm slighty curious as to why you had your hazards on though.

[paraffin]

She's bluffing, simple as that! If she entered the roundabout from your left while you were crossing and there was a collision, she's to blame.

Even had you been indicating, that's exactly all it is - an indication that you intend to turn in that direction - but anyone who tries to pre-empt you and it results in collision, they are at fault.

I'm a bit puzzled that the Police weren't called?

[danchip]

it is not clear in your post who was on the roundabout first if you were on first then you had right of way whether you were indicating or not

however if the other car was already on/had already crossed the junction onto the roundabout before you did then she has right of way

[davidblaine]

I was on the roundabout first and the 3rd party driver shot on onto the roundabout, the reason I activated my hazards is because as the accident had occured and I noticed there was traffic approaching from behind.
Anyway for the people who have answered and are interested the 3rd party accepted full liabilty and my car is the garage as we speak.

[davidblaine]

Oh the police was notified at the time but stated as there were no injuries they had no reason to be notified.

[andy1991]

omg tht happened 2 me yesterday night!! only 17and still in shock abit but the girl made it owt 2 be my falt when it was basicly hrs because she should of gave way...... i thought ok its safe to go cause she has 2 stop but she kept going which made me crash into the side of her.....

[dizmouk2009]

I love reading post like this, and the one from 'dennisb66' especially. As far as insurance companies see it, any vehicle coming from the right on mini roundabouts, roudabouts and island have right of way. The rule for mini roundabouts is even simpler, this applies even if the vehicle on the left (myself for example) is on the mini roundabout. The post above, albeit very old, is a perfect example of this. I can relate to this as I have been in the same position, although, I was the person who pulled out. The use of the word 'pulled out' on this occasion means 'proceeding to make progress'. I pulled out from 'the left' and got almost all the way around the mini roundabout until I was stopped (collision with my offside back wheel) by a women driving a VW Golf. She was aligned right over the top of the painted white circle and only sustained damage to her right front end. This clearly shows that I was nearly off the roundabout. To cut a long story short, she obviously wanted to get home and do what ever it was she had to do. She was no where near the roundabout, if she had of been she wouldn't of needed to be going so fast that she was completely unable to steer her vehicle around the large white painted circle. Although she had an apparently 'credible' witness, the car behind mine which, had absolutely no view of the incident. Yet still I lost, advised by my own insurance company to admit liability which I reluctantly did after making sure I made the witness feel about 1 inch tall. At least now maybe he will write the word 'braking' and not 'breaking' on his next comical fairytale witness statement.