Quote Originally Posted by jdm_b16a View Post
You should have learnt one valuable lesson from all this - never engage another driver in any sort of car nonsense, because you will come off second-best, and end up with a whole mess of trouble, which is exactly what you have. There are so many idiots out there that don't give a crap about you and your ride, be it an S2000 or a VW Beetle or whatever.

The law is a very strange animal and most people profess to know something about it but have no real experience with it. The first thing you realise about our judicial system, the courts and what happens in them, is that even if you are RIGHT, you aren't necessarily in a court of law. If you have spent thousands of dollars on a good solicitor you may get somewhere; if you don't, then forget it.

My advice, having been tied up in our court system a couple of times - save/borrow the $$$, get your car fixed, and move on. The money you would spend on a solicitor will easily cover the cost of repairs to your car. Even if you decide to chase this guy, he can just ignore you, your life will get caught up in letter writing, etc and in the end, you will give up in frustration.

Sorry, but that is the reality of the situation. I know I'm being very negative and pessimistic, but as I said, I've been there.

Peter
Thank you for your suggestion and I understand what you mean. However, I have never intended to engage another driver in any sort of nonsense nor if this was the reason for the incident. The guy just unleashed his road rage, and deliberately cut me off but he didn't think he would hit my vehicle.I don't know. The right thing to do is to get out of the vehicle and exchange details. I know how it is with the law and I only intend to represent myself, I have been through the system for speeding terms etc and I understand what you mean.

I am sure as heck the guy would not be bothered with a lawyer at all if he couldn't even make a phone call to put through a claim. He is simply just being a d**head about it and testing to see what I can do. There is absolute no damage to his car. My car will need a front fender, respray and alignment which is not cheap to fix.