Get yourself a reasonable quality dash cam, preferably one designed for lorries where you can have rear facing small cameras fitted to both front corner deflectors (or as my company are now doing to the bottom of the mirror casing) and record all three scenes simultaneously.

Much has changed out there but one thing hasn't and never will, the lorry driver easy to blame, you need camera back up now to prove you were not at fault.

I suspect an insurance claim is going to follow whatever the old bill have to say, doubt there will be any bad outcome for you but that camera set up would prove you were in the right and the OS rear facing one would shown how close the other vehicle was you passed by, a good one that covers at least one extra lens won't be cheap though and it will want to be good quality to stand the pounding of a skip motor.

My company are using pro versions of Smart Witness, they are proving totally reliable in 24/7 lorry use, i haven't a clue how much they cost but fitted to some 50 or more lorries now around the country they probably came to some sort of a volume deal.

It is your presence on the road she is alleging caused the accident and subsequent damage to her car and such brings into play Section 170 Road Traffic Act 1988 (google it) and its various requirements i.e. stop,exchange details or report.

She has reported the matter to the police and as such plod has to investigate as an apparent offence of fail to stop alleged. In order to establish the driver of offending vehicle they send the reg keeper a form

(1) to name the driver at time of incident ,and

(2) if possible offence careless driving/fail to conform to white line involved information of notice of intended prosecution for this in 14 days,

You have now received this form which should be completed and returned with 28 days else offence committed.

Once plod has drivers detailed they will interview and obtain drivers version.

Be aware that to pursue a charge fail to stop they have to prove driver aware that an accident has occurred and not wilfully shutting ones eyes to the obvious. Harding v Price [1948] - google it. No contact between vehicles very hard to do so.

Ths incident could well be one against one unless she has dash cam evidence or that of person/s passengers in her car at the time or an idependent witness.

Once investigation complete a file,,if offences disclosed, submitted to CPS for final decision if put before a court.

........await a knock on the door.....

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