Car Accident on Roundabout - Whos fault??

[cgilsenan]

I was involved in a minor car crash today and am not sure if it is equal blame or the other persons fault...any advice would be much appreciated... sorry if the description is a bit long winded.....

It was a large roundabout with 2 lanes marked all the way around.
The first exit was onto a dual carriageway, so went off onto 2 lanes.
I was in the left hand lane of the roundabout, indicating right, to carry on round until the second exit.
When passing the 1st exit, a car in the right hand lane on the roundabout came across my lane to join the 2nd lane of the dual carriageway at the 1st exit.
The front passenger side of their car impacted the front driverside of my car.
To confuse the matter, there are dots on the road guiding the right hand lane of the roundabout off onto the 2nd lane on the dual carriageway. There is also a white line guiding the route on round the roundabout.

Any advice.....?????

[sara3]

how many exits are on the roundabout?

[QueenOfAmber]

BAD DESRIPTION!!! I'm not entirely sure but I think it's your fault for not getting into the right lane???

[Lakitu]

Hehe Sara, I asked the same thing in his other Q x

[sara3]

and I thought I'd been sent to the dungeons!

Queenie, do they have roundabouts in the USA?

[hippyhoppy]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport /Highwaycode/DG_070338

If I can remember back a million years to when I did my test - left hand lane for the first two exits.. so it sounds like you were in the correct lane if you were heading to the second exit...

[cazzz1975]

lol sara 1-0

[sara3]

thank you =o)

her time is coming!

[terambulan]

Knock for knock.....each one pays their own damages.

Do you have an 'excess cost' on your policy. If the damage to your vehicle costs less than the excess then don't claim from insurance but pay for repair yourself. Insurance claims increase premiums.

[cgilsenan]

sorry i posted this question twice...have never used the site before and was a bit confused about where best to post!

The roundabout had 5 exits, I was heading for the 2nd exit and the crash happened at the first exit

thanks for your advice guys

[terambulan]

Repeat:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on685715.html

that's tied it up!

[sara3]

it sounds like the other car was already on the roundabout and you may have pulled out when you shouldn't have.. were there any witnesses?