Male driver hit me from behind and tried to intimidate me into admitting fault ...wwyd?

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Pulling away in stop start traffic, the transit van behind ploughed into me.
I was in shock trying to collect my thoughts when my driver door was pulled open and the driver of the other vehicle stuck his head in my vehicle and shouted " what are you doing?" I answered "you ran into me!" He started yelling, I cannot remember what but I was scared so I pulled the door shut, he fought with me but I managed to get it closed enough to catch and lock it - not completely because the 'door open' siren was going off although it took me a few second to realise what it was.
He went back to his vehicle and I could just about see him in the rear view gesticulating and yelling.

He came back another two times trying to open my door, banging on the window and yelling through the glass trying to get me to admit fault.

I had called the police and as soon as the traffic police arrived he stopped the ott behaviour but still strutted up and down the hard shoulder yelling down his mobile phone.

The traffic police, my insurers and a third party no win no fee type set up have said they can see no fault on my part so my question is this...

After being scared, upset, and now bloody angry I now want to 'do' this sexist bastard as I am quite sure he would not have behaved like that had I been a male driver.

How do I get some justice against him?

I am going to contact the police tomorrow to ask their opinion as well as Enterprise, the owners of the vehicle that hit me.

Can anyone offer any further thoughts. I hate the sexism of it. He should not get away with behaving like that towards a lone female driver he had run into the back of.

His behaviour was threatening towards you......definitely speak to the police about it. If he was trying to intimidate you into accepting the blame then I'm pretty sure he was breaking the law.

Please be aware that unwittingly often insurance companies put the details of the other party on all correspondence. Please speak to them and ask them not to. Dont mean to worry you just worth doing if possible.

definitely get to the gp about the neck and shoulders and get physio organised - you can claim it all back later. ask the police if there's cctv as well - they might have footage of him trying to open the car door

You neck and shoulders are going to hurt for quite some considerable time. No really, they are. You may even be unable to work.
You will find that you have been injured through no fault of your own. See a solicitor.
Forget the sexism bit - impossible to prove. Go about this the right way not the crusading campaigner against sexism way.

Men only shout at women in car accidents?

Unbelievable.

I had a van run into me this time last year. They are behind they are at fault. Took ages to sort through insurance though.
The driver of the van though was very nice. Admitted liability there and then. Even so it did take a while.
I don't understand why you said nothing to the police about his threatening behaviour?

He was clearly at fault, and his behaviour was vile - you should report everything he did to the police and push for action.

The only bit I don't agree with, is your assumption that this was sexist, and saying that he shouldn't behave like this towards a lone female. He shouldn't behave like this towards anyone, end of. In fact I'm inclined to agree with whoever said if you had been a bloke, he may well have punched you. He's obviously an ignorant thug

Hi op, sorry to hear what you have been through,

okay was the enterprise written with small e at the beginning or capital e, and did he look like he was in work clothes?

get yourself to hospital tonight if you leave it til tomorrow you may not be able to claim personal injury

and push for the police to do him for driving without due care and attention

did you tell the police about the behaviour and make sure you tell your ins company about the abuse

If you are in pain of any kind, you can and should make a claim against him. Get on to a solicitor, and make a doctors appointment to prove you have suffered and get any treatment you need.

And complain to the police.

I am so sorry for what happened to you - the man is a dick.
However, don't inflate the claim for spite - it will not affect him at all. His Insurers will pay and, by default, all other drivers paying insurance premiums.
Not trying to say you shouldn't get your car fixed, a reasonable replacement whilst it's off the road and compensation if you are genuinely injured and unable to work.
Just don't overdo it because you're cross.

Also - as others have said, did you not mention the abuse to the police??

Good luck

First off, this guy sounds like an absolute nutter and I hope he gets fucked for this.

However, did he actually say anything sexist to you because you cannot be sure that he behaved in a threatening way just because you're a woman. Like a previous poster said it would be very hard to prove. I don't think it would have mattered what sex you were.

Must have been so frightening though, I hope you're ok.

What matters is that he was threatening and intimidating, it will be that that he could be done for. Pesumably the police know you called them because he was pulling your dor open? I would make a complaint about him to the police.

What an arrogant aggresive shithead.

fwiw, I saw the minor aftermath of a similiar sort of bash yesterday in which two loud, aggressive white white van men were yelling at the lone African driver of the car in front, trying to tell him it was his fault and being very threatening and abusive. I called the police because it looked as if violence would break out any second. The poor guy in front was almost crying.

I was at fault in an accident recently. I was SO grateful for the civilized and polite way the other two drivers behaved, and i couldn't have felt sorrier about the mistake I had made. People who shout and abuse others when they are in the wrong shouldn't be on the road.

I disagree, iamamug. someone like that takes it very personally and will be personally affronted that a personal injury claim is made. it will annoy them for ages

But they might not know.

I have no idea whether or not the othe drive in my accident claimed fpr personal injury or not.

And revenge via insurance isn't the correct route - a complaint to the police - who were called because the OP felt intimidated - is!

And - why let a twat like that turn you into a liar?
Making a false claim, time off work, doctors time - not really very honest or honourable unless you are genuinely hurt! In fact it is a criminal act.

Thanks Blu for backing me up! If he hired the van he will have no idea how the claim progresses - even if it's his van it's unlikely he would find out unless he asked. Your Insurer and solicitor will handle it all with his Insurer (assuming he's Insured)

I hit someone the other day in the bad weather -totally my fault and I admitted it and got my Insurer to sort out the other driver directly. I have no idea if has claimed for injury (very low impact bump)

However, as I have been in insurance for 30 years I would be very surprised if he didn't..
We have become like the USA in the way we now have a blame culture - it really pisses me off but keeps me in a job!

I would like to think the young lad I hit is not quite so jaded by life and has not considered claiming for a stiff neck.

I don't think this really has anything to do with sexism. He is a thug and I believe he would have behaved this way with anyone (I knew someone like that!)

Definately speak to the police about it and explain that you felt he was trying to physically assault you.

All those who think he wasn't sexist - do you think if he ran into the back of another van man he'd have behaved like this? He might have thumped them, or might have been mate,S'orll righ' etc etc.

He's certainly a bully, if it was an old man he'd hit I bet he'd have also behaved like this. OP - don't lie or exaggerate but do press the police on his behaviour and if you think this is a works van, not a hire job, contact his employer, they should take it seriously.

am surprised you never heard anything - everyone I know has always known everything about the claims the other person put in - including the dodgy car hire which apparently is all the rage these days and adds thousands to the claim. You are no doubt a very reasonable person and that's why you don't know all the fine details of the insurance claim.

What is certan is that he is an intimidating thug - he may well be sexist AS WELL, he may have punched another man, or drawn on a whole range of discriminatory abuse to cover a wide range of victims. The police don't do people fo being sexist, they do them for being intimidating and trying to get the OP to accept responsibility.

I'm not sure why his level of sexism - or otherwise - is a main feature here?

TiggyD you are on the wrong bandwagon, there is no doubt in my mind that he would have tempered his behaviour had I been a man.

I have just had a conversation with a friend of mine who says I should not play the sexism as it is more difficult to prove. Your attitude backs that up.

The facts of the situation are that he was unreasonably aggressive and intimidating and I will pursue that.

good for you. hope you sleep well tonight and the neck and shoulder pain doesn't last too long

redpanda I did tell the police about the threatening behaviour but have since learnt that they were traffic police and not 'police' as I thought. I am going to call the local station tomorrow to discuss.