I’ve just viewed the downloaded CCTV file of my accident earlier this month. It’s absolutely amazing how much it shows! Seven cameras all recording simultaneously and in colour (I’d expected the pictures to be grainy black and white). When I used the direction indicator this was indicated on the screen by either a left or right arrow and as the brake was applied the word ‘BRAKE’ was up on the screen. The video very clearly shows the taxi pulling out of the side road and at the same moment ‘BRAKE’ flashes up on the screen and the forward view shows the bus swerving right. The side facing camera was directly facing the taxi when I came to a halt and you can see the taxi driver’s features! It then records his putting the taxi into reverse and ‘wriggling’ his way around the back of the bus in order to drive off.
The reg wasn’t filmed but a passenger got it anyway which is very good. I don’t think he can be done for failing to stop, it’ll be ‘careless driving’ or ‘driving without due care and attention’. I’m sure he realised there was a problem but I don’t think it can be proved.
The worst hurt passenger didn’t sustain any injury to his back, thank goodness, but his ankle is now in plaster :-) The ladies both had nasty bruises.
Did it get the reg or any details that can be used to find out who was driving the mystery cab? As you didn’t collide I wonder if it constitutes not stopping at the scene of an accident? Bit of a grey area.
Have you heard how the passenger is? Glad that it’s a slightly positive outcome, at least from your POV.