If I ever see you again...

...you will die!

I try to be a considerate driver. While driving on the A2 (that's a dual carriageway with 50 mph speed limit) there was a digger ahead going very slowly. I pulled out to pass, and being a polite soul, I let the two cars stuck behind him go in front of me. Then I passed him and went to pull back in, as the other two cars had done.

BAM! A motorbike rider had decided this was the ideal moment to overtake me on the inside. There was no way to stop and inspect the damage, though I could see that my nearside wing mirror was flattened back. The biker, of course, looked back a couple of times, but decided to just carry on.

I left the A2 at the next junction (two before I intended) and pulled into a side road to inspect the damage. Luckily the car wasn't dented or scratched. The wing mirror housing went back into position easily - but the glass was gone! I was now less than a mile from the dealership where I bought the car, so I took it along there and bought a new mirror, which the salesman fitted for me.

Just under £15 for someone else's mistake. Not the Christmas present I was looking to buy.