My son came off his scooter last night, he was approaching a car which was parked on the opposite side of the road, a car approaching from behind the parked car pulled out onto my sons side of the road, he hit the brakes and it being cold and him inexperienced he locked up and came off sliding down the road, he didn't hit anything but has scraped his scooter, ripped jacket etc, big old bruise on his hip (which the way he makes out must be fatal or perhaps even slightly worse ) but limped away from it.
Is the other driver liable? Would be nice to get the bits on his scooter repaired and a new jacket out of the other driver seeing as it was his fault, wouldn't care but he had lights on, high vis jacket and a white helmet so not exactly invisible
Then:
Honda MB5, Honda MBX125, 350LC, RGV250, MTX125, GasGas JTX250, CM 644 DS, BMW R1100S, Beta Rev3 250, Beta Rev4T, Honda XL700V Transalp, BMW F800 GS, Kawasaki Super Sherpa
Now:
Montesa 4RT, Triumph Tiger 800, Beta Alp, Montesa 315
Worth having a go off the guys insurers but as said a lawyers advice is good. I was in such a situation years ago and all material damage ended up paid for.
1992 K100LT June 2010 110,000 miles
1984 K100RT July 2013 36,000 miles, 90,000
1983 K100RS Nov 2018 29,000 miles, 58,600 miles
1996 K1100LT Oct 2020 37,990 miles, 48,990 miles
1984 K100 Sprint March 2023 58,000 miles, 62,000 miles
By the time I scrolled past your signature i had forgotten what the question was.
If I could work out how to delete all that I would, seemed a good idea at the time
To be honest the damage amounts to probably £150 - £200 quid and not worth trying to chase but interested to know peeps take on it, not sure what happens when someone causes an accident but you don't actually hit them, got to be hard to prove.
Then:
Honda MB5, Honda MBX125, 350LC, RGV250, MTX125, GasGas JTX250, CM 644 DS, BMW R1100S, Beta Rev3 250, Beta Rev4T, Honda XL700V Transalp, BMW F800 GS, Kawasaki Super Sherpa
Now:
Montesa 4RT, Triumph Tiger 800, Beta Alp, Montesa 315
Tricky one. As you say, if he never hit the car then there was plenty of time to stop, for both parties. So speed cant have been an issue?
How wide was the road, may be worth taking photos of where it happened. eg theres normally space for a parked car and a car and bike to pass with no issues. Sometimes theres not enough space if the road is narrow, in which case then yes, Id say its the fault of the driver for pulling out. But as the car wasn't hit then Id think you would struggle to prove anything.
Hope it doesn't put him off bikes. These things happen.
What is his excess on the insurance.
Have you got the drivers details might be worth just having a chat with them they may have some sympathy with the lad and contribute to some repairs. ( Long shot I know but there are still some decent people out there)
But to be honest probably best to just chalk it up to experience.
Hope it hasn't put him off, and every scar tells a story of heroism and the ladies love heroes.
What happened in my case was one question: with the car parked on the other drivers side, did the offending driver have to cross into the opposite side of the road? A simple tape measure proved it, but it was apparent anyway as it was quite narrow.
Its also an experience as car drivers will regularly do that, even now I see them do it while looking down at a phone, happened 12 months ago but I saw the guy was paying no attention. I stopped but he woke very suddenly up when I rapped his door mirror as he passed.
1992 K100LT June 2010 110,000 miles
1984 K100RT July 2013 36,000 miles, 90,000
1983 K100RS Nov 2018 29,000 miles, 58,600 miles
1996 K1100LT Oct 2020 37,990 miles, 48,990 miles
1984 K100 Sprint March 2023 58,000 miles, 62,000 miles
My advice to your son is pick yourself up, dust yourself down and carry on.
As soon as you involve insurance companies with a teenager in an RTA you will find renewal premiums being 'adjusted' so he ends up paying out far more than a couple of hundred quid in the next five years.
Even a complete 'no fault' accident can see insurance premiums go up for the injured party. At best, your son would be regarded as being 50% to blame, so you'd probably end up with a £50-£75 payout. Not even worth the time to fill in the form.
I'd send your son on an off-road riding course, where he can learn how to brake safely on slippery surfaces, and perhaps do some advanced training so he can learn how to anticipate all the mistakes that people will make around him in future years.
) but limped away from it. 
