Re: Would I have a claim with Co. Co.
I'm sorry if i have confused the issue but not for one moment to do I think I have a claim against the on coming car. I never mentioned the oncoming car to the guards except to explain that this is why I couldn't move out to the centre of the road to avoid the sign so there was no mention of fault. The guards were not called to the scene, I simply rang them to say that i had knocked a sign and it was out of the road so they may need to have someone remove it in case it caused an accident. However, as I previously stated, I did mention what had happened and he said it would be a civil matter between me and the council.
I agree with your point about there being an onus on me as the driver to proceed with due caution, but as I had passed a sign of similar size not a hundred yards previously without incident, I was most surprised and confused with the bang when I hit the other sign. My issue isn't really even that the sign was slightly out on the road, but that there was a metal bar jutting out of the top it, which was certainly not on the previous sign and this is what did the damage, I was not expecting it to be sticking out of the side of the road and as the signs were close together, did not have time to stop safely or avoid the bar. If the bar wasn't sticking out of the sign, I would have had plenty of clearance on
However, your reply has given me some indication of how the council may treat the matter so I will not expect too much and will go through my own insurance in the meantime. Thank you for your take on the matter.