So who's at fault here

If no one has a dash cam then it's your lass's word against the van driver. In the end your lass passed on the left so will get a lot of the blame.

Why aren't people using indicators anymore?

hard to see how it won’t go against your girl. By your admission there was no right indicator so not even that mitigation for attempting to pass on the left. Harsh but can’t see how others are saying 50/50 on a single lane road.

If the van driver didn't indicate your lass should have assumed the van was going straight and stayed behind the van. If in doubt, drive defensively.

Very similar happened to my Dad in the early 90's, except the van pulled left as if to stop at the side of the road, he went to overtake and the van swung right to enter an entrance on the other side of the road, it went against him & he had to pay as he was overtaking.

Van is wrong only because it was turning into private entrance if was public road it difference story. Years ago same thing happened to my with truck because it was turning into private entrance and saying there was No indicators being used made the difference so truck insurance pay out

Dashcam and take pictures and let insurance sort it out

The old way of debating who's at fault on the roadside is gone

Van is wrong private entrance and that it was professional driver will make difference.

Even with a dash cam there'd be debate ,

Yes it would show wether the indicator was on or not , but it cant show the other drivers view / interpretation ect,

And the wide angle of the lens can seriously distort our view of distance and road position

Do not pass on inside if truck is turning left.

They're aren't two lanes there so for me BMW driver will be repairing their own car.

Absolutely the car's fault. Passing a truck on the left while the truck is turning left?

Don't overtake truck on inside whilst it's doing a manoeuvre and driver cannot see you in mirrors - basic driving skill 101

Some would say basic driving skills of Truck is check mirror before you take turn during turn that what insurance will say to him .If car say he stopped and Truck turned into him he Finished

We all have mirrors, and even eyes as well!

You do understand how mirrors work right? They view in straight lines not around corners. When a truck is making a hard turn, the mirror on the cab facing the trailer. A car cutting up the side, will be in a blind spot.

And regardless, cutting up the inside is illegal, and the car is at fault even if the truck could see them. Great example 😂

Trucks has two mirrors main rear mirror and smaller convex wide angle mirror which should have been checked going around bend . As truck driver and hearing story from other driver from accident ect there high possibility that he will be found at fault as he didn't check his mirrors before taking bend and during the bend there no excuse went it come to driving truck higher stranded of driving is needed

There A reason why trucks don't be Involved in too many accidents higher standards of driving always watching mirrors Predicting car drivers at roundabouts junction watching mirrors in town for people walking in front of truck. If drove truck with lower stranded of driving we be crashing at very high rate .

Accidents would have been avoided if checked his mirrors same with van driver his responsibility

I'm a truck driver he should have check his mirrors there no Excuses and no will care went driving a truck you need to be on top of your game. Personally if I was owner of truck I be giving him bad runs still fu(k off . Blind spot are Exaggerated and rightfully so to Scare people keep back . But in Reality there not that bad if you check mirrors as for car going inside truck very very bad driving but truck driver should have check his mirrors wouldn't be surprised if truck driver didn't even have his Indicator on

For my experience of other driver who crashs ect he will be found at fault

If check his mirrors it wouldn't have happened as I bet he didn't even Indicate too you might think it ok not check your mirrors in truck it not next time it could be someone walking infront of truck big blindspot if you don't check mirror . As for wrc that what happened in trucking game see all the time company will wait maybe month or two then bang getting bad runs ect

If you don't check mirrors there massive ffs

Ok i think i have you. The blind spots are an issue if due care not taken by driver

The truck driver needs to be very aware and signal obviously