Got bitten, dragged off my roadbike by a dog and still have the scars in the back of my thigh. I went to the police station straight away; I knew the address because the owner was standing outside her house with said dog on a lead at the time. She was pulled over during the incident.
The police came round and said it's up to you; we can go round and give the owner a proper talking to, or you can press charges using a solicitor.
I was in the BCF, so I chatted to their solicitor and she said that they would sue for something along the lines of £2000, ripped bike clothing, permenant scarring etc.
The incident was a freak; the lady was putting her bins out, with the dog on a lead and I think I scared the dog, which acted to protect her.
I asked the police to go round and have a word, didn't see the point in making an old woman pay me £2000.
I did ride past a couple of years later and I swear the **** thing winked at me from the window…