Nigel
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Different people will have different opinions on that, but I think the law would be on her side since it was you that made the lane change, she was staying in the lane she was already in. If you read the highway code then you will find that it specifically mentions allowing people to continue around the roundabout, they are not guaranteed to get off at the first exit just because they are in the left lane, the only exception would be if there was a white lane separator that guided them off and they drove over it which was not the case here.Not entirely sure if she or I was in the wrong there, I assume her as I'm in the correct lane all the way round. I think! Doubting myself now, even though I drive that way practically every day and I rarely have people trying to drive across me.
Remember that what happens on roundabouts in the rush hour on a weekday will be different to what happens on a Saturday, many of the people on the road on Saturday do not know which lane goes where so if you want to avoid accidents it is best to go at the same speed as the lanes either side of you - don't overtake on roundabouts unless you like taking risks and then if it doesn't pay off blame yourself whatever the legal position since you could have avoided it.
One of the main advantages of dashcams - you can look back at things and work out how you could have avoided incidents like this.