Originally Posted by Isaac.Hunt

Without meaning to sound harsh; your girlfriend needs to learn to drive properly (in particular appropriate speed for the road conditions), as do all the other "poor people" who succumb to those corners. To be frank, for her to induce oversteer in a front wheel drive car - a car which has an inherent handling characteristic of understeer, well she must have been going way too fast.

From what you have said, that accident is nothing more than driver error.

As for litigation against the council or the farmer; you're wasting both your time and money.