This is totally eating me up inside and ive posted about it on another forum, so from a bigger different audience im looking for more views on where i stand with liability and what i should do, accept, put up for etc
Totally gutted i know its not a Ford but was an immaculate shell and id spent a fair bit servicing it and freshening it up, only had it 7 weeks owes me around 3 grand then this happens Monday....
Was basically coming straight over a roundabout, there was a first exit, and a second exit, i was aiming for the second exit, correct lane, speed, everything, id just passed the 1st exit and was probably a metre from coming off the 2nd exit then i just became aware of a large dark object coming to my passenger side at speed, an almighty bang, another bang as my car was rammed sideways into the kerb just on the exit, another bang as all the airbags went off then another bang as it hit the signpost, bounced off and landed sideways in the middle of the road on the entrance to the 2nd exit..
An old woman 70s ish had come from my left, didnt stop, didnt look, didnt give way, far too fast, didnt see me, smashed into my passenger side, rammed me into the kerb and signpost with enough force to still bounce me off the signpost back into the middle of the road.
Car is written off, bent rear beam, doors, interior bent, seats moved roof kinked, airbags etc
Worst of all, she is blaming me, and the insurance have told me if theres no witnesses this could go 50/50
Had to go hospital 6 hours after the smash because i had permanent pins and needles in my right leg, caused by the seat airbag went off into my lower back, muscles swollen and pressing on nerves to my leg, im not one of those to claim for injuries that dont exist as people make me sick who do that but i do have a genuine confirmed by hospital injury to my lower back.
Got forms from solictors already for the injuries, however im still waiting to hear from my insurance as to whose at fault, if shes admitted liability or what, im going to call them tommorow, but id like some more opinions, everyone so far mainly has said its clear cut her fault, she hit me.
Just fedup as if it goes 50/50 thats a 3k car down the drain and im injured too for something not my fault
This was the scene, she came from the left, as i was nearing the 2nd exit and smashed me into those that 2 legged signpost with 2 signs on before i ended up in the middle of the entrance to the exit , she ended up on the grass near the signposts but didnt hit them.