Originally Posted by
langer
Totally her fault. Under no circumstances should she have left the scene either. The police should have been called and both parties breathalised for starters and IMO a traffic officer called to the scene and the road all marked up to assess speeds and positions etc
You can leave the scene mate,as long as you provide your details etc,it's not for the police to decide who's fault it is,only to take details of the two parties and even then they aren't often reliable.
You will get paid out with no issues at all on that,it's entirely her fault and if you were going a bit fast etc FFs do NOT mention it under any circumstances.
Deal with her company direct,no real need to involve your own insurers as its not your fault,but it does no harm.
Do your personal injury claim through a decent no win no fee solicitor in your local town etc NOT through their own company as you get about 1/5 to 1/10th of what your entitled too,yes some may say it puts up premiums etc but your claim is genuine and she's being a total twat about it.
Take NO shit and keep onto them daily about it,google images is great but also draw out a birds eye view of the area and what happened,positions of vehicles etc,it's an open and shut case.
Btw your car is a write off as well so make sure any goodies you have on it are removed before they scrap it,belongings etc and don't take the first offer,if you have just spent money on it keep the receipts etc.
Do NOT fabricate a witness,you've done nothing wrong,nobody should ever admit liability at the scene of a crash anyway as it's not for you to decide,it's for the insurance company to.
Im not talking out of my arse here as I dealt a LOT with these type of claims in my last business and I know exactly what I'm on about.
Don't forget to claim for EVERYTHING,broken cd's,stained clothing etc,you'll be amazed how much it bumps the claim up.
The mrs got offered £1500 within 1 month from their ins company and £500 for the boy and it ended up £1750 for the boy and £17500 for the missus,that's not a misprint either,just shy of £20000 total from the claim.
Tbh she was hit on the front from someone crossing a box junction and I was told it was likely her fault by Internet morons who know fuck all,the car got repaired and stood up very well (E36 Beemer,very strong cars) but she does suffer from her injuries which tbh only showed up badly a few weeks afterwards so don't be surprised if you are injured without knowing it.
Any advice you need feel free to pm mate.
Also my mate does accident management but I'm not sure you'll need that in this case although if they start being wankers let me know.