Car Accident - complicated circumstances, second opinion needed please

[ihateyes]

pulling your chain mate........ i got t boned, didnt break bones, but the guy who checked me over on behalf of my solicitor indicated muscle spasms and something else in lower back......

 

The solicitor refused £3k which i wsnt even expecting, and settled on £4k.

 

Since then though my back has played up quite badly.... have used roboxin 750mg to control the pain...

 

Thankfully my employer sent me for private physio which worked a treat.

[paul79]

so with the problems ive listed and my continued "discomfort" i should be aiming for high 4-figure then?

[ihateyes]

so with the problems ive listed and my continued "discomfort" i should be aiming for high 4-figure then?

 

Yes but the amount all depends on full liability being accepted by the other side...... I think your lesson has been learnt (if you suspect DUI call the plod discreetly, dont let the other motorist know tell the cops arrive).... if the cops had attended, there would be no arguement..... someone drunk, and encroachin lanes, backed up by a police prosecution would have pushed it through quick..... get you solicitor to send you to a specialist...

 

This guy stringed you along as he knew he was drunk/had no insurance.... if cops hadve attended he wouldve been fined, points on license, possibly lost license and car seized.... it was in his interests to be all apologetic to get you to accept his word at the scene without the cops

 

I had mine sorted and i complicated things by moving to scotland 6weeks after the accident, so my solicito had to go through the Scottish Law Society to get me to a specialist.... and i still got money within 10mths....

[paul79]

The problem is that I DID phone the police, gave them the licence plate and told them where the driver went to after the accident (same location as I went to, same carpark area anyway).

I get the feeling they just couldnt be that bothered with it (they did question my reasoning on the phone).

 

I had to accept the 50/50 or it was never going to go anywhere. My insurance company wouldnt press for a court hearing and seeing as the idiot had his car repaired off-insurance, he had no reason to contact his insurance company about the accident.

 

It would have just sat to infinity without anything happening to it ever until I unfortunately had to go the 50/50 route.

 

I saw a specialist, they said I have restricted lateral movement in my right arm, and damage to my right trapezius (shoulder) and base of my neck. I am still awaiting the report from the psycoanalysis though.

 

After the hoops I've been forced to jump through and the time that has passed, there is no way I will be accepting £1750, hell will freeze over before this happens.

 

From what I've been reading, even with a 50/50 I reckon the figure should be 5-6k. It affected my quality of life as I was unable to carry my son, lift heavy objects (still struggle) and do any form of gardening or heavy chores. This has in turn led to a fallout with my neighbours who we used to be really good friends with.

 

Anyway, I'm ranting now...sorry

 

P.

[Ganymede]

I assume that the offer of £1750.00 is net of the agreed 50/50 split? So the gross offer is £3500.00.

 

What was the prognosis of your physical injuries in your medical report?

[ihateyes]

The problem is that I DID phone the police, gave them the licence plate and told them where the driver went to after the accident

P.

 

 

The point im making, if you shoudve called the police to attend the scene of the accident when it happened..... if you hadve you wouldnt be in this mess......

 

If they hadve attended this wouldve been more clear cut and in you favou especially if he was ****ed.