To think this woman is an arsehole?

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Hubby was in a fender bender a few days ago. He rear ended a woman in stop-and-go traffic VERY slowly. She got out screaming at him, even after he apologized and admitted fault... Hubby's truck had no damage and her car had basically none, just a few scratches on the bumper. Anyway, they exchanged insurance information but did not call the police. Now she is claiming that her car has over £1500 in damage and she has neck pain! Her car had almost zero damage, and I can't believe a few scratches would cost £1500 to fix. And she is claiming that she is going to miss work for her "neck pain" from a tiny bump, even after she immediately jumped out and started screaming at my husband! AIBU to think that she is being an arsehole and taking advantage of us?

I agree there are a lot of scammers but why bother winding yourself up about whether the whiplash is real or not. It's down to the insurers to decide this. Even if you are 100% that she's swinging the lead the insurers will still do their own investigations, offer rehab etc and reach their own decision. Your thoughts on the situation are irrelevant

Things must have changed since I had my whiplash injury then - I had to go and see a doctor for assessment, and not any old doc but the one the other insurance company told me to go and see. He assessed me for whiplash. I wouldn't have got anything for it if he hadn't agreed I had it, eh? But he did.

And that was a short range rear-end - on a roundabout, my car moved and then stalled immediately, the lady behind drove into the back of me because she had seen me move and, reasonably, assumed I'd keep going. Not really her fault, not mine either. Thing was, she was accelerating to move so the impact was pretty hard, despite being short range (less than 10m) and not very fast - she bent in the back of my car, couldn't open the boot initially but when we forced it open, we then couldn't close it. The car was written off and had to be crushed - no chance of buying it back and repairing it off insurance, the damage was too great.

I know I'm just another one explaining how a short range, apparently slow-moving accident not only writes off a car but can cause neck injury - but it seems some people are still failing to get the message!

I can see this from both sides - I was hit from behind a couple of years ago. On first glance it looked like just the bumper was damaged, but on trying to start the car, it had severed my exhaust pipe, twisted the frame of the car so that I couldn't shut the boot, and the car was ultimately written off. I was gutted. I also suffered from whiplash (although the van that hit me seemed to be going quite a bit faster than the truck that hit you).

That said, my husband bumped the back of someone's car in his Yaris once, he just about touched bumpers as gently as can be. There was no damage to either car, the woman got out of her car and was laughing and joking about it and said not to worry. DH gave her his details just in case. 2 hours later... a solicitor from a 'no win no fee' personal injury company called him up to discuss her client's whiplash... She ended up having a nice little pay out just in time for Christmas. Bitter, me? Nooooo.... I know that's what you have insurance for, but we all ultimately pay for it in the end!

Ask for images of the unseen damage from her. I agree she shouldn't have flipped her lid like that. I would have then called her an arsehole. If she provides proof that there is that much damage to the car then at least you will know. I agree with you though, as you can't trust people nowadays and they need to prove to me that they are telling the truth

Pain is very much subjective.
Whether it is genuine or not, it is a well know fact that doctors cannot prove or disprove this type of injury.
A bit like back ache. One of our employees had claimed long term sick pay from the company, for back problems she had claimed left her barely able to walk or sit. This was of course verified by the company insurers etc.. However, this girl was regularly seen by colleagues who lived in the area, jogging, walking, pushing the pram of her new child, and on one occasion, dancing in an Essex nightclub!

user1492023986 in the accident that I posted about further up the thread we received a full breakdown of all of the work carried out. My car is a 65 plate so not very old and the bump was tiny but it caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. The insurance company will be aware of the approximate cost of the works required by the garage.

I'm glad the person who reversed into us or his wife didn't decide we were arse holes for nothing more than us being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

At the risk of outing myself our accident happened moments after a 21 car accident in freezing fog, the emergency services hadn't even arrived it was pure chaos in which a woman lost her life and others had significant injuries.

So yes, my husband swore at the driver who hit us, he did apologise. My dh is normally the most laid back person you would ever meet but in this situation he lost his cool, he was concerned for me and our dd's.

I agree with you though, as you can't trust people nowadays and they need to prove to me that they are telling the truth

So that applies to the op's dh too then? Who says he was going at 5mph while changing lanes???

I'm going to get myself a dash cam having read this thread. Any recommendations? I guess front and rear view is best

Madison Mont.

I do give my orders out yes.

I said IF someone rear ended me or smashed into my car I'd call the police. These days I would say checking mobile phone would be fairly standard.