I (stupidly) reversed my car into a parked car in a car park outside the vets early October. I couldnt see the other car from where I was parked, it was dark grey and parked in very dark shade, everywhere else was bright.
There was a man in the passenger seat, so I asked if he was ok, he said he was, then went in to the vets to find the owner of the car. Obviously I explained what had happened, we exchanged details etc.
There was no damage to either car that I could see but hers was a brand new BMW M1 so I reckoned she would make a claim, and told my insurers so. She was pretty aggressive, but I reckoned you know, some fuckwit backs into your car, you're not going to be all sweetness and light...
ANYWAY, today I have received a copy of their claim form via a solicitors; they are claiming for whiplash and soft tissue injury for the passenger (no medical treatment sought at time, but solicitor's medical advisor thinks some is needed). I think this is perhaps unlikely, given that I was moving no more than 5mph. The form has been copied to my insurers.
Do I just wait now? Or do I need to contact the insurers to say that I think the claim is over-egging the cake?
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Car bump, other party now claiming for whiplash?
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boschy · 14/12/2012 14:54
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