Whiplash (Oh no,not again!)
Discussion
Just another angle on the whiplash saga.
A year ago my wife was on the M62 and braked hard to avoid a car in front which had skidded sideways out of control having not seen the static traffic in front. Fortunately the SLK stopped in time, unfortunately a people carrier full of people behind her did not and went into the back of the SLK hard enough to push the bodywork of the people carrier onto the front wheels. SLK id a strong little car and it bent the boot frame a bit.
Wife very shaken but apparently unhurt.
Anyway happy end to the story, driver admitted liabilty we had car repaired and all paid for.
Usual plethora of calls from people wanting us to pursue a whiplash claim which we ignored.
Some months later my wife had great pain in her wrists and the physio suggested that when the car hit her it may have whipped her back into the seat which then catapulted her forward to the steering wheel, the shock being taken by her wrists.
A year on and she visited another physio with some back pain. The first thing she asked my wife after working a bit on her back was "Have you been in an accident recently?" The physio could see things out of alignment.
Now she is having an issue with her ankles.........
No wish to make a claim. Little point anyway as it would go nowhere but having been, like many, a great cynic around the whiplash saga, now I am more open minded.
A year ago my wife was on the M62 and braked hard to avoid a car in front which had skidded sideways out of control having not seen the static traffic in front. Fortunately the SLK stopped in time, unfortunately a people carrier full of people behind her did not and went into the back of the SLK hard enough to push the bodywork of the people carrier onto the front wheels. SLK id a strong little car and it bent the boot frame a bit.
Wife very shaken but apparently unhurt.
Anyway happy end to the story, driver admitted liabilty we had car repaired and all paid for.
Usual plethora of calls from people wanting us to pursue a whiplash claim which we ignored.
Some months later my wife had great pain in her wrists and the physio suggested that when the car hit her it may have whipped her back into the seat which then catapulted her forward to the steering wheel, the shock being taken by her wrists.
A year on and she visited another physio with some back pain. The first thing she asked my wife after working a bit on her back was "Have you been in an accident recently?" The physio could see things out of alignment.
Now she is having an issue with her ankles.........
No wish to make a claim. Little point anyway as it would go nowhere but having been, like many, a great cynic around the whiplash saga, now I am more open minded.
g3org3y said:
Never heard a physio use that phrase. Osteopath or chiropractor perhaps, but not a physio.
Quite right georgy, my mistake the girl was a qualified osteo.The point being now several months on, wife still stressed does not need all the extra hassle around insurance interviews, doctor's visits, (you cannot have an appointment here for two weeks, they are already overworked.)
Money, how would you calculate the injury £500? £5000? I do not think so as she is retired so no loss of work, how do you measure wrist and back pain financially around the house?
No, we will just carry on with our lives. It was an accident and could have been a lot worse. The insurers were good the repair shop was good and the other party behaved well.
The message I am trying to put across is just give it a little time before accepting a settlement.
Not so relevant in our case but it may be relevant to some of you.
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