I was the middle car in a three car shunt on the motorway last May. The car in front braked suddenly, I managed to stop with about 2 feet to spare, and was then hit from behind and cannoned into the car in front.
Nine months later and the person who hit me has decided to contest the facts, saying that they ran into me only after I'd already hit the car in front.
My problem is in the damage to the cars. There was very little damage to the front of the last car - just a shattered grill, little damage to the rear of the car I was shunted into, minimal damage to the rear of my car (pushed in bumper which was replaced), however my front end was really badly damaged.
I know modern cars are designed to be strong at the back and crumple at the front - but what I'm struggling to now explain to my insurers is why there was so little damage to the front of the car that hit me from behind whilst mine was severely crumpled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Nine months later and the person who hit me has decided to contest the facts, saying that they ran into me only after I'd already hit the car in front.
My problem is in the damage to the cars. There was very little damage to the front of the last car - just a shattered grill, little damage to the rear of the car I was shunted into, minimal damage to the rear of my car (pushed in bumper which was replaced), however my front end was really badly damaged.
I know modern cars are designed to be strong at the back and crumple at the front - but what I'm struggling to now explain to my insurers is why there was so little damage to the front of the car that hit me from behind whilst mine was severely crumpled.
Any advice would be much appreciated.