Had my car written off by a truck driver on Monday (he lost control on a bend and slammed into me, no injuries thankfully).
Seeing as I was totally innocent in this, I presume I can insist to be put back in a no-worse condition than I was in immediately before the accident? BMW 520d, manual, 2006.
Anyone any experience in making a claim (legally, my neck is fine!!!) ? For example:
I had integrated bluetooth, which is not in most of the second hand cars I see advertised.
My car was mine from new, so would have had 1 owner at resale time, obviously if I get a second hand one that'll now be at least 2 owners at resale time.
Tax disc had 6 months to go
3 days missed at work (self employed) - one on day of crash, one to source a car and one to collect the car
I'm not from Dublin, but will now more than likely end up with a D reg.
Time, hassle and annoyance
What other items should I be aware of (in anticipation that the figure offered won't cover a similar replacement car - at least without a fight)