ericfield Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 It's 2years, 2months, and 2weeks to the day since our car was written off by an out of control oncoming car in Italy. We have today received a final cash settlement for injuries and lost earnings (while my wife and I recovered) from AXA Italia. It's taken medical examinations, photographs of various parts of our respective anatomies and the intervention of an Italian medical claims specialist to finally get them to make a sensible and acceptable offer. The offer came on the afternoon before my solicitor had to pay the court fee that would formally start court proceedings. Talk about brinksmanship. After deducting the solicitors success fee (25%) we have an amount that covers all our losses and expenses. ....and gives us a reasonable additional amount for the 'pain and suffering'. We can now put this episode behind us and move on. Just a shame they didn't agree to this 2years ago after the Carbinieri report totally exonerated us, putting all the blame squarely on the wreckless Italian driver. It's been a long haul. ..but a weight has been lifted of our shoulders. Phew! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T00ts Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 That is such good news. Patience and some tenacity obviously paid off! Congrats! Quote T00ts You've only failed when you've stopped trying! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp100425ev Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Eric The most important thing has always been the health and well being of yourself and your wife, but I am delighted that you finally have "settlement". Just a great shame that you had to forfeit 25% to solicitors! Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipbroker Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Well done Eric. geoff Quote Kia Sorento KX-1 CRDI 4WD towing an Elddis Affinity 530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkymarsh Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Fantastic news Eric. For once, the solicitors fees will be well earned! As you say, time to move on and enjoy the next chapter of your life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravon42 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I wanna be a solicitor!! Quote 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2, Lago grey 2013 Freelander Dynamic Black, followed by a 2013 Elddis 574 Magnum GT white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester72 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 It took us 18 months to get a settlement after an at fault Spanish driver ran into the back of our car. Fortunately we were unharmed and the car was drivable. Goodness knows how long it is going to take once we have officially left the EU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maginnis Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I'm glad it's finally sorted and you are satisfied with the outcome, I think I remember you saying you were thinking of walking away because of the stress it was causing you and your wife, so I'm really happy you didn't give in earlier. Good luck for the future Quote Outfit: 51reg 2. 7 Jeep Grand Cherokee 52reg Mercedes C270 Avanteguard Peugeot 407 2. 7v6 Ford Mondeo 2. 0 Zetec -------> Ace Prestige 25 Us: Me, Husband, 35 kilo German Shepherd RIP Amber (18/6/15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfield Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I'm glad it's finally sorted and you are satisfied with the outcome, I think I remember you saying you were thinking of walking away because of the stress it was causing you and your wife, so I'm really happy you didn't give in earlier. Good luck for the futureYes you are absolutely right. ..I was really down at one stage. What spurred me on was the scarring left on my wife's neck. She is a bit self conscious about it ( doesn't bother me!) It was a result of the accident and the subsequent incompetent treatment by a dispassionate Italian hospital. ( NB ladies don't wear thin necklaces UNDER your seat belt. ..they can act as a garrotte when tumbling around in a car crash!) The scarring is the only remaining and enduring momento of the accident. But their initial medical assessment failed to accept the mental angst it caused. They asked me for photos of the scarring at arms length and at several distances 'further away'. I told them to b*gger off as it was only when people were close that mattered. I told them I would have a plastic surgeon consultant quote for complete plastic surgery of the neck. ..if they would prefer that resolution and cost!! They doubled their offer. ...surprise surprise. Edited July 28, 2016 by ericfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfield Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 I wanna be a solicitor!! Yes. ...all their costs, medical examiners fees etc etc paid by the defendants. ...PLUS 25% 'success fee' from my award. But I am content with 75%. It wasnt the money so much. ..more a case of AXA Italia being held accountable for their insured drivers actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stanley Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Well done and thank you for standing up for your rights. The more people do the more it will cost these companies. Then they will hopefully change their ways. Quote Kia KX 3 auto / Bailey Alicanto Grande Estoril and Swift Challenger 570 (2010 model Not towed - used as a static) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maginnis Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yes you are absolutely right. ..I was really down at one stage. What spurred me on was the scarring left on my wife's neck. She is a bit self conscious about it ( doesn't bother me!) It was a result of the accident and the subsequent incompetent treatment by a dispassionate Italian hospital. ( NB ladies don't wear thin necklaces UNDER your seat belt. ..they can act as a garrotte when tumbling around in a car crash!) The scarring is the only remaining and enduring momento of the accident. But their initial medical assessment failed to accept the mental angst it caused. They asked me for photos of the scarring at arms length and at several distances 'further away'. I told them to b*gger off as it was only when people were close that mattered. I told them I would have a plastic surgeon consultant quote for complete plastic surgery of the neck. ..if they would prefer that resolution and cost!! They doubled their offer. ...surprise surprise. Please tell your wife not to be self-concious of any scaring, I too have some minor scars on my face, a bigger one on my collar bone (from a drunken ex smashing the car window in on me in temper) and a large one on my upper arm from being bitten by a horse fly when I was a baby (I'm 47 now and as I got bigger so did the scar) - I can honestly say most people don't immediately notice them like you think they do. To you, they are all you see, they're huge and angry looking and you feel they dominate you as a whole, but any one who is meeting you for the first time is usually looking at your eyes or your welcoming smile Yes they may notice them as a later point and be curious, but thats OK, curiousity is natural. ....wouldn't you be curious??? I know I would be, curiosity is not bad. You wife has a story of caution and survival which could help someone in the future. ..you've done it already by warning people not to wear their necklaces under seatbelts - so it's helping already. Please tell your wife she is strong and beautiful and a bit of discolouration and skin puckering doesn't diminish that in anyway and never will Quote Outfit: 51reg 2. 7 Jeep Grand Cherokee 52reg Mercedes C270 Avanteguard Peugeot 407 2. 7v6 Ford Mondeo 2. 0 Zetec -------> Ace Prestige 25 Us: Me, Husband, 35 kilo German Shepherd RIP Amber (18/6/15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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