Although you have not received compensation yet It's obviously looking good for you, and just proves that with perserverance you can achieve your aims against all the odds. Well done! 
I know many years back how difficult it was to obtain compensation from local councils when just your windscreen was smashed by the road menders grit, so you certainly have a result if they have admitted liability to damage by a gritter.
ok an update on this for anyone thats interested or anyone thats thinking about similar action...
after MONTHS of toing and froing [sic] things have come to a close. almost.
after the guy from the highways agency came along and accepted liability (see previous post) and the council "reluctantly" agreed to pay up things went decidedly quiet... i was chasing and chasing and chasing a response from the council but they werent returning any calls and didnt want to know. in addition to chasing them direct i was chasing them through the highways agency, who in turn were getting frustrated, but to no avail.
finally the council get in touch. the manager of the insurance claims division has now got involved and doesnt want to pay, despite the agreement i already had. he's concerned about paying out so much in damages for a car that 'might not be worth spending the money on'. i, of course, go mental at them and so they agree to send ANOTHER assessor out, this time an independent, who is charged with working out whether the car is worth more than the cost of the repairs. i point out just how much work has been done on the car, the condition of it, and the money spent on it in recent months and am told to 'argue my case' when the assessor turns up.
a week or so later assessor turns up and before he even gets to the car says 'i think we both know the answer to this one'. fearing a slightly ambiguous comment i ask for clarification and he says he has no problem confirming that the council have to cough up. he then takes some time to look over it, under the bonnet etc, sees it gleaming, comments on how much he likes the car and wanders off.
council go quiet AGAIN. finally i get a response and am told, once again, that the council will pay out. this time they have sent me it in writing and have given approval to my preferred bodyshop to go ahead and bill them! hoorah!
car is booked in for respray of bonnet, drivers door, drivers wing, drivers door mirror, blending etc this tuesday and i should get her back at the end of the week. hoorah!!
the original incident was beginning of march, its now beginning of september (almost). its been a pain in the ass but persiverence seems to have paid off. *sigh of relief*
hopefully that's the end of it...
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