I'd like to get my 2 pence in here if I may and this is in no way a direct flame at Tom and his accident as its not much fun.
People assume they have whiplash, when in fact they have no such thing. Proper whiplash would and should be treated with a proper neck brace and will present in problems for years after an accident. People who say "i had a knock and within an hour my neck was stiff, omg whiplash". That is NOT whiplash. Whiplash does not and cannot present itself that quicly. This has been medically proven by chiropractors and Physios the world over very recently over the last 2-3 years.
What you are feeling is muscles which you take for granted (i.e., you'd never exercise them but they work day in day out) are over compensating for an injury or shock to another muscle in the neck and shoulder area, not spine. The injured muscle will have microteared to a large degree, similar to the ache you'd feel in your arms after a weeks worth of body building if you hadnt done it for a long long time. The other muscles, overcompensating are protecting that muscle from further traumar which in turn allows it to heal itself. Again, this is not whiplash.
I could go on and explain in more detail the finer points of this but there isnt a lot of point. However, in my opinion, professional or otherwise, modern cars and car seats are unlikely to give any front seat occupant a whiplash injury at moderate speed let alone a small shunt like Toms, and if you didn't have your headrest set correctly then the owness should be own you to foot your own medical bill.
Doctors, medics etc will say 'whiplash' as its a hell of a lot easier than breaking down the info i've just given here.
People assume they have whiplash, when in fact they have no such thing. Proper whiplash would and should be treated with a proper neck brace and will present in problems for years after an accident. People who say "i had a knock and within an hour my neck was stiff, omg whiplash". That is NOT whiplash. Whiplash does not and cannot present itself that quicly. This has been medically proven by chiropractors and Physios the world over very recently over the last 2-3 years.
What you are feeling is muscles which you take for granted (i.e., you'd never exercise them but they work day in day out) are over compensating for an injury or shock to another muscle in the neck and shoulder area, not spine. The injured muscle will have microteared to a large degree, similar to the ache you'd feel in your arms after a weeks worth of body building if you hadnt done it for a long long time. The other muscles, overcompensating are protecting that muscle from further traumar which in turn allows it to heal itself. Again, this is not whiplash.
I could go on and explain in more detail the finer points of this but there isnt a lot of point. However, in my opinion, professional or otherwise, modern cars and car seats are unlikely to give any front seat occupant a whiplash injury at moderate speed let alone a small shunt like Toms, and if you didn't have your headrest set correctly then the owness should be own you to foot your own medical bill.
Doctors, medics etc will say 'whiplash' as its a hell of a lot easier than breaking down the info i've just given here.
. As for the guy who said all 17 year old's should drive 1000cc in the first year, also WTF this would make the situation even worse with **** poor powered cars stuggling to make any sort of progress.
, feel sorry on your part you got nothing else to do. 
. I shouldn't have to explain myself to people like you but you seem to be on a mission to tarnish my name, so im forced too. Time for someone to get a life me think's.
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. She was very shook up and I did wait with her till the recovery came for her Jag , tbh im happy to put the accident in the past now just glad I have my car back.