Diminution in value after a non fault accident?

[Dr House]

So last week I'm sitting in traffic (one day after I took out my new insurance policy) and someone drives into the side of me, there was not too much damage but it will need a new door, paint on the front wing, new mirror and paint on the side skirt.

The car is only a year and half old and when I come to sell it on its going to be a real pain to move on and I'm going to lose thousands off the value, Who wants a high end carbon fibre car that has been in a accident?

https://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/measuring-loss

So I got to thinking maybe its worth claiming damages from his insurance company, after all I was not at fault why should I suffer financial loss because of this.

Has anyone every successful claimed damages for loss in value of a car after a accident? Or am I best being a greedy git and I should leave it alone.

So far I have not taken a hire car because I have my fiesta but the summer weekends are here and I want to take road trips

 

[Dr House]

I will see I can live without my car for a while but if its drags on too long I will want a replacement as actually I leave the fiesta in london for my mum to use so she has no car while I have taken it up north.

Also I sell my cars privately and would always disclose if its had a accident, its just not fair on someone spending £65k on a car to be lied to about its history.