If you were not at fault or were only partially at fault for the accident, you may be able to recover some expenses from the person responsible or their insurers. This could include things like your policy excess, hire car costs, taxi costs and accommodation. You will need to keep receipts, as these will be needed to provide evidence of your claim.
If you have motoring legal protection (sometimes called motor legal expenses), their claims handlers will negotiate with the other party’s insurer to recover your costs on your behalf and will remain in contact with you during the period of negotiation. It can take up to 6 months to reach agreement with the other party’s insurer.
If you don’t have motoring legal protection, you are still entitled to try and claim these costs back from the other party/their insurer, but you will have to do so on your own.