I would fight it. Surely you have a right to see the report given that it is the basis of a claim against you. Insurers tend to agree knock for knock or give in to avoid costly legal action, which is improper behaviour, and you can complain to the Financial Ombudsman if you think that has happened. As for your insurer giving you a summary of the report, I’d be suspicious given that it is now in their interest to fob you off.
Fight for what? The collision was his fault. The insurers had conduct of the claim, and they paid it, not the OP.
£700 is about the minimum for a non-fault claim. The third party's insurers will have punted it to their claims management arm who will probably have offered a credit hire car at £100 a day.
There is no damage to the OP's car, he has no excess to recover. So far it has cost him nothing.
Why would in be in his insurer's interest to fob him off? They are the party out of pocket here.
He might or might not suffer a materially increased premium, but I suspect it will be modest if anything.
He has insurance, he hit somebody, the insurance paid out. That's what it's for.
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