Keep all recipts for taxi's (sorry that word) public transport, anything to do with the loss of your car. Sue him, either before or after and seek everything you can. Your soliciter will be able to give you all teh details you need.
He'll plead guilty on the day, and the court will probably bargin with him, so make sure your represenative argue's a good case for not.!!
Took me over 3 months to get the bastard who backed in to my Commie and took off. I even had to bring my Girlfriends sister down from Home (500 k's away) to give evidence against him. (the court paid for that). But the commie's fixed, but it was a ****in pain in the ass all that time....rrrrrr
the annoying part..... it seems the law protects them. Insurance companie's are ****ed as far as im concerened.... BUT we need them and they need us.
Loz