Your insurance company will advise you on making a claim. I f you have taken out drivers legal protection when you took the policy they will do all the
donkey work employing solicitor etc. You would only have to see a consultant later down the line for an examination...will take about 10 mins if my experience is anything to go by. You are entitled to compensation end of story. The wonan who hit you will not be paying and she will be feeling bad enough anyway. Whiplash can affect you for years....I still have some limitation in my neck movement some 8 years later. Should get just over 2000 quid out of it at least.