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Following a RTA last July involving a friend's car(A) on a single carriageway where an overtaking driver(B) at excessive speed avoided an oncoming vehicle by cutting in front of the car (C) (which was in front of A), causing C to spin and collide with A, writing off A and causing my friend severe whiplash and other injuries. He continues to receive treatment for the former, the other injuries having healed.

His insurers continue to cover physiotherapy for his neck and will cover for lost earnings.

However, as a result of this he has has lost his job (which involved both lifting and driving) which has caused considerable stress, etc. Has he any claim for damages against the overtaking driver of B in respect of these unquantifiable damages, as his insurers are not willing to make this?
What should his next steps be?

Deapite this being motoring related, this seemed the right forum, but if not, could a mod please move to the correct forum.

Your friend's insurer will not pursue this but it is not really anything to do with the cover given under his own policy. Possibly he might have a claim against the third party and their insurer for stress and loss of employment but it isn't a simple area of law and he needs to get specialist legal advice as suggested in the previous post.

Does he have a recognised psychiatric injury?

Not as far as I know: just stress caused by accident and 6+ months off work and loss of job.

adjustment disorder?

Remember you have 3 years from the date of the incident to make a claim (although there are exceptions).

It's actually 3 years from the date of the incident or 3 years from the date that the injury became known about (whichever is the later).
If the OP's friend was to obtain a diagnosis of a psychiatric condition caused by the accident, it's possible that the 3 year period for bringing a case will begin on the date of the diagnosis.