Update. Just spoke to the dad (who actually wasn't at the scene).
Me: "so what do you want to do?"
Him: "oh I've had the flu, I'll try to drop the money round over the next few days"
Me: "by when?"
Him: "errr Wednesday?"
Me: "ok well if I haven't heard from you by the end of Wednesday, I'll call your insurers"
Him: "call them now if you like, your wife ran into the back of my car; if it wasn't my company car I'd be taking you to court - I've got an independent witness"
Me: "um so why are you paying out then? Just to be nice?"
Him: "yes"
Update. Just spoke to the dad (who actually wasn't at the scene).
Me: "so what do you want to do?"
Him: "oh I've had the flu, I'll try to drop the money round over the next few days"
Me: "by when?"
Him: "errr Wednesday?"
Me: "ok well if I haven't heard from you by the end of Wednesday, I'll call your insurers"
Him: "call them now if you like, your wife ran into the back of my car; if it wasn't my company car I'd be taking you to court - I've got an independent witness"
Me: "um so why are you paying out then? Just to be nice?"
Him: "yes"
TOTALLY CONFUSED.