I just got paid out for my written off LE - not in quite the same state as yours though.
I did have some problems with the claims department because their car search showed it up as a standard 20VT - even with a 5 speed box.
I sent in a load of adverts from Autotrader and Pistoneads -(including the one at 10k
) but they weren't interested because they were convinced it was a standard car. In the end, they called Fiat, who confirmed that the car was an LE - and the payout was increased. I guess you'll just need to be persitent if you get the same problem.
Oh yes - echo what Vickster says about recorded delivery. I didn't think about it - and it looked like it had been lost for bout 10 days before they finally "found" it in a pile on someones desk...
Elliot