Sounds like you've ended up with a car like mine Dan that's cursed by a previous owner or something, some dopey girl who wasn't paying attention bumped into me last Friday and bent my rear wheel arch
As per what everyone else has said I'd look into repairing it yourself, find yourself a car at a scrappers or something that someone has reversed into a "badger" (
) and have the front bumper off that, it'll only be a few bolts to fit. Expect a £2-300 paint bill if you get it professionally done.