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Car Accident - now court summons please help!

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  • djheath
    djheath Posts: 453 Forumite
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    Quentin wrote: »
    More uninformed misinformation.

    Issuing a summons like this is often a tactic to "concentrate minds" on getting the matter resolved.

    Neither side will want a court case, and there is no need to "simply pay up to the court".

    The insurers will hope to settle between themselves - and a court hearing will only come about if liability cannot be agreed between the parties.

    Sorry, I am not one for getting in to arguments on forums. It doesn't help the OP or the anyone else. The information I have given is informed as is what happened to me. I cannot guarantee it is the correct course of action for every case that comes along, or that it will work or fail. I am merely offering advice to a situation that was similar to mine. I can offer no more, no less. The OP outcome and experience may be completely different at the end of all this, but it doesn't hurt to offer real life advice on what has happened to someone else does it?
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    djheath wrote: »
    but it doesn't hurt to offer real life advice on what has happened to someone else does it?

    I didn't "argue" with you on what happened to you.

    I pointed out your post contained misinformation when you went on to conjecture on what will happen in an authoritative manner.

    No defendant "simply pays up to the court", and were you truly fully informed about the procedures you would know that!

    (And of course you did wrongly scaremonger about having only a very limited time to deal with the first summons)

    The OP should take the professionally provided advice given by his insurer, then if anything subsequently goes wrong he can take it up with them, and not rely on misinformed (but well intentioned) advice on this forum!
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    Quentin knows what they are talking about.. i would take there advice..
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Quentin wrote: »
    I didn't "argue" with you on what happened to you.

    I pointed out your post contained misinformation when you went on to conjecture on what will happen in an authoritative manner.

    No defendant "simply pays up to the court", and were you truly fully informed about the procedures you would know that!

    (And of course you did wrongly scaremonger about having only a very limited time to deal with the first summons)

    The OP should take the professionally provided advice given by his insurer, then if anything subsequently goes wrong he can take it up with them, and not rely on misinformed (but well intentioned) advice on this forum!

    Good advice, the only danger is if the professionally provided advice comes from a call centre in India. Get it in writing from them if you can.
  • g0dfather
    g0dfather Posts: 20 Forumite
    OK thanks everyone.

    I've now had written confirmation from my insurers (by email) that they've received the court papers from me, I should not need to respond to them and they will pass this on to their solicitors.

    I'm assuming now I can just wait and let them deal with it?
  • sarahg1969
    sarahg1969 Posts: 6,694 Forumite
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    Quentin wrote: »
    The OP hasn't been ordered to "appear" anywhere, nor have they asked here about "failure to appear", (whatever that means).

    You are clearly ignorant on county court procedure.

    Whereas some of us are very au fait with county court procedure; hence the advice.
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    martindow wrote: »
    The problem is that you rely on the insurers to deal with this matter and their past record would not give me any confidence in doing this correctly.

    If they fail to act in time and the OP has not responded or does not appear in court he will have a CCJ.

    Surely it must be sound advice for him to contact the court? At the very least I would phone a couple of days before the hearing to see whether a defence has been lodged and find out if the case is going ahead. If I had any doubts about the insurers dealing with this I would attend the hearing.

    I ended up with a CCJ which then had to be set aside as my solicitors had failed to post a defence in time. In a similar situation I would not be trusting of anyone else to protect me.


    No you are totally wrong. Quentin is always right, and yes it is a sarcastic post. The Op needs a way around this, not a head on confrontation. He does not trust his insurers to act on his best behalf. In view of their performance, I wouldn't. ;)
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    Quentin wrote: »
    I didn't "argue" with you on what happened to you.

    I pointed out your post contained misinformation when you went on to conjecture on what will happen in an authoritative manner.

    No defendant "simply pays up to the court", and were you truly fully informed about the procedures you would know that!

    (And of course you did wrongly scaremonger about having only a very limited time to deal with the first summons)

    The OP should take the professionally provided advice given by his insurer, then if anything subsequently goes wrong he can take it up with them, and not rely on misinformed (but well intentioned) advice on this forum![/QUOTE]


    :T:T:T:T Couldn't have put it better myself

    Scaremongering seems to your in word at the moment Q, yesterday you were accusing me of the same. Time to call someone a troll?.

    If you are so "holier than thou", stand up and present your credentials for the title of "Mr know it all", instead of picking up on the terminological inexactitudes of everyone who disagrees with you.

    I still wonder if the op has the confidence to leave this with his insurer?
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    sarahg1969 wrote: »
    Whereas some of us are very au fait with county court procedure; hence the advice.


    I wouldn't know, never been in trouble ;)
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    I wouldn't know, never been in trouble ;)

    Exactly.

    As posted previously you are clearly ignorant of court procedures.

    So your posts suggesting the sound advice others have given to the OP is wrong are pointless. Or troll like.

    And we shouldn't feed trolls.
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