Letter about CCJ for minor car accident

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This is the first I've heard about it, any claim or anything since
What do I do, the letter is in my name, I haven't moved house, moved companies, moved insurance since
I've had a letter today from a solicitor about a car accident (in a retail car park) in 2018
I told my insurance company about it (fleet policy), I got my car repaired £600 not through insurance and I've heard nothing since!
Until today, I've had a letter from the other drivers solicitor telling me that they are issuing a claim for £6K as they've been unable to get the money from my insurance
This is the first I've heard about it, any claim or anything since
What do I do, the letter is in my name, I haven't moved house, moved companies, moved insurance since
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You need to pass it to your insurers at the time of the accident. It is worth calling them to make them aware its on the way. Solicitors and paralegals often use writing to the third party as a scare tactic to get them to chase up their insurer.
It could be he went via his insurers in which case they will have assessed the damage and ensured the damage was consistent with the accident circumstances and the repairs reasonable.
It could be we went via an accident management company in which case an independent engineer will have assessed the quotes to assess the same but this adds a cost, plus then the AMC charge 10% ontop of the repair bill plus they then give him a hire car on credit which is charged at a rate much higher than you'd get by going onto Enterprises website and privately hiring.
Obviously haven't seen the damage to either vehicle but £6k at main dealer pricing isn't massive and particularly not if that is also including credit hire.
Your insurers however will deal with all of this for you.
as above it could also be to do with credit hire charges which from memory they have time limits for repayment