to be miffed as to why the solicitors

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Letter came? Evening everyone. I'm after some advice. I left the handbrake off on my car stupid of me I know and it rolled into the neighbours. They banged the door down shouting and screaming abuse and threats of violence. I apologised profoundly and next door neighbours wife came around the next day for insurance details. I apologised again and then a week later a solicitors letter arrives on the mat. The damage to ndn car is minimal and I have no idea why a solicitors letter has come to me. Ndn has been the neighbour from hell since my husband left four years ago despite me letting him fill in our right of passage, giving his father spare timber and stone wall toppings. Our kids haven't played in the garden in all this time because of the abuse. I have our home on the market and have dropped the price dramatically just to get away but it just isn't selling. I am in bits and don't know where to turn xx

It's states he's claiming for car hire, storage costs, repair costs, misc costs, court details and I have 7 days to admit liability before they take it further x

What on earth did the letter say?? Agree you should just forward it to your insurers

He's trying to scare you into handing over money. Send it to your insurance company.

Sorry xposts. Just pass it to your insurers and forget about it - they'll deal with it all. If NDN speaks to you about it just say it's with your insurers and that the solicitor should contact them.

Forward it straight to your insurers without delay. DO NOT REPLY UNDER ANY CIRCS.

Oh wow I do this often, no damage as yet.

NYANBU they are!! Get a solicitor admit nothing!! Your hand-break "fell" off.

I feel like we are being bullied and I have nowhere to turn I feel so helpless x

I did take a photo as the damage is a few scratches to the paintwork x

You DO have somewhere to turn - Your insurance company, they will deal with it for you. Re the other threatening behaviour - call the police the next time.

Pass it to solictors/Insurers they cound like bullies, don't let them get to you.

They sound like arse wipes - don't give them a moments thought!

You don't need a Solicitor.

As PP's have said you just need to speak to your insurance company and they will ask you to forward the letter to them and they will deal with it.

No need to panic.

Good luck with the house sale.

Thanks so much, it helps you know to have support x

Poor you. Your NDNs sound awful. Given the fairly trivial nature of the accident, I'm quite surprised they've got their solicitors on to you so quickly.

My rather suspicious mind is saying that maybe they've invented this solicitors letter and sent it themselves from a fake company . You can check whether the solicitor is genuine on this website www.lawsociety.org.uk/find-a-solicitor/.

Because why on earth would they waste money on getting a solicitor involved at this stage? As PPs have said, it sounds as though they're trying to scare you ... so send the letter to your insurers and ignore your NDNs threats.

Are you sure it's actually from a solicitor?
I'll bet it's one of those bloody claims management companies that inflate claims to make a percentage.
Are they based in the Liverpool - Manchester area by any chance?

I work in insurance. V.surprised at the speed a solicitors letter has arrived. Send it on to your car insurers they will deal with it for you. They should also send out their own engineer to verify the damage/costs they are claiming. If they hassle you tell them your insurers are dealing with it. They sound like nasty pieces of work.

Unless their damage is more than five grand more fool them instructing solicitors - they won't get any costs and will have to pay out of their own pocket.

Actually, was this a Claim Notification Form RTA2? Are they claiming to have been injured?

Solicitors have a standard letter that they send out after a client has been involved in an accident. Even if you are the aggrieved party, the other solicitor will send you a threatening blaming letter. Ignore the letter and send it to your insurer. I used to deal with this sort of thing and actually drafted the first letter.

Years ago, I was in a quiet first lane on a motorway roundabout (flyover/spaghetti junction sort of thing) when a car in the second lane just pulled into the side of my car - he hadn't looked around for traffic in my lane. I had a letter from his insurance company blaming me but was able to send a doctored 'work' letter and they backed down. I won.

Go to your insurance company with the letter but as other posters have said do not answer their letter.