My son drives a class 2 for a local depot in Stoke.
He does collections within a radius of about 70 miles, and 18 months ago while near a collection point in Kidderminster he had a coming together with a tractor and trailer, which decided to turn right just as my boy was overtaking him.
There were some scratches on the tractor, but the Scania my boy was driving was written off, but no one was injured, not a scratch.
The young tractor driver would not say a word until his dad turned up and he did all the talking.
The Scania was recovered, my boy filled in an accident form and statement, he was not suspended, but given another truck and 18 months later, all is going well until today, he gets a phone call from some firm of lawyers that want to ask him some questions about the accident, failure to answer could result in going to court! WTF?
Upon googling this law firm, yes they are lawyers, including personal accident claims, NO WIN, NO FEE!
My boy informed his boss and he rang this law firm asking them to come to the depot and ask their questions, but no, they can’t do that, it has to be over the phone.
Personally, I prefer to look someone in the eye when they wish to dig up my past.
It’s a pity they’re not chasing me, if they can’t turn up for the questionnaire, it doesn’t happen!
First questions to them, who are they representing, and about what?
My boy will ask his boss tomorrow if I can be present at this speaker 'phone in, this stinks to me!
Ignore it.chancer leeches …
I’d let them take it to court then
Surely you have to get your son’ to ask his employer to get in touch with THEIR insurance company for them to carry it on from here. They are the ones that insured the wagon.
I had that same threat after a minor bump in my car around 1999, 12 months later the ‘threatening letter’ arrived. Bricking it I took it to Citizens Advice and they just laughed and tore it up, never heard anymore about it.
Pete.
If they are working for the driver of the tractor and trailer you definitely shouldn’t have anything to do with them. They shouldn’t be approaching you direct.
I suspect they want to act on your son’s behalf in the hope he’ll say he was injured. They make a living out of people suddenly remembering injuries they didn’t report, or have, at the time of the incident.
If your son wasn’t hurt you’re right to tell them where to go. If he’s tempted into a lie and gets caught he could get in a lot of trouble.
They rang your lad direct…■■?
Bar stewards!!!
Once you even speak to them ( basically ‘make a connection’ with them), they have got you by the nuts (won!)…
pierrot 14:
Surely you have to get your son’ to ask his employer to get in touch with THEIR insurance company for them to carry it on from here. They are the ones that insured the wagon.
^^^ this , I’ve had these shisters before ,tell them to contact the insurance co .
The only thing your lad should be telling this excuse for a law firm is to go and ■■■■ themselves, in that exact language. They make their living by jacking up everyone’s premiums and should be treated with the level of contempt that warrants.
Stressful and irritating, I’m sure.
Don’t give them any information at all, anything they can ask can be answered by “contact the relevant insurance company and/or send your request in writing” including which insurance company it is!
Personally I’d get in touch with Citizens Advice Bureau - it can be a bit of a faff, but they’re extremely helpful.
slowlane:
Don’t give them any information at all, anything they can ask can be answered by “contact the relevant insurance company and/or send your request in writing” including which insurance company it is!.
This is how it works and its what you pay insurance for , let them do the leg work and totally ignore any direct calls…
Would echo the above as I had similar after an accident many moons ago (although didn’t take them 12 months) trying to sue for all sorts of things with rather nasty legal language. Took it to the insurance broker I used, he just sent it to insurance and said do exactly that with anything else, never heard anything else.
They just want him to admit liability which makes their life a lot easier to take it to court, or at least sue the insurance company for “damages”. No comment is a good option, tell them to contact the insurance company and any further phone calls or letters will be sent to the police as evidence of harassment. Most of the time you’re not even dealing with people who know the law, just someone in a call centre with a script.