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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:01 pm 
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Who do Irwin Mitchell represent?

The woman whose car our driver hit. Although our driver was carefull not to admit liability in any way it should have been a simple cut and dry case. Our driver hit the other car from behind. The claim isn't even for neck injury it is just for the damage to the vehicle (write off due to age) I simply can't understand why it wasn't settled at the time.



Sounds like someone is on the gravy train.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:27 pm 
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Cabby John 1 wrote:
Who do Irwin Mitchell represent?

The woman whose car our driver hit. Although our driver was carefull not to admit liability in any way it should have been a simple cut and dry case. Our driver hit the other car from behind. The claim isn't even for neck injury it is just for the damage to the vehicle (write off due to age) I simply can't understand why it wasn't settled at the time.



The reason I asked is this; I am of the frame of mind that I would not be helping the OP's sol in any way whatsoever apart from documentation to my own representatives. They should not imo be corresponding with you, as such they are the side that should be finding out where they stand by contacting ie MIB/whatever body of insurance protection. Back some years ago I was involved in an accident, the OP's sol rang me and started to talk to me as if I should be in fear/awe of him because he was a sol - I put up with it for a few seconds and then put the phone down on him, basically he was just full of himself.........I never heard another word from him

The bottom line is that you were insured at the time of the accident.Through the negligence/disagreeance of both parties representatives ie sols/ins over 3 years, it has in essence nothing to do with you.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:48 pm 
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I am at a bit of a loss as what to do. It is a court summons in my ex wife's name with my address. She hasn't lived here for 19 years but it is the address that we run the taxis from. If I do as the first letter says and forward the summons to the insurers,what chance is there that they will respond within the statutory time limit? Could my ex wife end up with a ccj simply because the insurance company are playing silly buggers? Could it compromise my own and my current wifes credit rating due to it being our address?
There is no contact telephone number for Irwin Mitchell on the letter. I sent them an email yesterday morning but I have not received a reply yet.
To top it all off I fly to Spain this afternoon.

Send a letter to the court giving the details of the insurer and explain that they may well be out of business. I'm quite sure someone would have taken over the liabilities, but inform the court yourself.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:50 pm 
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Happened to someone I know a few years ago, it went straight to court and the court awarded to Irvin Mitchell in his absence. As there taking your ex wife to court,she must have been the insured.? Or owner of the vehicle. As its not you who is named you have nothing to worry about,but your ex will have to pay, you should notify her so she can attend court and be represented.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:28 am 
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The company that supplied the vehicle, Proximo, asked me to forward all the paperwork to themand they said they would deal with it. so That is what I have done.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:33 am 
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Happened to someone I know a few years ago, it went straight to court and the court awarded to Irvin Mitchell in his absence. As there taking your ex wife to court,she must have been the insured.? Or owner of the vehicle. As its not you who is named you have nothing to worry about,but your ex will have to pay, you should notify her so she can attend court and be represented.

There were 4 of us as named drivers on the insurance. It is not my name on the court papers but it is my address. It is my address because that is where we run from.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:31 am 
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grandad wrote:
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Happened to someone I know a few years ago, it went straight to court and the court awarded to Irvin Mitchell in his absence. As there taking your ex wife to court,she must have been the insured.? Or owner of the vehicle. As its not you who is named you have nothing to worry about,but your ex will have to pay, you should notify her so she can attend court and be represented.

There were 4 of us as named drivers on the insurance. It is not my name on the court papers but it is my address. It is my address because that is where we run from.


Well they don't take addresses to court, just people, they are taking your ex, and that's what they will do, no matter what proximo says. So either tell her or send it back recorded delivery giving them her new address or not.thats up to you.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:24 am 
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Happened to someone I know a few years ago, it went straight to court and the court awarded to Irvin Mitchell in his absence. As there taking your ex wife to court,she must have been the insured.? Or owner of the vehicle. As its not you who is named you have nothing to worry about,but your ex will have to pay, you should notify her so she can attend court and be represented.

There were 4 of us as named drivers on the insurance. It is not my name on the court papers but it is my address. It is my address because that is where we run from.


Well they don't take addresses to court, just people, they are taking your ex, and that's what they will do, no matter what proximo says. So either tell her or send it back recorded delivery giving them her new address or not.thats up to you.



I do not think that it is as simple as that.

The car was hired to the company/office/director. The insurance would have been in someones/the companies name (not necessarily the driver) - the driver would have (I think) been a named person on the policy.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:37 pm 
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The company that supplied the vehicle, Proximo, asked me to forward all the paperwork to themand they said they would deal with it. so That is what I have done.



This why anyone who thinks they are covered still by Enterprise needs to wake up....theyve been under scrutiny most of this year

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:06 pm 
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The company that supplied the vehicle, Proximo, asked me to forward all the paperwork to themand they said they would deal with it. so That is what I have done.



have you contacted Proximo about this ? Sounds like they might not have complied with their legal duties

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:22 pm 
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Well they don't take addresses to court, just people, they are taking your ex, and that's what they will do, no matter what proximo says. So either tell her or send it back recorded delivery giving them her new address or not.thats up to you.


I do not think that it is as simple as that.

The car was hired to the company/office/director. The insurance would have been in someones/the companies name (not necessarily the driver) - the driver would have (I think) been a named person on the policy.



Ok I get it now, insurance won't pay, vehicle owner won't pay, so we claim of the driver(the ex). So unless someone coughs up pretty quick, they will go after the driver, and that's what there doing.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:24 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
grandad wrote:
The company that supplied the vehicle, Proximo, asked me to forward all the paperwork to themand they said they would deal with it. so That is what I have done.



have you contacted Proximo about this ? Sounds like they might not have complied with their legal duties

In his earlier post he says he's sent proximo the details


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:03 pm 
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Proximo handled my (fault) hire car insurance last year and denied i had cover when i tried to claim, it took 2 weeks and 15 emails to prove otherwise, i necer thought to ask who the underwriters were

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mancityfan wrote:
Well they don't take addresses to court, just people, they are taking your ex, and that's what they will do, no matter what proximo says. So either tell her or send it back recorded delivery giving them her new address or not.thats up to you.
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I do not think that it is as simple as that.

The car was hired to the company/office/director. The insurance would have been in someones/the companies name (not necessarily the driver) - the driver would have (I think) been a named person on the policy.[/quote


Ok I get it now, insurance won't pay, vehicle owner won't pay, so we claim of the driver(the ex). So unless someone coughs up pretty quick, they will go after the driver, and that's what there doing.[/quote]
And if a county court injunction is issued it will show up on my credit file because it is my address

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:40 pm 
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And if a county court injunction is issued it will show up on my credit file because it is my address


you get the chance to contest it...........that should confuse the court

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