I was involved in a car accident back in April 2017. It happened on a small stretch of single track road with some passing places, 30mph, three tonne weight limits. I had stopped safely and quickly, the builder’s pickup truck coming the other way did not. My insurance company, Aviva, engaged Irwin Mitchell as my solicitors. But the two companies never shared any information that I provided, between them, regardless of repeated phone calls on my part. Irwin Mitchell wanted to settle 50/50 right from the start, I insisted we go to court. Much to my surprise on 20 October, I received a cheque from Aviva for half my excess (worked out from the claim number alone on the letter). No further explanation of any kind except a contact name and number was on the letter. After a call to Aviva, I was told no instructions were ever received from Irwin Mitchell regarding my stance, and so they had settled the claim on a 50/50 basis. I’m obviously upset about the accident, as I know the builder was driving too fast for the road limits and could have been avoided had he been a sensible driver. His own dash cam footage was suddenly not available to either insurance company. All I had were pictures taken from the accident scene. But more upsetting was my fight trying to get my insurer and solicitor to share information or at least talk to each other, not to mention the unwillingness of taking any action on my behalf. Why do motorists have to put up with this insurance apathy?