Can anyone please advise?

A man hit me from behind, at the time he agreed it was his fault after a witness came forward. I swapped details, but I believed he gave me a fake phone number. We both drove to a safe position, and he drove further down the road, so I never actually got a picture of his car. I had never been in an accident before, so I know this was my mistake. However, as he admitted it at the time, I didn't think I would have an issue, and I also had a witness.

I spoke to my witness around 2 months later, and they told me the insurance company spoke to her on the phone and they were going to send her a form in the post, which at the time she said she never got. I never claimed for injury, just repair of my car. It's been over 2 years since I had 2 new phones since then, so I doubt I'll even have her phone number. The insurance company should have this as well as her address if they sent her a form.

The insurance company fixed my car, and I thought this was an end to the matter.

I now had a letter saying the third party's insurance company has asked for evidence to prove his client was involved in the accident and they not been able to contact my witness.

I'm shocked, as it's now been over 2 years. Why now? Should I report it to the police? If I can't provide any evidence now, will I be forced to pay for the repair? All I had was a dashcam showing this person indicating to go left, and then a bang to my car around 20 seconds later. I never had a rear dashcam.

Edited by JOJOJ on 04/05/2024 at 19:12