The week before my car was written off, I got into an accident with a woman in the city.
She was at fault, and that was all sorted.
I sent her quotes to repair my car. The week after that, my car was written off.
I spoke to legal advice at uni, and they told me that I am legally entitled to that money, despite my car being written off, so I was assured of that.
She called me up yesterday and said she would pay for the cheaper quote (obviously).
I recieve the cheque in the mail today, and it is addressed to the Panel shop, not to me.
What do I do?
Call her up and say I need the cheque in my name?
Should I tell her the car is written off? -I'm only avoiding that because she will try and get out of paying, and I'm trying to avoid lawyers and legal costs.
She also said that she will only pay the full amount after the work has been done, which means I would have to pay out of my own pocket (with money I dont' have) and then she would re-imburse me.
Is this usually how this happens?