I have just been involved in accident last sunday n Cardiff on 01/04 (no jokes please!).

I reported the accident to what I thought was my insurance company,

Octagon,

but I think it is a claims handling firm based in Birkenhead.

I know this because I recognised the accent of the guy who I was dealing with and he told me he was in Birkenhead where I was born.

Magically on Wednesaday I receive a letter from Carpenters in Birkenhead making a claim against me from a young boy who was a passenger in the other vehicle.

Now I ask myself how does a 12 year old boy living in Cardiff manage to instruct a solicitor in Birkenhead.

Could it possibly they were given my details by my own claims handlers to make a claim against me??

It seems very suspicious to me and I intend to investigate.

Does anyone know if they have passed on my details would be in breach of Data Protection law or do I have any recourse if they are not acting in my best interest?