My wife had her case at the end of last week - she was on for about an hour and answered 2 questions connected to hire dates and that was it. Got a call an hour later to say she'd 'won' so all good. She fretted a little but it was nothing to worry about (although try to make sure the lawyer sends docs the week before so you can review). I'd imagine having a couple of grand youd be able to argue as a contingency fund, but I'm no law expert...

Wanted to join in this, seems very similar to the experience my wife is having after an accident in June 2019. Diamond referred her to Auxillis for a "hire car" and all seemed rosy. Now my Wife is apparently taking the other driver and insurance company to court. We've just had to submit financial statements and pay slips to prove she couldn't have afforded to hire a car herself for the 21 days it took for the repair to be completed. Fortunately, the car was no better than ours (Vauxhall Grandland for our C Max, which felt like a downgrade) but it is unnerving and time consuming, especially as we need to find 6 months of statements from over a year ago. Also, apparently the court selected is Northampton (we're in Bournemouth so we'll be asking for that to change if possible!!!)