FOLLOWING my letter referring to the recorded telephone message beginning: “We have recently been trying to contact you regarding your recent car accident” (June 17), I have today received a postal communication from QuickPages [sic] commencing with the sentence: “With your car insurance due for renewal soon now is the time to shop around for a better deal”.

After my phantom crash in my imaginary vehicle, I presume that I shall have to be prepared to fork out quite a lot of make-believe dosh, especially having never taken the required test.

DAVID DIMENT Riverside Court Oxford