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If its the latter, its a common letter that must be sent out by police when they are investigating a traffic offence to let a driver know that its ongoing. Doesn't mean it will lead to a prosecution.
Murt
If you were knowingly involved in an accident at the time then there is no requirement for an NIP to be given verbally or in written form. There are a couple of other exemptions which are not applicable in this case.
As far as being reported for Driving without due care and atention which is a subsection of section 3 of the 1988 Road Traffic Act (careless driving), as Murts has said, there is no guarantee that anyone will appear in court, but the Police are obligated to report as soon as they suspect an offence has been committed.
In this case, I deal with crashes every day, and I would not even hazard a guess at what the outcome might be, or even offer advice without seeing photo's of the scene or what the evidence is.
On that basis, whilst others may offer an opinion, as suggested, once you know the outcome and it has been decided whether to prosecute or not, then seek proper professional legal advice because they will be able to give you advice on a defence based on the evidence.
Bear in mind that to secure a conviction, the prosecution has to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the standard of driving fell below the standard expected of a reasonably safe and competent driver.
This is why the evidence is important, especially physical evidence such as photos of the crash scene and anything you feel was contributory to the cause, for example the traffic lights or lack of them. You only have to cast reasonable doubt and the case will have to be thrown out, and I doubt that the Police will have done much in the way of an investigation at the time.
The Police often these days attribute blame against a driver without having investigated it properly and it is becoming an increasing problem. But often drivers and riders are being held liable even though the evidence is flawed on the basis that the Police (especially non specialists) make assumptions.
I recently dealt with a potential fatal where the Police dealt with it as a damage only and did no investigation because they did not feel that it was justified even though the Ambulance crew told the Police that the injuries were life threatening.
It will also help as far as the insurance claim is concerned as well because in a civil case you only have to prove your case on a balance of probability of 51% or more. The more evidence you can gather, the stronger your case will be.