ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CLAIM

In the United Kingdom there is an accident resulting in personal injury every two minutes. Sounds dramatic? Well it’s true and this figure represents an annual total of almost a quarter of a million injured people who are entitled to make a road traffic accident claim for compensation. Included in these figures are over 40,000 serious injuries and almost 4,000 fatalities or more than 10 deaths every day on our roads.

In order to make a road traffic accident claim for damages you must be able to pinpoint someone who was to blame. This involvers the concept of negligence which occurs when a driver has failed to take adequate care for your safety. The driver can be either the driver of the vehicle in which you were travelling or can be the driver of another vehicle on the road. Whether or not you are friends with the driver or related to the driver is irrelevant. You can still make a claim if you are injured due to negligence. A claim for compensation for personal injury must have been settled or legal proceedings must have been issued in a court of law within three years of the accident failing which the claim will become barred due to the lapse of time and the opportunity to claim may have been lost forever. There are a few technical exceptions to this general three year rule.

Many people don’t know what can and what cannot be included in a road traffic accident claim. The rules are relatively straightforward and, provided that the losses were reasonably foreseeable then they can be claimed. Losses are put into two basic categories by lawyers and are termed as general damages which represent compensation for losses that can be calculated easily and with some degree of accuracy and special damages which represent compensation for losses that cannot be exactly calculated and need a degree of assessment. Common items that are claimed following a road accident include :-

• past and estimated future loss of wages and income
• compensation for reduced future employment prospects due to ongoing disability
• loss or damage to personal property, vehicle repairs and the insurance policy excess
• reduction in the open market value of a repaired car
• car hire and other transport costs
• all past and future medical costs including special equipment
• medicines and prescriptions
• paid help and assistance for the future
• payment for any free help already given by friends or relatives
• pain and suffering caused by the injury
• general expenses in relation to the claim

Accident 999 is a network of personal injury solicitors who have detailed experience in dealing with motorcycle accident claim settlements. Our team provides legal advice at no cost and works on a completely risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. If you submit your details a member of The Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice without obligation on what steps you should take to protect your legal rights.