ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CLAIM

Our solicitors deal with road traffic accident claims on a no win no fee basis and pay compensation in full. We do not ask you to fund or finance your claim as it proceeds and will never ask you to pay any legal expenses including medical records, specialists reports or court fees. We absolutely guarantee that all road traffic accident claims handled by specialist solicitors are completely risk free.

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Personal Injury Solicitors

There is an accident resulting in personal injury every two minutes in the UK. Sounds dramatic? Well it’s true. There is potential for almost a quarter of a million road traffic accident claims every year in the United Kingdom including over 40,000 very serious injuries and almost 3,000 deaths. The legal profession in general has responded to the large numbers of accident victims who require expert representation and our specialist solicitors are accredited as members of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts. Membership of this panel is restricted to solicitors who can show expertise and experience over a long period of time and who also have adequate resources available in a modern office environment. In addition some of our solicitors are recognised by ‘Headway’ the national brain injury charity and by the ‘Spinal Injuries Association’. We are able to deal with a wide range of road traffic accident claims varying from simple whiplash, cuts and bruises right through to injuries of the utmost severity including catastrophic brain or spinal injury.

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Insurance

Most drivers are insured against road traffic accident claims and our applications for compensation are usually directed at insurance companies however there is a hard core of drivers who are not insured or whose insurance cover is repudiated due to erroneous information provided on the proposal form or who have inadvertently allowed their insurance to lapse. In these cases and in cases where the driver of the vehicle has not been traced we are able to make a claim to the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) however in untraced cases our terms and conditions may vary.

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Negligence

In order to make a road traffic accident claim you must be able to pinpoint someone who was to blame. This involves the concept of negligence which occurs when a driver has failed to take adequate care. 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 road traffic accident 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 for minors and the mentally handicapped.

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Risk Assessment

We do not only take on ‘dead cert’ cases and we are willing to consider every potential road traffic accident claim and give you detailed advice on your prospects of success and the anticipated value of the claim. Even if you know you were partially to blame we are still able to claim on your behalf although your damages may be reduced by a percentage to take account of the legal maxim of ‘contributory negligence’.

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Compensation Awards

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

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Time Limits

The Limitation Act 1980 determines the applicable time limits for making claims for personal injury which must be either settled or legal proceedings must have been issued within three years of the accident. There are exceptions to this general rule for those under the age of 18 years at the time of the accident, for those who are mentally disabled and in cases where the injury was not apparent immediately following the accident. Failure to abide by the time limits may mean that the potential claim becomes statute barred and the opportunity to claim compensation may be lost forever. If in any doubt about these matters take immediate qualified legal advice.

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Free Legal Advice

Our personal injury solicitors have detailed experience in dealing with road traffic accident claims. 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 use the helpline or submit your details a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice without obligation on what steps you should take to protect your legal rights to claim compensation.