CAR ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
CLAIM ADVICE

Drivers, passengers, pedestrians and riders who are injured in a vehicle collision can make a car accident compensation claim against a negligent third party. Even if you were partly to blame for an accident you can still make a claim. Only those who are totally 100% responsible and fully to blame for the accident have no claim. If you were the passenger in a car and the incident was caused by your driver’s negligence, you are still entitled to make a car accident compensation claim even if the driver was a close relative including husbands, wives, children and parents.

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Motor Insurers Bureau

Most drivers are insured and it is a legal requirement that drivers on roads in the United Kingdom have at least third party insurance. When you make a car accident compensation claim you will usually be claiming compensation from the insurance company and not personally from the individual driver. In cases where the negligent driver is not insured, a claim can be made to the Motor Insurers Bureau which administers a fund set up by government, financed by the insurance industry, whose aim is to compensate the victims of uninsured drivers. A claim can be made to the Motor Insurers Bureau even when the identity of the other driver is unknown as in a hit and run accident.

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Time Limits

There are time limits imposed by statute indicating the latest date that a car accident compensation claim can be initiated. It is important to seek expert legal advice immediately following an accident. Witness statements and photographs of the scene at the time of the incident are potentially crucial pieces of evidence that need gathering as soon as possible. Locations can and often do change layout and the passage of time usually dulls the memory of witnesses.

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Damages Awards

Car accident compensation (also called ‘damages’) can be claimed for most losses that occur as a result of an accident including loss of earnings, medical expenses and travel expenses, repair to your car or other property, emotional and physical pain and suffering and loss of lifestyle. Car accident compensation claim solicitors divide awards into either ‘special damages’ or ‘general damages’ however you do not need to get involved in the legal jargon to make a claim – we explain everything in plain English at all stages.

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Personal Injury Solicitors

Our solicitors use the ‘no win no fee’ scheme which allows you to make a car accident compensation claim on a risk free basis. We will pay your legal costs, court fees and related expenses and in the event that you do not win your case you do not have to pay us anything. This protects you from any risk when making a claim so that you can do so with full confidence. To talk to one of our specialist personal injury solicitors about your potential claim simply complete the contact form or use the helpline. You will receive free advice with no further obligation.