We can claim for compensation after a road accident, but for support and successful claim speak to your legal advisor or a road accident solicitor. They will be able to assist you on how much you may be able to claim for your injuries. Your legal advisor will update on the outcome of the claim and also as the claim progresses.
The rules will be different to claim if you had an accident outside the UK. If you had an accident in Scotland. In Scotland, you can make a claim for compensation any time within three years of the accident. Your solicitors will assist you and will update you about the outcome of the claim.
If you had an accident and are looking to file a claim for compensation, follow these steps:
• Gather All Evidence
This is very important to gather all the evidence and information from the scene of an accident like
Photographs of the vehicles involved, witness details, Accident video, Police Report and other supporting documents.
Get a letter from your employer to evidence your lost wages and invoice of the losses as a result of the accident.
• Report Your Insurance
After your accident, contact your insurance to report them about the accident and provide them with all the information and vehicle details.
• Medical Records
After an accident, you have to visit your GP or the hospital to inform them about the injuries because of the accident.
• Record Witness Details
Collect the name and contact details of the witnesses for a successful claim.
• Call a Legal Advisor/Solicitor
Your solicitor will gather and review all the evidence and will manage your claim, which includes submitting your claim mentioning all the accident circumstances.
Time Limit to Make a Claim
As per the 1980 Act of England, we have 3 years to claim the date of Accident. But if a child is involved in an accident, then his 3 years start when he will turn 18.
Before that, the litigation friend or parent will take care of the claim.
We aim to keep our clients informed as the claim progresses at each stage. We will call you to get all the information about the accident circumstances, injuries and your losses.
• Claim Submission
The initial step is to prepare a letter of claim to send to the insurance of the other party on your behalf.
• Gather Evidence
We will call you to communicate with you and gather all evidence, medical records, witness statements and photographs.
• If Liability is Admitted
After initial instructions and a claim submission the other party admits responsibility for the accident, then the next step is to assess your injuries, losses because of the accident and prognosis to calculate the compensation you are entitled to.
• Medical & Rehabilitation
We will arrange medical care and rehabilitation for you as soon as possible, as your recovery is our priority. The medical expert arranged in your area will write your medical report about your injuries, losses and personal care.
• Compensation Amount
After the submission of evidence, we can calculate the compensation amount you deserve. This will take into account:
Your injuries
Treatments and Rehabilitation
Travel cost
Loss of wages
Care cost
Other Damages Because of Accident
• Recovery Progress
Your recovery progress may affect your claim before we settle the claim. Sometimes we have to arrange a second medical assessment or rehabilitation for recovery opinion.
• Settlement
Once we have calculated your compensation, we will get it from the faulty party insurance. They will make an offer to settle the claim. We will negotiate if the offer is not according to the injuries and losses.
If the claim goes to the court for a hearing, the judge will review the evidence and listen to the witnesses to decide the compensation.
• If liability is Disputed or Denied
After initial instructions on a claim submission the other party does not admit that their policyholder is at fault then we will proceed with your injury claim through the court.
• Court Proceedings
If the liability is denied by the other party, then we will issue court proceedings. Where the judge will review the evidence and listen to the witness.
In most of the cases, negotiations will lead to a successful claim of a claim for an accident injury. However, for a successful settlement, the matter has to go to court, so a judge can decide on the outcome after reviewing the evidences.
The judge will take a decision as per the CPR rules.
- Exchange of information by both parties
- Pre action investigations
- Avoid Court Proceedings.
The CPR rules tom process a road accident claim are the (CPR) in England and Wales and the CPR rules of Scotland.
There are different types of road accidents, including:
• Car Accident
• Chain Accident
• Rear End Accident
• Motorcyclist Accident
• Cyclist Accident
• Public Transport Accident
• Pedestrian Accident
• Taxi Accident
• Military Accidents
• Uninsured Accident
Accident can occur in many different ways. Following are some of the types of Accident
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Cyclist Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Accidents on Public Transport
- Accidents in a Public Place
- Accidents in a public place are also known as public liability claims. Public accidents can be
- Slip, trip and fall in a public place (bar, hotel, restaurant)
- Footpath Accidents
- Accident in a Supermarket
- Accident at Work*
- Workplace accidents can be because of different reasons, some of the most common workplace accidents are:
- Slip, trip and fall at work
- Falling from a height or accidents on a Building Site
- We can claim for work accidents and can speak to our solicitor to support our claim.
- Some changes have been made in the rules from 31st May 2021, the claims will not be settled without any medical assessment and a fixed compensation amounts depending on the injuries.
