A Quick Guide to Road Traffic Accident Claims

So, you have been involved in a minor road traffic accident, and as result your vehicle has been damaged, and you have been injured.  Well, in all likelihood, if the road traffic accident was not your fault, or even if it was only partly your fault, you are entitled to make a claim for compensation.  After all, you have suffered an injury at the hands of a negligent third party driver.

So – how do you go about this? The first thing you should do is get all the other drivers details and then attend your GP or hospital so that they can check you over and make sure that you are okay, and provide any medical treatment if needed.  Then, once all this is done, you should get in touch with an independent, quality personal injury lawyer, like those at The Injury Lawyers, with plenty of experience in this area of law and who can provide you with legal representation at no cost to you.  Once you have done this, your professional injury lawyer will be able to guide you through the claims process which I will now outline:

On the 30^th April 2010 the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents deals with your compensation claim.  Where your injury is likely to be worth less than £10,000, this Protocol outlines the process that your lawyers must carry out to help you get your compensation as fast as possible!  You will firstly be asked to fill out a Claims Notification Form (‘CNF’).  It is a straightforward form but do not worry if you get stuck at any point – The Injury Lawyers are just a phone call away from being able to happily assist you.  We always review your form in any event so you have nothing to worry about.

Once the CNF is completed and submitted, the other side’s insurers must provide acknowledgement of receipt the day after it was sent.  They are then permitted 15 business days to investigate your claim and provide us with their position on liability.  In other words, 15 days to admit or deny fault for the accident.  When we receive their admission of liability, we ask that you attend a medical appointment so that a medical report can be compiled.  Once you are happy with the report, we will give it to the other side with an offer for settlement. They have an initial period of 35 days in which to reach a settlement with you.  So, all in all, your claim could be settled in about two months if everything goes well.

If you have sustained injuries from the negligence of another road user, it is likely that you have a claim for compensation.  Please do get in touch with a professional, independent, quality injury lawyer working on a genuine no win, no fee agreement with no cost to you so that you can get hold of the compensation you deserve.