In most cases it is dead easy to make a whiplash injury compensation claim. All you need to do is find the right lawyer who can progress the case as quickly as possible and settle the claim for the best possible payout.
It is very important to ensure you actually have a lawyer though – do not deal directly with insurers as you will more than likely end up under settling the case by thousands of pounds. So read on for vital advice about the process.
Getting started
Getting started is dead easy – all we need to do is get a claim notification form submitted electronically to the insurers of the driver at fault. With us, you don’t need to worry about waiting for the paperwork to come through the post and you don’t need to have the hassle of filling in lengthy forms. We can take your instructions and complete the form for you over the phone in one simple call.
Valuing the claim
As long as the insurers have accepted liability for the claim the only thing that can hold up the case is your injuries. We need to send you to see an expert medico-legal consultant who will create a report for us that we will use to value the claim. We can also use the report to identify if we need to organise any private medical care or treatment for you.
We will also need to collate all of your losses and expenses and create a schedule detailing how much you are owed together with documentary evidence.
Settling the claim
Once we have your medical evidence and losses evidence and we are ready to negotiate offers, we will submit a settlement pack to the insurers with an offer. It is us who have to make the first offer.
Thereafter it’s a negotiating process between us and the insurers. We want to get you the most whereas the insurers will want to pay the least amount they can. So there is a little to’ing and fro’ing between us and them with offers, but at any time you can choose to accept an offer that is received.
Ultimately the decision to accept or reject an offer is always yours – our job is to properly advise you about what we think you ought to do.
Getting your money
In most cases we expect a cheque within a few weeks of settlement and we can get this sorted and sent to you as soon as possible.
And that’s it – job done!
A lot easier than you might have expected, eh? Although a lot of other law firms do not work as efficiently as we do, so make sure you get a specialist firm like us who can simplify and speed up the process.
To find out more, just call 0800 634 7575 today.
