At The Injury Lawyers we have found that some people don’t seem to realise that if they were the innocent passenger injured in a car crash, they have one of the best prospects of a successful claim for compensation you can get.
It doesn’t matter whether the accident was the fault of the driver who’s car you were in or whether the accident was caused by some other vehicle – you were the passenger, and unless you did something daft like pull the handbrake, grab the steering wheel or severely distract the driver to cause the accident, there is little way you can be said to have been at fault for the accident.
More often than not liability for your accident and injuries will be admitted straightaway, and it’s just a matter of getting medical evidence and settling your claim, which doesn’t take long at all.
People are also seemingly put off making a claim for compensation where they were a passenger if it was the fault of the driver who was their family or friend. This is understandable because they don’t like the thought of potentially suing their friend of family. Not to worry, you won’t be pursuing them; as your compensation will come from their insurer instead.
At the end of the day this is exactly why car insurance is compulsory – so that if people are injured they can be compensated, along with damaged cars being able to get repaired or replaced. Your claim will be submitted directly to the driver’s insurer and they will deal with the claim, and if they consider the driver was at fault, they will pay you the compensation you duly deserve. It’s not like your family member or friend will have to go to the nearest cash machine and fetch you £1,000.00 in compensation!
What’s better nowadays with passenger claims is that, under a new system that was introduced back in April 2010, your claim can be settled fast! All you have to do now is submit a Claim Notification Form (‘CNF’) online and wait for the Defendant’s insurer to acknowledge it and admit liability. Your expert injury lawyer will do all this for you, and this process should only take a few weeks weeks. After that it’s just a matter of getting medical evidence and settling your claim which shouldn’t take too much time either.
For some free legal advice and a no obligation chat, call our expert team at The Injury Lawyers on 0800 634 75 75 today. Make sure to find out about our unique way of working which means that there are no costs to yourself whatsoever for making the claim and that you will be updated at least every 14 days. Why not see if we can also arrange for you to have some no cost to yourself medical treatment should you need this?
