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As of April 2010, claiming for compensation for whiplash caused by a straightforward road traffic accident just got a whole lot easier.  A new process was introduced which has cut drastically the length of time a claim takes to settle. 

Under the old system you could be waiting nearly 4 months just simply for an admission of liability from the negligent third party, and then you would still have to go about obtaining medical evidence and enter into negotiations with the other side to see if a settlement could be reached.  Nowadays, an admission of liability can be received within a couple of weeks and your claim settled in a couple of months!

The first stage in this new claiming process is to submit a Claim Notification Form.  This a simple form that you can go through with an expert injury lawyer on your side which details your accident, those involved in your accident, and the injuries you suffered from.  The form itself takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, and once you are happy with it, it is submitted to the Defendant’s insurer who has just 1 business day to acknowledge it. 
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Whiplash is one of the most common injuries that is caused by road traffic accidents.  Whiplash is a soft tissue injury and tends to affect the neck and shoulder area of your body.  It is typically caused by the sudden and forceful jolting of your head/neck. 

It is frequently occurring in road traffic accidents because of the nature of the accidents that involve innocent victims and because the injured party has been wearing a seatbelt.  For example, if a negligent third party collides with the rear of your motor vehicle, you will probably be thrown forward and then your seatbelt will kick in and suddenly bring you back to your original position. It is this type of incident, this sudden jerking of your neck, that causes whiplash.

So, how do you know if you have sustained whiplash?  If you have been involved in a road traffic accident and believe you may have whiplash, here are a few symptoms to look out for:
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At The Injury Lawyers we deal solely with claims for personal injury.  We are experts in our field having dedicated many years of practice to this area of law, and can therefore deal with almost any injury claim no matter how bizarre you may think it is.

That said, despite having dealt with a fair few ‘unusual’ claims, the claim that we deal with most often is one for whiplash.

Whiplash is a soft tissue injury that affects the neck and shoulder area, and is often associated with the innocent victims of road traffic accidents.
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If you have been involved in a road traffic accident since April 2010 and you are thinking of making a claim for compensation for the injuries you have suffered, then good news – the whole process if now faster and more efficient. 

Prior to April 2010 you could have been waiting a few months for an admission of liability from the other side, and then a couple more months to get your compensation payout sorted.  Thankfully the whole process has been overhauled and you could have your whole claim settled in just a few weeks or a couple of months.

You are now required to submit what is known as a Claim Notification Form via the Ministry of Justice online portal.  This is straightforward – especially with the right expert injury lawyer on your side.  The form will take roughly 20 minutes to complete and your injury lawyer should go through this with you. 
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If you have a quick look on this blog you will see The Injury Lawyers’ very own whiplash compensation calculator, which does exactly what is says on the tin – it instantly values your claim.

To find out how much your whiplash injury claim could be worth, all you have to do is click on the body part which you have injured, select your injury, and answer three dead easy questions about your accident, and you will be provided with an instant claim valuation. 

So, if you have whiplash, then you would select the neck injury image, choose the severity and answer the three questions to get your valuation.
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A common question which is always asked here at The Injury Lawyers is “If was a passenger in a car accident, will this affect my chance of a claim for compensation?”

The answer to this, as I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know, is no – not in the slightest!
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Driving can often be stressful – and these days most people use the convenience of their own vehicle to travel around. With lots of stressed and tired road users, this can cause lots of problems on the roads; one negligent action can cause serious problems and worst of all injure an innocent victim.

Here at The injury Lawyers we know all too well about the effects of negligent drivers as we help countless innocent victims get the maximum compensation that they deserve after being in road accidents.

Some of the most common road traffic accidents occur on roundabouts. Roundabouts can often seem manic and stressful anyway – Well, for me they are anyway! You sometimes can never tell who has right of way, when someone is actually going to go for it and pull out, or if someone is going to slow down and stop! Anyone can get caught up in a road traffic accident on a roundabout and innocent victims should not suffer in silence; here at The Injury Lawyers we are here to help you, in any way possible, with your vehicle damages or hire car needs, private medical treatment to help you to get back on your feet again, and most important of all, getting you the maximum compensation that you deserve.
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Whiplash is the most common type of road traffic accident injury. That’s why we here at The Injury Lawyers are specialists in whiplash injury claims.

Not only are we experts in obtaining you the maximum amount of compensation, but we understand the importance of getting you feeling fit and healthy again as quickly as possible. We appreciate that everyone has busy lives and we can’t afford to be unwell – that’s why we take your whiplash recovery very seriously.

Often after your road accident you will start to feel the effects of your injuries maybe 6 – 12 hours after your accident; however, this can vary. Some symptoms may include neck, back and shoulder pain, stiffness and aches, headaches, dizziness, a shooting pins and needles sensation down your arms, jaw pains, or even fatigue. Upon feeling these symptoms of whiplash, you should visit your GP who should help you out with some medical advice. They will often advise you to take pain killers and recommend that you may benefit from a course of specialist treatment, such as physiotherapy.
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Being a passenger in a road traffic accident means one simple thing – you are likely to have strong prospects of a successful claim for compensation.

You have been injured as a result of another person’s negligent driving and not as a result of your own; therefore we aim to get you the best compensation possible for your injuries. It doesn’t matter if you have been a passenger in the vehicle which is at fault if they collided into another vehicle; the fact that you were a passenger and you have sustained injuries as a result of the accident proves to be a winning claim.
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At The Injury Lawyers we only deal with personal injury law; as such we have become experts in our field having dedicated all our time and attention to personal injury claims.  One of the most common accident types are road traffic accidents.  This is hardly surprising giving the number of cars on our roads and given that there is always going to be human error in play.  Fortunately, in a lot of road traffic accidents, people are able to get out injury free; but where they have been injured, if the accident was not their fault, they could obtain compensation for these injuries.  In this blog I am going to focus on rear end shunt road traffic accidents.

Rear end shunts are one of the most frequent road traffic accidents.  This is where a vehicle collides with the back of your vehicle and shunts you forward.  For example, you may be stationary at a set of traffic lights and a negligent third party driver fails to heed the presence of your vehicle and slow down in time, and instead goes in to the back of your vehicle.  Alternatively, a rear end shunt accident may occur where the vehicle behind you is stationary too but a vehicle collides with the rear of that vehicle and shunts it into your vehicle and causes you injury; this is called a concertina collision.

A typical injury arising from a rear end shunt accident is whiplash.  This is a soft tissue injury that occurs when your neck is suddenly and forcefully jerked out of position.  If someone collides with the rear of your vehicle, you will likely be jolted forward and your seatbelt will kick in, bringing you back.  This sudden jerking movement is what will cause you your whiplash injury.
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