Road and Traffic Accident

Road accidents are one of the biggest unforeseen threats to the average person's health, with over two hundred and thirty thousand road accidents resulting in casualties in the UK in 2008, and almost thirty thousand of these involved people who were killed or seriously injured. Because several people can be injured in one accident, for whiplash, the most common 'minor' injury, there are over four hundred thousand personal injury claims per year. In addition, many people do not realise that it is possible to make a claim where there are uninsured drivers. As the police seized one hundred and fifty thousand uninsured vehicles in 2008, there is the potential for more many people who could have been involved in an accident who are entitled to compensation.

You not need to be the driver of a car to be able to make a claim from a road or traffic accident. As long as the accident was not your fault, you can claim if you are a passenger, a pedestrian or a cyclist, as well as an innocent driver. Even if you happen to be travelling in the car at fault, you may still be able to claim for personal injuries sustained from the driver's insurance. If the other party is already claiming from the driver's insurance, such a claim will not necessarily further affect their policy or premium. A specialist solicitor will be able to advise you of how claims are made against a person's insurance policy, and what to do if the driver is uninsured, as well as offering advice for drivers at fault.