| For people involved in horrific road accidents, that | | | | limits have been put in place to make a claim, and |
| they are not at the fault of, they may be entitled to | | | | therefore solicitors can help speed up this process. |
| make a personal injury compensation claim. Each case | | | | Solicitors will be able to advise victims on whether |
| is individual and therefore should be handled | | | | they have a valid claim for compensation or not. |
| differently. Whether the victim is a passenger in the | | | | Victims of road accidents, have 3 years from the |
| vehicle concerned with the road accident, or a | | | | date of the accident to make a claim. There is an |
| pedestrian, motorcyclist or pedal cyclist, the steps to | | | | exception for child victims; and such cases allow |
| follow may be slightly different. | | | | victims a longer time to make a claim. |
| Passengers in vehicles that are involved in a collision | | | | It is difficult to estimate, how much in compensation, |
| may make a personal injury compensation claim from | | | | if any, a victim will receive, until the full circumstances |
| the insurance company of the person responsible for | | | | and details of the road accident are known. There |
| the accident. This could be either the driver of the | | | | are no standard amounts awarded for each type of |
| vehicle the victim was travelling in, or a third party | | | | injury. A lawyer should be able to give advice or an |
| driver. Depending on the circumstances, the victim | | | | expectation of what a victim of a road accident is |
| can also make a claim from the insurance company | | | | entitled to. |
| of both the driver of the vehicle they were in at the | | | | Not all cases for compensation claims proceed to |
| time of the accident and that of the third party | | | | court; this is mainly because of the legal costs |
| driver involved in the collision. | | | | incurred in cases taken to court. The person, allegedly |
| Pedestrians, motorcyclists, pedal cyclists and drivers | | | | responsible for the court case would be responsible |
| of vehicles involved in a road accident, may make a | | | | for the costs incurred in court. It could also be the |
| personal injury claim from the insurance company of | | | | responsibility of the person's insurance company. For |
| the person driving the vehicle that collided with them. | | | | this reason, if there is no dispute regarding who is at |
| People, who suffer injury as a result of a road | | | | fault, insurance companies prefer to settle the claim |
| accident, should contact a solicitors firm. Strict time | | | | outside of court. |