Road Traffic Accident Claims

Road traffic accidents have unfortunately become a common part of 21st century living and some of these accidents result in serious consequences for the people who have been injured and their families.

At Grieves Solicitors, we have a dedicated team of specialist lawyers whose sole aim is to help you obtain the compensation you deserve and our exceptional skills mean that you can be confident that if you have been involved in a road traffic accident, you and your family are in safe hands. We handle all claims on a no win, no fee basis so you always receive 100% of any compensation you win. Call 0800 0747 644 to have a specialist road accident claims solicitor assess your claim.

You or your family may have been injured on the roads as:

  1. The driver of a car which has been involved in an accident
  2. A pedestrian who has been hit by a car
  3. The passenger in a car which has been hit or which has hit another car
  4. A passenger on a bus
  5. The driver of a motorbike
  6. The pillion passenger of a motorbike
  7. A cyclist

Each type of accident is unique and Grieves Solicitors has specialist road traffic accident claims lawyers who operate to the highest professional standards in helping you obtain your much deserved compensation.

What can I claim for?

  1. Your injuries
  2. Your loss of earnings
  3. Motor insurance policy excess
  4. Travel expenses
  5. Prescription fees
  6. Damaged property that was in your vehicle
  7. Car Hire charges
  8. Medical expenses
  9. Repair costs

Who will pay my Road Accident compensation claim?

Usually the insurance company acting for the person responsible for the accident will pay your compensation.

If you instruct us, Grieves Solicitors would send out a letter to the responsible driver and his/her insurance company setting out the circumstances of the accident, and giving details of your claim for compensation. Lawyers refer to this as the letter of claim.

The responsible driver's insurance company has 21 days from the date they received our letter of claim to acknowledge receipt and a further three months to admit or deny that their driver was at fault for the accident.

Sometimes insurance companies will not respond to a letter of claim if the police were involved because they require a copy of the police accident report. A police accident report does not, however, become available until the police investigation has concluded and this may take some time.

Once the issue of liability has been resolved, Grieves Solicitors would then obtain details of any financial expenses you have incurred. Lawyers call these expenses 'special damages'.

Grieves Solicitors would arrange a medical examination with a specialist to obtain a report which will be used to value your claim for the injuries you have sustained. Lawyers call compensation for your injury general damages. Only when this medical report has been approved by you would it be disclosed with the list of your financial expenses to the responsible driver's insurers requesting an offer in settlement of your claim.

The process can take several months before it is resolved and delays can occur due to the size of the insurance company concerned or if the accident circumstances are not straight forward. Other delays can occur during the claims process and so it is very difficult to say how long a compensation claim can take, although at Grieves, our team of specialists will do everything they can to resolve your claim as quickly as possible and with the best result for you.

Contact

Contact Grieves Solicitors on 0800 0747 644 for more information about making a road accident compensation claim.