A personal injury claim calculator gives an idea of what you may be able to claim in personal injury compensation. The calculator considers several factors to give a guide on how much compensation you could receive for a claim. 

If you suffer injury due to an accident caused at least in part by the negligence of someone else, you may well be entitled to make a claim for compensation.

Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages through a No Win No Fee claims process. If you have been injured, and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for your injuries and financial losses.

If you have been injured in an accident and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.

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What factors affect the amount of compensation received?

The factors that affect the amount of compensation received range from the severity of the injury to the effects on your life today and in the future. A personal injury claims calculator considers the factors you submit to give an idea of the possible compensation you could receive for your claim. 

Factors that affect the compensation calculator are:

  • Your age at the time of the personal injury
  • If you are a breadwinner
  • How many dependents you have
  • The effects on your ability to work
  • The effects on your ability to care for yourself
  • Medical costs
  • How much of the accident was your fault
What factors affect the amount of compensation received

Your age at the time of the personal injury

Your age at the time of the personal injury can be a factor in determining the amount of compensation decided after a successful claim. 

A younger person with many years to live may need compensation to cover costs for the rest of their life. A younger person may also lose many years of a high salary, which could affect their quality of life. 

An older person may have fewer years of life left on paper but could have more dependents to provide for in their time. College fees may be due up to the age of 25 for any children, and a mortgage to be paid for up to another 20 or 30 years. 

Age is a factor in many claims, and that is why you are asked your age when using a personal injury claim calculator.

If you are a breadwinner

If you are a breadwinner, your personal injury compensation claim amount could be high. A sole breadwinner brings the money into a home and could have many dependents relying on their monthly salary. 

Even if you are not the primary earner in the home, your loss of wages due to the personal injury could affect the household. 

A lost or reduced salary can have an impact on dependents and is a big part of any compensation claim.

How many dependents you have

How many dependents you have may also influence a personal injury claims calculator. Providing for many dependents is not easy, and if you suffer a personal injury, losing an income could affect many people. 

Dependents in a personal injury claim could be:

  • A spouse or former spouse of the claimant
  • Someone who lived with the claimant for two years before the injury as a husband, wife, or civil partner.
  • Blood children, adopted children or those who became children through marriage or civil partnership
  • Parents and those acting as parents, such as a guardian or step-parents
  • Grandparents or great-grandparents
  • Brothers, sisters, cousins, and other direct relatives

Any of those listed above may be defined as a dependent if they were partially or fully financially dependent on the person who suffered a personal injury.

The effects on your ability to work

The effects on your ability to work are always a factor in a personal injury claim for those in work at the time of the accident. If you are a breadwinner and have dependents, the ability to work becomes an even bigger factor. 

Ability to work can include your ability to drive, care for yourself at work and access work at a salary level you were at before the accident that was not your fault. 

A personal injury compensation calculator factors in how many years you could have at a certain wage level and the probability of earning higher wages as your career progresses.

Are you eligible for compensation?

If you want to pursue damages for the accident you have suffered, we have a simple 3 step process to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.

  • Take our online assessment & speak with our team
  • Our team of claim specialists will undertake a full case review
  • We will send a legal letter and our solicitors will pursue your compensation on your behalf

All case reviews are 100% cost and commitment free.

The effects on your ability to care for yourself

The effects on your ability to care for yourself after a personal injury may be for months, years or even for life. Multiple injuries, including a head injury, could leave you needing permanent care, which can cost a lot of money each year. 

You could need to make adaptions to your home and car, and depending on your injury, the modifications could cost a lot of money. Personal care provided by a nurse may be needed, and a single person living alone may need extra service. 

You could break both wrists in a personal injury, and though you will recover in time, you may still need care with washing, dressing, eating, and driving.

Medical costs

Medical costs may factor in nearly every personal injury compensation claim. The initial costs of treatment for the injury could include hospital care, consultant appointments and medications. 

Recovery from a personal injury could include further hospital treatment, therapy, ongoing pain, and other medications. Many personal injuries might need medical treatments for life and can be very expensive. 

If you are injured in an accident that was not your fault, you could face many medical costs, and you can claim for these when making your case for compensation.

How much of the accident was your fault

How much of the accident was your fault is a factor included in most personal injury cases. Blame for the personal injury may not be clear, but someone is responsible for the accident in any claim. 

A defendant may claim you fell and injured yourself because you were drunk in their bar. If their staff did not respond in time to the wet floor you slipped on, then the bar owner could still be partially responsible. 

Your claim may be reduced due to you being partially responsible, but you could still have a valid claim for financial compensation.

What are you compensated for in a personal injury claim?

In a personal injury claim, you claim compensation for two types of damages: General Damages and Special Damages.

The amount of compensation awarded is the total of these two types of damages.

General damages is the claim you make for what is known as PSLA, or the Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity you experience directly from the medical negligence. 

Pain is that suffered as a direct result of the injury or any treatment for it. 

Suffering is the discomfort in your life as a result of the injury

Loss of Amenity is the disruption to your daily life, such as difficulty or restriction in walking, sitting, playing sports, and sleeping.

Special damages cover your past and future financial losses. These could include loss of earnings, care costs, medical treatment or specialist rehabilitation, aids, adaptations, and any other out-of-pocket expenses you have or might suffer due to the medical negligence injury.

Loss of earnings is for income lost directly from being off work and any reduction in income expected from not being able to return to your current type of employment.

Care costs include the care needed to recover from the injury and any long-term care and treatment costs, whether provided by friends and family or professionally.

Out-of-pocket expenses are for your medical appointments, travel and accommodation and any other costs incurred after the injury.

Compensation is awarded to cover all losses, including loss of life, medical expenses and long-term care needs arising from the injury in a medical negligence case.

You need records such as payslips, all day-to-day receipts, and any other paperwork showing your losses from the injury.

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Types of personal injury claims for compensation

The types of personal injury claims for compensation range from accidents in the workplace to public liability claims for breach of duty of care. A personal injury can happen in an accident, but it can also be an illness you contract or the trauma you suffer. 

If you suffer an injury at work, when exercising at the gym or in a road traffic accident, you could have a personal injury claim for compensation. 

When another person’s negligence causes you an injury in an accident that was not your fault or only partially your fault, you could have a personal injury claim for compensation. 

Types of personal injury claims for compensation are:

Types of personal injury claims for compensation

Workplace injury claims

Workplace injury claims can be for a fall from a height, a slip, trip and fall in the office kitchen, a back injury in the warehouse and hand arm vibration syndrome. 

There are many types of workplace injury, and you may have a compensation claim if one happens to you. 

Road traffic accident claims

Road traffic accident claims can be for an injury as a driver, a passenger, and when on a bike or on a motorbike. You could break a leg, damage your spine, or lose an eye when in a road traffic accident. 

You could suffer serious personal injury in a road traffic accident, and you can claim compensation.

Public liability injury claims

Public liability injury claims are when you suffer an injury on property open to the public in an accident that was not your fault. 

A public liability accident can happen in the supermarket, when walking in the park or having dinner in a local restaurant.

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Compensation for road traffic accidents

Compensation for road traffic accidents can range from the low £10,000s to figures in excess of £10 million. Road traffic accidents may result in paralysis, loss of limbs and deep lacerations to the face and body. 

The amounts of compensation in some common claims for a road traffic accident injury are:

  • Unconsciousness and death within two weeks, up to £10,670
  • Facial scarring from £9,110 to £30,090
  • Moderate hip and pelvis injury from £12,590 to £39,170
  • Severe shoulder injury from £19,200 to £48,030
  • Paraplegia from £219,070 to £284,260

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You might also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the fatal road accident. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)

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Compensation for workplace accident claims

Compensation for workplace accident claims sees payouts ranging from £3,000 up to more than £10 million in some cases. A workplace accident could see you being out of work for some time and, in serious cases, could result in death. 

Sample amounts of compensation seen in some common claims for workplace accidents are:

  • Severe shoulder injury from £19,200 to £48,030
  • Moderate neck injury from £7,890 to £38,490
  • Asbestosis with up to 10% lung disability, up to £35,500
  • Pleural thickening with up to 10% lung disability, up to £35,500
  • Lung cancer from asbestos exposure, up to £97,330

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You might also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the fatal road accident. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)

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Compensation for public accident injury claims

Compensation for public liability injury claims may reflect the effect of the injury on your life and the costs of medical care now and into the future. A compensation figure for public liability may go from the low £20,000s to more than £10 million for severe cases. 

Common compensation amounts in public liability injury claims are:

  • Fracture to the forearm from £6,610 to £19,200
  • Moderate elbow injury up to £12,590
  • Moderate neck injury from £7,890 to £38,490
  • Moderate brain injury from £43,060 to £219,070
  • Paraplegia from £219,070 to £284,260

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You might also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the fatal road accident. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.) 

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can give you an idea of what to expect from their experience in personal injury compensation claims and what damages you can claim after a personal injury.

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Evidence to support a personal injury claim

Evidence to support a personal injury claim should help show that the accident was not wholly your fault and someone else was at least partially responsible. 

If you suffer a personal injury as an employee, a customer or just someone out for a walk, you will need to gather as much evidence as possible. 

When gathering evidence to support your personal injury claim, you should:

  • Take note of where, when and who is involved
  • Use your phone to take photographs of the scene
  • Get the details of everyone involved in the accident
  • Get a copy of the accident at work report
  • Get the details of any witnesses
  • Find CCTV evidence if possible
  • Look for any phone camera evidence
  • Call for medical help to assess your injuries
  • Call the police if necessary
  • Get the police crime report number
  • Take photos of your injuries at the scene

Every piece of evidence may be crucial in your personal injury claim. You do not know what the negligent party will dispute or claim when the case begins. 

Your No Win No Fee solicitor may use the evidence against the negligent party in any possible personal injury claim.

How to prove your claim for personal injury compensation

How to make a claim for personal injury compensation

To make a claim for personal injury compensation, there are usually a few standard steps to follow. We will guide you through the entire process from first contact through to the conclusion of your claim.

Instruct a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor as soon as possible. A personal injury solicitor can look at your case, see the extent of your injuries and how it might form a personal injury compensation claim.

Only a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will have the experience and the team to handle your claim. They will know what your claim may be worth and how to get the best results for you.

You may require medical treatment or investigation if you have suffered an injury due to an accident. It is important that the nature and extent of your injuries are contemporaneously recorded in your medical records.

This may be in a consultation with your GP if you have less severe injuries which do not require immediate treatment but do not clear up in a reasonable time frame. You may need investigations, referral to a specialist, or maybe physiotherapy.

Of course, in a serious or life-threatening personal injury claim, you will attend A&E, and the hospital medical records will detail your injuries and treatment.

The solicitor gets all details and evidence to support your case in the next step of the claims process.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will speak to you and obtain a detailed description from you of how the accident happened, all injuries suffered, and the financial losses you sustained.

An experienced personal injury expert will assess the case. If they confirm you have a valid personal injury compensation claim, they can discuss the next steps in the process with you and answer any of your questions.

The personal injury solicitor submits the claim through a “Claim Notification Form” to begin the formal process for most claims, which are likely to be worth less than £25,000. Your solicitor sends the Claim Notification Form to the negligent party or their insurance company.

Most personal injury claims go through an online Claims Portal. Your personal injury lawyer will send the form through the portal directly to the insurance company on your behalf.

The insurance company has to respond within a set time. The deadline varies depending on the type of claim, and it is three weeks for a road traffic accident and up to eight weeks for a public liability claim.

In claims likely to be worth more than £25,000, the claim is started by your solicitor sending a “Letter of Claim” to the defendant or their insurance company. The law allows them three months to respond to the claim formally and either admit or deny liability.

Your Personal Injury Team lawyer will advise you of the time limit applying to your case.

Getting the response from the negligent party informs your personal injury solicitor how the case is likely to proceed.

The negligent party can either admit liability in the case or state that they intend to defend it.

When the negligent party decides to defend the case, it is known as ‘denying liability’ in legal terms.

If the negligent party admits liability, which often happens, your personal injury solicitor will obtain medical evidence. You may need to have a consultation with a medical expert that your solicitor will arrange. Once completed, medical evidence and details of your financial losses will be sent to the insurer.

The negotiation period then starts, often resulting in the settlement of your claim. You would be closely involved in this process and given expert advice throughout – no compensation would be agreed upon without your authority.

In very large claims, you are likely to have to see a number of medical experts over a longer period. When the injuries suffered are significant, it can take a long time until the final prognosis is known. Your solicitor will advise you on the likely timescales and when, tactically, will be the best time to enter settlement discussions with the defendant.

Often, claims for life-changing injury will be negotiated at a “settlement meeting” with the defendants. The two sides may meet. During the meeting, your case will be outlined, and negotiations will take place.

You would be at this meeting and be closely involved in this process, and no settlement would be agreed upon without your authority.

At this stage, your solicitor, and sometimes a barrister, will handle the meeting and advise you on what is on offer and what level of compensation to accept.

Going to court is the final step if the negligent party does not accept responsibility for your personal injury or if the negligent party admits liability but refuses to pay a fair amount to you in compensation.

Issuing court proceedings is handled by your solicitor.

Although court proceedings are started in some cases, very few personal injury cases make it to a court case before a judge. The vast majority will settle before having to issue court proceedings, and even where proceedings are issued, few cases end up at a trial.

Your Personal Injury Team solicitor will advise you through the entire process from start to finish.

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A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor should be your only choice when making a personal injury claim. A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor fights your case and does not take a fee if you do not win.

A No Win No Fee solicitor only charges you for winning the case, and you can agree to all the terms before the claim begins. The insurance company may pay some of the legal fees, and your personal injury solicitors will agree with you on how much of the shortfall might come from your compensation.

It is usually a percentage of up to a maximum of 25%, although the deduction may be nothing in larger cases.

You should be cautious about instructing a solicitor who does not have experience with personal injury cases and who will not agree to take your case on a No Win No Fee basis, as you could end up with a large bill if your claim fails. 

An experienced No Win No Fee solicitor handles your personal injury claim to try and get you the compensation you deserve.

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Find out how much you can claim for today

Find out how much you can claim for today by using our personal injury claims calculator. It will give you an idea of what you might be able to claim for and what compensation you might be able to expect in a personal injury claim.

Compensation amounts are guidelines only on what to expect from your personal injury claim. Our personal injury solicitors can advise you using their expertise and experience and can quickly tell you if you have a valid claim and what to do next.

Our team of No Win No Fee personal injury solicitors can take your case to seek the compensation you deserve. We have the experience to handle your claim for personal injury compensation and see it through to a successful conclusion, whether the claim is worth £1,500 or more than £10,000,000.

When you suffer a personal injury, the effects on your life can be devastating. If the personal injury is not your fault, it can make the situation feel even worse.

Take our online assessment today to get an idea of claim amounts and what you could be due for the pain, suffering and impact on your life.

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