Car Accident Claims

Broken leg claims in car accident compensation cases are often for a broken fibula or tibia. Car accidents can be high-speed impacts, and a leg break will take time to heal.

You can claim for the impact on your life of being on crutches and in pain from having your leg broken in a car accident. In high-speed accidents it is not uncommon for a victim to break both legs. This can obviously lead to greatly increased disability and restriction. It can require the injured person to have a wheelchair, and significant care needs.

Broken arm claims in a car accident that was not your fault or was partly your fault are for any bones broken from the shoulder to the wrist. It is easy to break your arm in a car accident, but it may take months to recover fully.

A common injury suffered by a driver is a broken wrist from gripping the steering wheel at the moment of impact. The force of the collision can travel through the car, up through the steering column, into the steering wheel and force it back towards the driver.

You can claim for the disruption to your life of being incapacitated by the broken arm and for the suffering and financial impact caused by the break.

Limb amputation claims for the loss of an arm or leg in a car accident claim. Amputations may be full or partial. You may lose the limb during the car accident (known as a traumatic amputation) or when doctors must remove it for recovery, either because the damage suffered was so extensive that the limb was not viable, or as a life-saving emergency. 

You claim for losing the limb or part of one and its impact on your home, work, and day-to-day life. Such claims are typically very high value and can often be worth many millions of pounds. 

Beyond the compensation for the injuries themselves, your expert car accident solicitors will also take into account, for example the cost of lifelong provision of prosthetics, aids and equipment, care, housing adaptations and a myriad of other factors.   

Ruptured spleen claims are for the damage caused by the traumatic injury, and often caused by impact with the steering wheel or from damage caused by a seat belt Such injury is often accompanied with broken ribs, which in turn can also cause a punctured lung. 

The impact of a car hitting a wall, an object such as a tree, or another vehicle at speed can be catastrophic for your body, and a ruptured spleen is not unusual. 

A ruptured spleen is a medical emergency and the claim is for the immediate threat to your life and the need for ongoing treatment, any surgery, and medical care. 

Facial scarring claims for the visual impact (known as cosmetic defect) of unsightly scars on your face and is often a feature after car accidents. Broken glass and sharp pieces of metal or other parts of the car or objects inside it can lacerate your face, or other parts of your body, leaving you needing deep stitches and sometimes even plastic surgery or skin grafting. 

You claim for the impact of the facial scarring on your life and the long-term needs for plastic surgery and other medical or cosmetic treatment. 

PTSD claims after a car accident compensate you for the psychological trauma, that often accompany physical injuries also. You may need treatment for the fear and anxiety caused by the road traffic incident. You may be scared to go back driving, or be too anxious to get back in a car and may need therapy, CBT, or other treatment.

You claim for the mental trauma of a car accident and the therapy and treatment you will need to get your life back together.

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Soft tissue damage claims can be made when you suffer injury and damage to your muscles, ligaments, tendons and soft tissues. You may need to make a claim for the costs of medical treatment and even surgery.

The pain of soft tissue damage can be crippling and may put your life on hold for some time. 

You claim for the upset to your life, work and family time caused by soft tissue damage and the costs of putting it right again. 

Injuries to the toes and fingers cover cuts, bruises, breaks and even the loss of a digit and the impact it has on your life. A broken finger can stop you from working; a snapped toe from a car accident will take time to heal. 

You claim for the pain caused and for the loss of mobility due to the injury to toes and fingers in a car accident. 

Injuries to the back in a car accident claim cover anything from minor soft tissue damage to your neck and shoulder, right though to traumatic spinal cord injury. Even at a low speed, a car accident can cause damage to your back which may be severe.

Although cars now are safer than they have ever been, higher speed impacts, multi-vehicle collisions, and cars rolling over can result in life changing spinal cord injury that could leave the victim with paralysis for life.

Such claims should only be handled by expert compensation specialists with vast experience of dealing with such cases. They are worth many millions of pounds and will require a great deal of strategic planning to maximise your award.

You claim for the medical costs of dealing with the injuries to the back. You also claim for the long-term care needs and physiotherapy or spinal cord rehabilitation and potentially alterations to your home and car.

Brain damage claims are for Traumatic Brain Injury, (TBI), caused by a bang to the head in a car accident. The sudden jolt in a high-speed car accident can also cause a TBI. 

Head injury is typically caused when the skull collides with the inside of the car but can also be caused from unrestrained items within the car during a collision, of even a collision with other occupants of the car, especially when in the rear seats. 

A brain damage claim can be mild to life changing. It requires expert advice and representation to ensure the injuries are fully investigated, so that the medical care and, if needed, lifetime of care needs to cope with the brain injury are included.  

In a severe brain injury claim, the injured party might lack mental capacity. In such cases, we can, where needed, involve the Court of Protection to ensure the injured claimant’s interests are being protected.  

Tooth damage claims for broken, chipped and lost teeth cover the costs of dental care and the trauma of the car accident. It is easy to lose a tooth, but you may live with the pain and discomfort for life.

Dental treatment can be very expensive. A missing tooth for example may require an implant that will cost several thousands of pounds and need to be replaced in years to come.  

In a tooth damage claim, you look for compensation for the impact on your dental health and paying for long-term dental treatment if needed. 

Tragically, loss of life claims can result from car accidents. When a loved one loses their life, the family is left behind to pick up the pieces. Replacing the loved one is impossible, but you can at least lessen the financial burden by claiming for the financial impact.

Known as a Fatal Accident claim, you may be able to claim in a loss of life in a car accident case for the loss of financial dependency on the deceased. You also claim for the trauma and financial impact of missing what a loved one brings to the family in terms of care and income.

In some cases, one may claim a Statutory Bereavement award, and additionally one might be able to claim for general damages (pain and suffering) of the deceased, as well as funeral expenses.

Whiplash claims are the most common type of injury in car accident compensation cases. You can suffer Whiplash driving a car and as a passenger in the front or the back of the vehicle. 

Most whiplash injuries happen when the car is going slowly, sometimes at less than 20 MPH. A Whiplash injury occurs when the car is hit by another one or crashes into a fixed object like a tree, wall or parked car. 

Whiplash is caused by the sudden jolt or jerk impact on the ligaments of your neck. Your head whips back and forth at speed in the car accident, spraining the ligaments and soft tissues of your neck, shoulders and upper back. Whiplash can be is very painful and difficult to treat. Generally, the more quickly the symptoms manifest, the more severe the whiplash.  

Although rare, you could suffer the effects of Whiplash for life and this can occasionally become a chronic condition. Whiplash restricts the movement of your neck and can affect your ability to raise your arm and shoulder, while other symptoms of Whiplash can include headaches, dizziness and severe pain. 

A Whiplash injury can limit your life, and your car accident solicitors could make a claim against those responsible. 

It is little known that there was a dramatic change in the law which came into effect for most whiplash type injuries suffered in a car accident from 31.5.2021. Such injuries are now usually dealt with on a fixed tariff system.   

The driver of the car that hits your car is responsible for a car accident claim. It may also be the driver of the car you are in if they do not maintain it properly or are driving dangerously or recklessly. 

Serious injury and disability can result from car accidents, but you can claim compensation for any injuries from the negligent party. In all car accident cases, we will investigate and give an opinion on who is responsible for the road traffic accident injuries and advise you whether you can make a claim.

It may not be easy to decide who is responsible in a car accident claim, but your No Win No Fee road traffic accident solicitor will identify the negligent party. 

Your legal team will advise you on the claims process when involved in a car accident and how much compensation you may be able to claim. 

In a personal injury claim, you can claim damages ranging from a few thousand pounds to more than £10 million. How much compensation you can claim depends on the injuries suffered and financial effect of those injuries on your life.

If someone else is responsible for your personal injury, you can claim compensation from their insurance company.

Sample compensation amounts in a personal injury claim are as follows. Please note these are figures for the injuries only. Financial losses would apply in addition:

The insurance company of the responsible party pays for the compensation in a car accident claim. When the driver of the car that hits you is responsible, their insurance company takes on the claim and pays the compensation. 

In the case that the driver of the car you are a passenger in is responsible for the car accident then their insurance company will pay the car accident compensation.  

All drivers must have car insurance under UK law, and the driver takes it out to cover them in case of a car accident and to pay the compensation costs. 

You claim compensation from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau if you are hit by an uninsured driver in a car accident. Every car insurance company in the UK contributes to the MIB to fund claims against uninsured drivers.

The Motor Insurers’ Bureau will also handle your car accident compensation claim if you are injured in a hit-and-run accident.

Your No Win No Fee car accident solicitors will have the experience necessary to deal with the MIB and to get you the compensation you deserve in your case.

If you have been the victim of a car accident and it was not your fault, you may be entitled to road traffic accident compensation.

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