A delivery driver accident claim seeks compensation for any personal injury when you are working as a delivery driver. You claim compensation for the effects of the workplace accident injury today and in the future.
An employer, other road users and business owners owe you a duty of care when you work as a delivery driver. If they breach that duty of care and you suffer an injury, you could have a workplace accident claim.
If a delivery van driver suffers an injury in a road traffic accident, RTA, while in the warehouse or on a business premises, they could have a compensation claim.
A No Win No Fee Personal Injury Team solicitor can make your delivery driver accident claim for compensation.
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What is a delivery driver accident claim?
A delivery driver accident claim is when the delivery driver seeks compensation for the effects of a personal injury while at work. You make the compensation claim for the injury suffered in the accident that was not wholly your fault and its effect on your life.
Delivery drivers are an essential part of the modern workforce. If you are one of the many types of delivery drivers and you suffer an injury in the workplace, you may have a compensation claim.
Type of delivery drivers who could make a compensation claim:
Delivery drivers work in all conditions and are on the roads from early morning to late at night. An injury while at work is not unusual and could make the delivery driver unable to work for weeks or months. Some delivery drivers suffer an injury that makes it impossible for them to return to their job.
Work pressure to deliver on time may cause many delivery driver accidents. Drivers report that 56% of drivers are likely to speed, and even 21% risk breaking a red light to deliver on time. Parcel delivery drivers drive more than 20,000 miles a year, while grocery delivery drivers drive between 25,000 and 50,000 miles on the road each year.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at your case and see if you have a valid compensation claim for a delivery driver accident.
Common Delivery Driver accident claims
Common delivery driver accident claims range from the broken leg in a road traffic accident to the nerve damage in a fall while making a delivery to the assault by a member of the public.
Being a delivery driver can be a demanding occupation with many risks faced during the busy day behind the wheel and going in and out of buildings. If you suffer an injury, you may have a workplace accident claim.
Common delivery driver accident claims in the UK:
Delivery drivers are in accidents every day. Some are minor accidents, but the driver could still be off work for a time while they recover. Other delivery driver accidents are serious, with a number of fatalities each year.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can make your delivery driver accident claim for compensation when you are injured in an accident that is not wholly your fault.
Compensation for a delivery driver injured at work
Compensation for a delivery driver at work can range from more than £10,000 to over £100,000, and some delivery driver injured at work claims see compensation amounts in excess of £10 million.
A delivery driver injured at work claim could be for the spinal injury in a road traffic accident or the broken leg when in a slip, trip and fall accident in the warehouse. An assault injury, such as a fractured cheekbone when attacked making a food delivery, could put you in line for a compensation claim.
The delivery driver injury could affect your ability to work or find similar work in the future, and you may need time off driving to recover fully from the road traffic accident, assault injury or slip, trip and fall accident.
You can claim compensation for the effects of the delivery driver injury today and in the future. The amount awarded depends on the severity of your injury and the impact it has on your life.
Amounts of compensation in a delivery driver injury claim are:
(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You will also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the personal injury. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)
There is not one fixed amount for a delivery driver injury claim, and the compensation awarded for the soft tissue injury, cracked ribs, or crushed limbs will be tailored to the circumstances of your claim.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can tell you what to expect from their experience in delivery van driver compensation claims.
Our Process
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Enquiry
The first step is to get in touch and tell us what went wrong. It’s free and easy. Call our 24-hour helpline: 0800 027 0370 or request a callback here.
Claim Evaluation
Once you have spoken with our team we’ll let you know how we can help. This will involve a thorough case review and understanding of the incident, financial damages and physical injuries.
Legal Letter
Once we are satisfied we have all the information we require and have a full understanding of your circumstances. We send a letter of claim to the negligent party outlining your claim and compensation requirements.
What are you being compensated for in a delivery driver accident claim?
In a delivery driver accident claim, just like any personal injury claim, you are being compensated for two types of damages:
The amount of compensation awarded for your delivery driver accident injury claim is the total of these two types of damages.
Who is eligible to claim for a delivery driver accident injury?
You may be eligible to claim for a delivery driver accident injury if it happens in an accident that was not your fault or wholly your fault while driving the van, when in a road traffic accident involving the van or when making a delivery.
An employee of the delivery company may be able to claim for a workplace injury, such as a fall due to a poorly maintained delivery van or if in a road traffic accident with another road user.
Dependents may be able to claim compensation if a loved one cannot represent themselves after a delivery driver accident that was not their fault or only partially their fault.
A dependent is defined as:
You may be able to claim compensation if you depend on someone who cannot represent themselves after a delivery driver accident or who may have passed away due to the effects of the delivery driver accident.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help with your compensation claim.
Road Traffic Accident Claims UK
Road traffic accident claims in the UK seek compensation for the effects of an injury from any form of road traffic accident. You may be injured in a car crash, as a pedestrian, as a motorbike rider, a cyclist or as a delivery van driver, but if the accident was not wholly your fault, you could have a road traffic accident claim.
Delivery van accidents are also road traffic accidents. You may slip on the wet floor of the van on a rainy day or bang your head when hit by the delivery van door, but it may still be a road traffic accident.
If you are injured in a delivery van accident that was not your fault or not wholly your fault, you may have a road traffic accident claim.
It may be a road traffic accident claim if your delivery van collides with a bus on a roundabout or hits another van in a busy warehouse. There are many types of road traffic accident claims, and your delivery van driver injury could be one, too.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at the details of your injury and see if you have a valid delivery van driver accident injury compensation claim.
Workplace Injury Claims UK
Workplace injury claims in the delivery industry are for compensation for an injury caused at work, such as when you tear muscles slipping on the wet floor when delivering at the supermarket or suffer lacerations when assaulted delivering packages to a private home.
Your employer owes you a duty of care, and when they breach that duty of care, causing your delivery van driver injury, you may have a workplace injury claim.
Employers have a legal duty to provide a safe place to work. A workplace in the delivery industry could be the warehouse, your delivery van or even the office at the company headquarters.
When driving a delivery van for the employer, you are in the workplace and wherever you suffer an injury, your employer has a duty of care to you once you are ‘on the clock.’
The delivery industry is a busy workplace. Drivers may be under pressure to deliver packages on time or to make a certain number of deliveries in a day, but there is no excuse for employers to put the staff at risk.
Every employer owes a duty of care to employees and avoid workplace accidents by:
You could suffer a delivery van driver workplace injury when delivering food, loading the van, or turning in a carpark.
You may have a workplace injury claim if you suffer a delivery van injury that was not your fault or only partially your fault.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 lays out the responsibilities of employers and employees when creating a safe workplace for all. A delivery van driver injury may be avoidable if the employer follows the Health and Safety Act.
The Act covers every aspect of health and safety in the workplace for the UK and has proved invaluable in the 50 years since its inception.
Standardisation of health and safety guidance makes it clear what is expected in the workplace from employers and employees. Under the 1974 Act, employers know where their duty of care to employees and members of the public lies.
In the same vein, employees are made aware of their duty of care to their fellow employees when at work. The Act also covers the self-employed and the expectations around them as employers and when in the workplace.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is also known as the HSWA, the HASAWA, the HSW Act and sometimes simply the 1974 Act.
The Act is clear in what the expectations are for everyone in the workplace and how breaches of it may be prosecuted in the courts and be subject to fines or compensation claims when injury results.
You may be able to make a claim for a workplace injury, such as a delivery van driver injury, if your employer breaches the HSW Act, leading to your accident.
What worker rights have delivery drivers in the gig economy?
Delivery drivers in the gig economy have fewer rights than fully employed delivery drivers. Getting legal advice is vital to know what rights you do have when working for the likes of Deliveroo and Just Eat.
Government legislation is catching up with workers’ rights when working as sub-contractors. Delivery drivers are exposed to RTAs, assault and workplace injury and may suffer the effects today and in the future.
A delivery driver working in the gig economy can claim compensation against another road user in an accident that was not wholly their fault. The delivery driver may be able to make a claim following an assault or a slip, trip and fall in a workplace accident.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can look at the delivery driver injury case and advise if they have a valid claim and who to make the claim against for the personal injury.
Make a personal injury claim today
Make a personal injury claim today for your delivery van driver accident by contacting the Personal Injury Team. Using our online assessment tool can help determine how much you can claim for your delivery van driver accident and be that first step in making a claim.
The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your personal injury claim.
Your damaged back, crushed hand, nerve damage and PTSD from a delivery van driver workplace injury may be with you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation for the damages involved.
Compensation amounts for a delivery van driver injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for this common workplace injury.
Only by contacting one of our team will you get a personal injury claim up and running today.
Contact your Personal Injury Team today for immediate and expert delivery van driver injury advice tailored to you.
