Questions for Personal Injury and Car Accident Compensation Claims

Working in the personal injury field is satisfying work as it gives the opportunity to see justice done. As we get new calls every day, our new clients usually have a number of questions about the compensation process personal injury claims or car accident claims. For this reason, we've put together this list of the top ten most commonly asked questions. 

1. Am I eligible to make a car accident or personal injury claim?
Anyone is eligible for a compensation claim if they have genuinely suffered as a direct result of someone else's negligence. This means that if you'd suffered either physically, financially or emotionally, you're eligible to start a compensation claim.

2. How long will my personal injury or car accident claim take?
The legal system in the UK has been streamlined to allow it to process as many injury claims as possible. Most personal injury cases take around 8 to 12 weeks but some can be shorter or longer depending on the complexity of the case. Car accident compensation claims can take as little as 5 weeks.

3. How much time will making a compensation claim take out of my day?
Very little time is needed to take out of your day. As with the above answer, the process has been streamlined. Your car accident claim or personal injury claim specialist and solicitor will take care of almost everything for you and let you know when something is needed on your part. Most are settled out-of-court so you'll rarely be needed to make a special trip.

4. How much compensation money can expect from my claim?
Two main factors answer this question. Firstly, how serious the damage was and secondly how much liability can be placed on the offending party. For example, minor tendon damage to a finger that was partially your fault would be considered less serious than a multiple break in the spine which was entirely someone else's fault.

5. Is there anything ethically wrong with car accident or personal injury claims?

As long as there is a genuine claim and you have genuinely suffered at the hands of someone else's negligence then there is nothing wrong with claiming compensation. You suffering in silence, either emotionally physically or financially, when you have not done anything wrong would be ethically wrong, especially as the offender would get off scott-free.

6. Where does the personal injury or car accident money come from?
The majority of the time, the insurance company of a person or driver pays the compensation claim money. This means that it rarely costs the person directly but it depends on the circumstances of the claim.

7. How much will making a personal injury claim cost me?
At the time of publishing; nothing. The UK legal system for claims works on conditional fee arrangements. These are also known as ‘no win no fee' arrangements which means the personal injury or car accident claim will not cost nothing either way. Fees are recovered from the side of the losing team in the instance of a win.

8. What can I claim compensation for?
You can claim personal injury compensation damages for any physical financial or emotional damages sustained. You can also cover costs incurred any inconvenience or psychological damages, loss of earnings or loss of future earnings that might occur as a result of the incident.

9. Why should I used a claims management company?
Claims management companies are free to use and work directly with personal injury and car accident experts who specialise in their respective fields. This means that they maximise the chances of success with your personal injury claim. Any solicitor will take on your claim, even if they don't specialise in that area.