| With the number of cars on Britain's roads | | | | the accident, even if that means the driver of the |
| growing every year, there is an increasing | | | | car you were travelling in. If you were driving |
| likelihood that you may be involved in some form | | | | yourself, then claim would be made against the |
| of Road Traffic Accident in the future. Being | | | | driver of the car who was at fault for the |
| involved in a collision on the roads can be a | | | | accident. |
| traumatic, as well as painful, experience, however | | | | Many people are unaware that in the UK every |
| there are certain immediate steps you can take | | | | citizen has a legal and civil right to claim |
| to make sure you do not unintentionally break the | | | | compensation if they have suffered an accident |
| law. You must stay at the scene of the accident | | | | which was not their fault. Road Traffic Accidents |
| for a reasonable amount of time, and make sure | | | | can have many implications for the victim, such as |
| you have given your contact details to any of the | | | | inability to work, psychological impairments such |
| relevant people. Also, you must provide your | | | | as fear of the road, on top of the initial pain and |
| certificate of insurance, either at the scene or | | | | suffering endured as a direct result of the |
| within seven days at the police station of your | | | | accident. The compensation package will consider |
| choice. By doing this you are covering yourself | | | | the direct and indirect implications, and the amount |
| from being fined or charged with a police offence. | | | | awarded will take into account many factors, |
| The most common Road Traffic Accident injuries | | | | including loss of earnings, damages to any clothes |
| are whiplash related, whereby the force of the | | | | equipment caused by the collision (i.e. motor |
| collision has thrown the victim forward and | | | | vehicle repair costs) and any other costs incurred, |
| backwards in quick succession, leaving the | | | | including medical bills and treatment fees. |
| person's neck to support the full velocity of the | | | | The changing climate in Britain will give rise to |
| impact. Whiplash injuries can vary greatly in terms | | | | many more accidents on the road, as the |
| of severity, and symptoms can range from pain | | | | weather becomes more extreme and examples |
| stiffness in the neck and shoulders, to a tingling | | | | of flash floods rising across the country. Every |
| sensation in the arms and fingers. Headaches, | | | | person has a right to claim compensation against |
| blurred vision and tiredness can all also indicate | | | | the guilty party, and it is important not to feel |
| that a person has suffered a whiplash related | | | | pressured into doing so. There are many 'rogue' |
| injury. | | | | companies around who simply try to quota fill and |
| If you are unfortunate enough to have suffered a | | | | take on as many cases as possible. When |
| whiplash injury then you may be entitled to claim | | | | choosing a firm to proceed with your |
| compensation, provided it can be proved that | | | | compensation claim you should take notice of |
| someone else was at least partly to blame. If you | | | | their experience and past successes before |
| were the passenger in a vehicle which was | | | | committing to their service, to make sure they |
| involved in a collision, then the claim would be | | | | are right for you and your individual circumstances |
| made against the person who was at fault for | | | | - every claim is different! |