Make a Road Traffic Accident Claim

If you’ve been involved in a road traffic accident and you know that someone else was to blame for the incident, then follow these simple steps. This will make the process easier and quicker when you proceed with submitting a claim for personal injury. Also, be aware that a road traffic accident claim isn’t just confined to car accidents. You can make a successful claim if you’re a pedestrian, cyclist or motorbike.

Steps

  1. Call the police immediately. Police records can be valuable as evidence in winning your case.
  2. Seek medical attention. Medical prognosis notes are crucial as to show the severity and the duration of your injuries. Should you happen to be out of work, medical notes accompanying can help you recoup lost earnings as part of the claim also.
  3. Take the contact details of the party responsible, including registration, insurance, driver’s license details and as much contact information as you can.
  4. In this day and age, the majority of us have some form of photographic capabilities on our mobile phone. Make sure you take photos of where the accident took place, damage to the vehicle and also photo’s of the injuries you have suffered as a result of the accident.
  5. Where there any witnesses to the accident. If so, take the details of the witnesses also. The accounts of witnesses to road traffic accidents can play a vital role in the process of the claim. A statement from a witness can generally be enough as to settle your claim quickly.
  6. Lastly, find the right personal injury solicitor to deal with your claim. Perhaps, a family member or friend has had a good experience with a solicitor that they can recommend.



Tips

  • It is important to note that you only have three years to make a claim for personal injury. So if you want to be sure that your claim is accepted, you need to make sure you submit your claim as soon as possible. Another piece of advice is, that if you leave the submission of the claim right near to the three year time limit it is highly unlikely that your case will be settled. Sooner the claim is submitted, the better.
  • Don’t be frightened of pursuing a claim for compensation. Don’t forget you, not only will you be suffering with the physical pain from your injuries, but also psychological pressures of sustaining injury, such as financial worries if you’ve been out of work.
  • Injury compensation claims are designed to help you in such a situation and aid you in putting you back into a position, you once were before the accident happened.

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