CAR INSURANCE CLAIM - NO WIN NO FEE SOLICITORS
To receive compensation for personal injury in a car insurance claim it must be shown that someone else was negligent and was to blame for the accident. You can however recover a percentage of full damages even if you were partly responsible for the accident. You can make a car insurance claim if it was a friend or relative, including a spouse, parent or child that caused the accident. Over 3 million people are injured in accidents every year however the majority do not realise that they are entitled to claim. Most organisations and employers are insured and it is the insurer who will pay the compensation.
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Compensation Awards
Compensation that can be claimed includes :-
- Future Losses is an estimate of losses that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The court will calculate this figure and then apply a discount to allow for the fact that the money is received early rather than over a period of years.
- General Damages is compensation for items that cannot be quantified precisely which must be assesssed. The main item of general damages is usually damages for pain and suffering caused as a result of the injury.
- Special Damages is compensation for losses that can be calculated accurately and includes loss of earnings, travelling expenses, the cost of medical treatment, personal property and other quantifiable losses.
- Interest is payable on some items of compensation. The amount payable varies depending on the type of damages. Interest on special damages is payable from the date of the accident and interest on general damages is payable from the date of service of proceedings.
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Negligence
In order to make a car insurance claim it is necessary to prove that another person has been negligent. A claim can still be made even though both people involved in the accident have been negligent as the judge can apportion blame between both parties involved. This is known as the doctrine of "contributory negligence".
There are four parts to proving a car insurance claim :-
- the existence of a duty of care whereby the law attaches liability for carelessness
- breach of the duty of care by another person
- a connection between the careless conduct and the damage or injury
- that the damage caused is reasonably foreseeable
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No Win No Fee Compensation Claims
We are able to deal with a car insurance claim completely risk free by using the no win no fee scheme. Whether you win or lose you won't pay a penny and your compensation will be paid in full with no deductions. You do not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect. If you would like free advice with no obligation from accredited specialists just use the helpline or complete the contact form and a member of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts will speak to you on the telephone without any further obligation.
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.