WHIPLASH ACCIDENT COMPENSATION - NO WIN NO FEE
Serious neck pain is a very common medical complaint and every year about 1 in 200 people suffer from neck injury caused by a whiplash accident involving motor vehicles. Whiplash injury results from the forces of very sudden acceleration or very sudden deceleration typically suffered in a motor vehicle collision, which causes the head and neck to move backwards or forwards to the extent of their mobility, followed by an involuntary reflex movement in the opposite direction. Injury is caused to the joints, ligaments and muscles that swell and put pressure on the nerves causing painful spasms. The acute pain usually improves within a few days or weeks although aches and pains can persist or recur for several years after the injury. In certain vulnerable people, including the elderly and those with a previous neck problem, the injury can be long term or chronic. A car accident is a disturbing and frightening event and a whiplash injury can be painful over a long period of time entitling the sufferer to claim substantial compensation.
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Statistics
This injury is not well understood by the general public who often do not realise that neck strain can be a debilitating condition and as a result only a small percentage of victims apply for whiplash accident compensation. Over 100,000 people suffer from this condition in the United Kingdom every year and almost a quarter of these patients will suffer from chronic pain and disability. Approximately 10% of people injured in car accidents will have long term disability and 1 in 7 victims will still have significant pain more than 3 years after the accident.
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Compensation Awards
The categories of compensation payable for personal injury following a whiplash accident are as follows :-
- General Damages
Represents compensation for those items that cannot be calculated precisely and includes compensation for the injury itself including pain and suffering which is assessed following review of medical reports obtained from a specialist. - Special damages
Represents compensation for items of loss that can be calculated reasonably accurately and includes loss of earnings, travelling expenses, cost of medical treatment and medicines, personal property damaged and insurance excess. - Future losses
These are losses that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future and a special calculation is applied to the estimated annual loss to arrive at a fair figure for compensation. - Interest
This may be payable on some items of the accident compensation award. The rate payable and the period for which it is payable varies depending on the type of damages.
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No Win No Fee
If you have been involved in a whiplash accident that wasn't your fault, within the last 3 years, you may be able to claim compensation. Our specialist solicitors are all members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. We operate the no win no fee scheme and pay compensation in full with no deductions. You will not have to fund or finance your claim and you won't have to make any payments for medical reports, insurance or other expenses. We are not a claims management company and you will speak to a qualified solicitor from your very first contact with us. If you would like advice about risk free compensation claims just use the helpline or complete the contact form and a specialist personal injury solicitor will speak to you on the telephone at no cost and with no further obligation.
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.