In one sense, there is no such thing as a typical car accident claim.
The circumstances surrounding every accident are likely to be different and the results may similarly vary from being trivial, up to potentially life-changing for any of the parties involved.
Yet there is one basic principle that may apply to all such incidents - if you have suffered injuries as a result, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Of course, not everyone injured in a motor vehicle accident will ultimately be eligible for compensation. There may be a number of circumstances that need to be taken into consideration, including whether or not you were responsible for the accident yourself.
Assuming that was not the case though, if you suffered injuries that resulted in a quantifiable impact on your life then it may be possible to look to the responsible party for just compensation.
The nature of the compensation and the amount payable will obviously be related to the severity of your injuries and how significant were any impacts on your life. Qualifying injuries may range from whiplash and relatively minor but temporarily incapacitating bruising/muscular problems up to potentially permanently disabling conditions.
Assessing the amount of the compensation you may be due is complicated and one that is the domain of specialised accident lawyers such as ourselves.
At Bentley Accident Claims, we will initially seek to understand the circumstances of your accident so as to judge whether we believe you have grounds to progress a claim. If we believe that to be the case, we will then work with you to try to understand and quantify the effects the accident has had upon you.
Broadly speaking, this involves looking at the physical and psychological distress you may have suffered as a result of your injuries and then looking at the related but separate area of the financial impacts on your life. For example, if you are unable to work and earn income for a period of time due to your injuries, this will need to be factored into the amount of compensation you seek.
Obtaining the compensation due in a car accident claim, may or may not sometimes be relatively straightforward. The other party (possibly through their own legal advisers) may accept liability and the matter is then resolved by process of negotiation surrounding a just sum.
At times, liability may be disputed, in which case your specialist solicitors may need to progress legal action on your behalf through the courts. We will operate for you on a no-win no-fees basis.
You may be able to make a car accident claim up to three years after your accident. This may be something that becomes necessary, as the duration and longer-term effects of your injuries are sometimes not clear in the immediate aftermath of an accident.
