The law changes last year mean that most law firms now take the full 25% from your payout, charge you (sometimes upfront) for insurance that costs hundreds of pounds, and there may be additional charges and deductions if you go through a claims management company or accident advice service instead.
So is there such a thing as 100% compensation for a road accidents nowadays?
Serious Injury Cases
We can offer 100% compensation for a serious injury case. The level of the expected award has to be of a certain amount to allow us to judge this. If we think the award will be high enough, we can offer it.
As our general 100% compensation offer page confirms, we can offer it for some claims such as certain public liability cases and work accident claims. But a general road accident in England and Wales is not normally covered by the 100% compensation scheme.
The reason for this is that we are subject to an extremely low fixed fee. We cannot offer a service on a 100% basis, and you can blame the government and insurers for this!
It doesn’t matter how easy the claim is to win. Some people often reference this as a reason as to why law firms should offer 100% for a road accident, but it’s actually more the other way round. We trend to get more fees on harder cases that we have to fight for because we have to spend time and money on fighting them.
The fixed fee, especially now lawyers cannot recover all fees from the opponent anymore, is simply not enough to make sure that your claim is settled for the maximum amount in the shortest possible time, and in the best way possible.
So how do I get more?
Whilst 100% isn’t always possible, we do not have to take 25%, upfront fees, or additional charges. In fact, we can often save our clients thousands of pounds with a far better deal. Upfront charges are not our style for most cases, and we offer lower deductions based on clients instructions and cooperation.
If we can save money and be efficient, we can pass those savings on to you.
So don’t settle for the standard 25% and additional charges – speak to us today on 0800 634 75 75 and find out if we can offer you a better deal.
