If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, you are entitled to get the maximum amount of compensation that you deserve. But how much compensation can you expect to receive for your whiplash injury?
Although the amount of compensation varies from person to person, here at The Injury Lawyers we are experts in the field of whiplash compensation claims – so here is a quick guide to help determine the amount of whiplash compensation you may receive.
Obviously we here at The Injury Lawyers work harder to get you the maximum amount of compensation that you deserve. We can prove that with our high levels of service.
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A fair few people don’t make whiplash claims because they can’t be bothered with the ‘hassle’ or have been offered some money directly by an insurer and don’t think that getting an expert injury lawyer on board is worth it if when they may only get a couple of hundred pounds more compensation. I would say this is the wrong way to approach things, and here’s why:
A new whiplash claiming system was introduced in April 2010 which drastically cut down the amount of time whiplash claiming takes. Under the old system you had to get all your details together, produce a Letter of Claim which outlined these details and then send this to the Defendant who had a period of 21 days to acknowledge it and then a further 3 months from when they acknowledged the Letter of Claim to investigate your accident and come back with either an admission or denial of liability.
For a very straightforward accident which was clearly the Defendant’s fault, it could take nearly 4 months for them to admit liability. I could understand why some people got a little frustrated about this. But this has all changed!
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If I was given just a penny for each time I was asked how much someone’s whiplash claim was worth, I would be a very rich man! (Well, almost!). It is one of the most common, if not the most common, questions we get asked at The Injury Lawyers.
In the vast majority of whiplash claims we deal with, the innocent victim has been involved in a straightforward accident; say someone has driven into the back of their car, or hit them head on or pulled out of a side road into them.
These are claims where it should be easy to get an admission from the Defendant because it was clearly their fault and you would have thought that the amount of compensation people get will be similar. Thing is, whiplash is a funny old injury that affects people in different ways, so the amount of compensation can differ a lot.
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At The Injury Lawyers, we are expert injury lawyers having successfully dealt with thousands of personal injury claims over the last few years. As such we know that whiplash is one of, if not the most, common injuries to come out of a road traffic accident. We also realise that although people have heard of whiplash, they are not entirely sure what whiplash is and whether they are suffering from it. Here’s a little guide:
What is whiplash?
Whiplash is a soft tissue injury that affects your head, neck, shoulder, and back area. It is where you strain the muscles and tendons in these parts.
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Most people have heard of whiplash, but a lot of those people are not 100% sure what whiplash is. Here’s a quick guide:
What is whiplash?
It’s a soft tissue injury to your head/neck/shoulder area. What I mean by this is the damage caused by a strain to the muscles/tendons in those parts.
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The question we get asked the most at The Injury Lawyers is ‘how much is my claim worth?’ At the end of the day, people are interested to know, and ultimately want to know, if making a claim is worth it.
Well the bad news is that we cannot tell you straightaway how much your claim is worth. No-one can. Injury Lawyers can give you guidelines, figures, and guesses, but nothing concrete without the right medical evidence in place. Let me explain how a claim is valued.
Essentially, the more pain and suffering you have, the more your claim is generally worth. The more losses you have and the more valuable these losses are, the more your claim is worth. A two month minor whiplash injury will be worth more than a 4 week minor whiplash injury in most cases. Likewise, a 2 month moderate whiplash injury will be worth more than a 2 month minor whiplash injury. Alternatively, someone who has lost out on a few weeks wages and required help around the house whilst they were recovering will have this added to the value of their claim as well.
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OK – so you’ve had a road accident, and you’ve ended up with whiplash – that painful, stiff feeling, achy, sore-like injury that affects your neck, shoulders, and back in most cases. You’ve just joined the many millions before you that have suffered with the same injury, caused by the jolt to your head and neck area from an impact with another vehicle (or a harsh brake, or similar).
Given just how much whiplash is in the news, you probably didn’t even need a doctor to tell you that you’ve got it. The accident you were in was not your fault, and you now want to know what you can do when it comes to claiming compensation for one of the most under-estimated injuries I’ve personally ever heard of (and felt!); and one with a wrongfully bad air of press around it.
Well – here are the answers.
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When we hear the word whiplash, most of us think of a road accident involving the collision of vehicles. It is true that whiplash is the most common type of injury caused from a road traffic accidents; however, this is not always the case. This type of injury can also be common in contact sports such as rugby and boxing, or from a slip or trip resulting in a fall.
What is whiplash?
It is commonly soft tissue damage in the neck, back and shoulder areas; the head may jolt quickly backward and forwards, or sideways. This sudden jolting motion causes damages to the ligaments and tendons. We cannot always protect ourselves from incidents such as this, but if they happen, especially when it’s through no fault of our own, it can be very stressful and inconvenient.
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As of April 2010, claiming for compensation for whiplash caused by a straightforward road traffic accident just got a whole lot easier. A new process was introduced which has cut drastically the length of time a claim takes to settle.
Under the old system you could be waiting nearly 4 months just simply for an admission of liability from the negligent third party, and then you would still have to go about obtaining medical evidence and enter into negotiations with the other side to see if a settlement could be reached. Nowadays, an admission of liability can be received within a couple of weeks and your claim settled in a couple of months!
The first stage in this new claiming process is to submit a Claim Notification Form. This a simple form that you can go through with an expert injury lawyer on your side which details your accident, those involved in your accident, and the injuries you suffered from. The form itself takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, and once you are happy with it, it is submitted to the Defendant’s insurer who has just 1 business day to acknowledge it.
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Whiplash is one of the most common injuries that is caused by road traffic accidents. Whiplash is a soft tissue injury and tends to affect the neck and shoulder area of your body. It is typically caused by the sudden and forceful jolting of your head/neck.
It is frequently occurring in road traffic accidents because of the nature of the accidents that involve innocent victims and because the injured party has been wearing a seatbelt. For example, if a negligent third party collides with the rear of your motor vehicle, you will probably be thrown forward and then your seatbelt will kick in and suddenly bring you back to your original position. It is this type of incident, this sudden jerking of your neck, that causes whiplash.
So, how do you know if you have sustained whiplash? If you have been involved in a road traffic accident and believe you may have whiplash, here are a few symptoms to look out for:
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