Road Defects
In the UK, maintaining the condition of roads public roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency. They are charged with the responsibility of keeping roads of a high enough standard to ensure the safety of those who use them. They do this via Safety Inspections which their website describes as: ‘designed to identify defects likely to create a danger to the public and therefore require immediate or urgent attention.’
An example of a defect might be, for example, a large hole in the road. However, although these inspections are carried out regularly there may still be roads which are in need of maintaining.
If you have suffered an injury as a result of a road defect then you may be entitled to claim compensation and should contact us to see if we can assist you with your claim. We operate a ‘No Win No Fee’ claims policy, meaning that if we take on your claim then we make sure that you won’t have to pay towards getting compensation to which you may be entitled.