We’re being warned (again) that roads will be dangerous, trains and flights will be delayed or cancelled, and anyone wanting to get away for Christmas may find themselves stranded.
Severe wind and rain is set to hit the UK today right in time for the Christmas getaway and our team here at The Injury Lawyers are expecting floods of calls for people wanting to make a claim for personal injury compensation as a result of the adverse weather.
Now, pursuing a claim against the weather itself isn’t really feasible! But you can make a claim for personal injury compensation if someone is at fault because they have neglected to take extra care given the severe weather.
Roads will be wet and icy, so drivers need to slow down and leave bigger distances between them and other road users. Any premises with any signs or hoardings that could be liable to blow down and hit someone, or unsecured doors and gates, may be liable if a passerby is hit.
The weather, especially now we are aware it is coming, is no excuse!
So if you are a road user who is the victim of a driver not paying the extra due care and attention they should do given the severe weather, you may have a claim for personal injury compensation against them. Normally you would get the money from their insurers.
If it’s against a shop or a bar due to a sign or door / gate etc, they should have public liability insurance to cover them for these kinds of scenarios. There still has to be negligence – so our argument would be failing to adequately secure an object and we would normally reference the knowledge of severe weather as well.
So if you are injured as a result of negligence in the bad weather, don’t hesitate to give us a call on our free claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75 for free and friendly, no obligation, advice.
