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There are a number of things a driver can do to end up being negligent and responsible for a road traffic accident. Speeding is not necessarily negligence in itself, but it can certainly be a contributing factor when it comes to why a driver is at fault.

We’ll take a look at a few examples when you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation as a result of a speeding vehicle.

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Whiplash claims are fairly common; so many people who start one are often very keen to know how much compensation they may be entitled to receive. So what is the standard payout for whiplash claims? As a firm of lawyers who specialise in all sorts of personal injury claims, including whiplash claims, what can we tell you?

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Traffic lights are natural accident hotspots despite the fact they’re there to prevent accidents and keep the flow of traffic moving as easily as possible. But most people in the UK live such busy lives that we’re constantly rushing around, and we’re all too tempted to ‘amber gamble’ or jump a just turned red light when driving; or cross a crossing when the lights are not in our favour. Traffic suddenly slowing is also a huge cause of accidents too.

If you are injured in an accident at traffic lights, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?

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Do any of these phrases or notions ring a bell to you?

• Whiplash claims push up premiums
• We have a whiplash epidemic that is costing the consumer with higher insurance premiums
• There is a ‘compensation  culture’ that needs to be stamped out
• If there were less claims, there would be lower premiums

Prepare to be shocked! Read on for an insight in to how it really works!

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OK, so you’ve had a car accident – in most cases, you won’t even have entered your information on any websites before you will be inundated with call after call from solicitors and claims companies wanting you to make your claim with them. If you do enter your details on to a website, be prepared for a barrage of calls!

But how do you find a good personal injury lawyer for your car crash? What is a good lawyer and how can you tell the people you are speaking to are good lawyers?

Follow this simple set of rules and you should be able to find the answers you need!

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As a cyclist, have you been injured in a road traffic accident that wasn’t your fault?

With reported cyclist deaths constantly in the news, it is becoming apparent that cyclists as road users are continually at risk of injury. It’s a frightening thought; and unless more care and attention is taken by cyclists and motorists, injury and death statistics are likely to rise; especially with more cyclists using the roads than ever before.
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Most Whiplash claims originate from Road Traffic Accidents. The impact of a vehicle crashing in to you can cause your body to jolt suddenly and result in injury. Whiplash includes many common yet painful injuries which range from back / neck / shoulder pain to headaches and dizziness. Your injuries could even be more permanent resulting in you having to wear a neck brace for a substantial period of time.

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Have you been a passenger on a bus which was involved in an accident? Have you suffered an injury as a result? If you have been the unfortunate victim of an accident that was not your fault then you could pursue a claim for compensation.

As a passenger, there is probably very little way you could be held at fault for the accident. So if someone else is at fault, you may have a valid claim for personal injury compensation against them.

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As we all know, accidents at roundabouts are a common occurrence nowadays. The general rule is that you must always give way to all traffic coming from your right, whether this is a mini roundabout, or a larger one with multiple lanes. But all too often drivers are pulling out in front of others and driving in the wrong lane and cutting others up; so it’s no wonder so many road traffic accidents are caused by careless driving on roundabouts.

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The Road Traffic Accident Protocol was brought into place on the 30^th April 2010 – if your claim is worth between £1,000 and £10,000 then it will follow this procedure.  On July 31^st 2013 the value range for these types of claims increased from £10,000 to £25,000.  The protocol has 3 main stages which make a claim simple and the whole process can be a lot quicker for both sides.

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