{"id":15035,"date":"2014-02-20T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15035"},"modified":"2014-02-20T21:41:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T21:41:26","slug":"road-traffic-accident-protocol-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/02\/20\/road-traffic-accident-protocol-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Traffic Accident Protocol Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Road Traffic Accident Protocol was brought into place on the 30th<\/sup> April 2010 – if your claim is worth between \u00a31,000 and \u00a310,000 then it will follow this procedure.\u00a0 On July 31st<\/sup> 2013 the value range for these types of claims increased from \u00a310,000 to \u00a325,000.\u00a0 The protocol has 3 main stages which make a claim simple and the whole process can be a lot quicker for both sides.<\/p>\n

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Stage 1<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The first stage is for the claimant to fill in a Claim Notification Form (CNF).\u00a0 The CNF contains information about the accident, the details of the claimant and defendant, if known, and a statement of truth section.\u00a0 The statement of truth section is very important as it confirms that all information given is true to the claimants best belief.\u00a0 The CNF is submitted onto a portal and the defendant\u2019s insurers then have 15 working days to respond to the claim. They primarily either admit or deny liability.<\/p>\n

Stage 2<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

If liability is admitted then the claim progresses on to Stage 2 of the Protocol. This stage is for the medical evidence to be collated and sent to the defendant with an offer.\u00a0 The defendant then has 15 working days to consider the information given in the Stage 2 Settlement Pack and to make an offer or negotiate a certain amount with the claimant.<\/p>\n

If the claimant is under financial stress due to missing work because of their injuries, they have the entitlement to request interim payments to relieve the financial difficulty at this time.\u00a0This is a part payment early before the claim is fully resolved.<\/p>\n

If an agreement is achieved but the defendant fails to make the payment to the claimant they are entitled to give the defendant written notice that they intend to commence Court Proceedings as the claim will no longer proceed under the Protocol. The claimant is also required to send the defendant a Court Proceedings Pack if they fail to negotiate on a final agreement.<\/p>\n

Stage 3<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Stage 3 is only applicable if the claim is still not settled or if the defendant has failed to settle the claim.\u00a0 The claim will now continue through the Courts and be accessed by a Judge, who will decide if the medical evidence supplied gives rise to reward damages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Road Traffic Accident Protocol was brought into place on the 30th April 2010 – if your claim is worth between \u00a31,000 and \u00a310,000 then it will follow this procedure.\u00a0 On July 31st 2013 the value range for these types of claims increased from \u00a310,000 to \u00a325,000.\u00a0 The protocol has 3 main stages which make … Continue reading Road Traffic Accident Protocol Claims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-road-accidents"],"yoast_head":"\nRoad Traffic Accident Protocol Claims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Road Traffic Accident Protocol Claims\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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