{"id":3346,"date":"2010-09-22T09:12:50","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T08:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2010-09-22T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T08:12:50","slug":"motor-vehicle-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/09\/22\/motor-vehicle-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor Vehicle Compensation Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/car-accident1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"car-accident\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3445\" \/>All motor vehicle users owe a duty of care to other road users, including other drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. Any one driving a motor vehicle in the UK must by law hold a <strong>full UK driving licence<\/strong>, have a <strong>valid MOT certificate<\/strong>, <strong>valid insurance documents<\/strong> and <strong>road tax<\/strong>. If a driver on the road only holds a provisional driving licence then they must be accompanied by a <strong>fully qualified driver who is over 21<\/strong> and has been driving for at least three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The driver of a motor vehicle may be regarded as negligent if they become involved in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/road_traffic_accidents.php\">road accident<\/a> and it is revealed that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The driver of the vehicle was speeding<\/li>\n<li>Failed to break<\/li>\n<li>Failure to control the vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t regard traffic signs or warnings<\/li>\n<li>Fails to keep a look out for other road users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have been involved in a road accident it is important that you <strong>take the details of the other party involved<\/strong>. They should have car insurance, however in some cases drivers choose not to, by doing this they are breaking the law and could face a prison sentence.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If the other party involved in the accident fails to provide you with their insurance details you can still make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">compensation claim<\/a> if the accident wasn\u2019t your fault. The police should have been notified of the accident so we will be able to follow information up through them. However it is still important that you try and get as many contact details as possible, as this will be helpful when inquiring about making a compensation claim.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">Injury Lawyers<\/a> then contact us on 01246 474 487. Our team of fully qualified lawyers will be able to give you all the information and legal advice you need. Our service is of no charge to you as we work on a genuine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">no win no fee<\/a> basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All motor vehicle users owe a duty of care to other road users, including other drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. Any one driving a motor vehicle in the UK must by law hold a full UK driving licence, have a valid MOT certificate, valid insurance documents and road tax. If a driver on the road &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/09\/22\/motor-vehicle-compensation-claims\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Motor Vehicle Compensation 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":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-claims"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Motor Vehicle Compensation Claims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/09\/22\/motor-vehicle-compensation-claims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motor Vehicle Compensation Claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All motor vehicle users owe a duty of care to other road users, including other drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. 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