{"id":7783,"date":"2011-07-07T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=7783"},"modified":"2011-07-07T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T09:00:37","slug":"putting-a-price-on-your-whiplash-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/07\/07\/putting-a-price-on-your-whiplash-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting A Price On Your Whiplash Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/compensation-costs1.jpg\" alt=\"whiplash compensation costs\" title=\"whiplash-compensation-costs\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7804\" \/>It seems that one of the first questions clients ask us here at The Injury Lawyers is \u2013 <strong>what is my claim worth<\/strong>? At the very early stages of a claim, this is a difficult question to answer; however, due to our skill and experience here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\" title=\"expert personal injury lawyers\">The Injury Lawyers<\/a>, we are often able to give a ball park figure around which we think your claim may potentially be worth.<\/p>\n<p>We like to explain the claiming process fully to our clients, so I have written an in depth blog explaining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\" title=\"read more on compensation\">compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Compensation can also be called \u2018<strong>damages<\/strong>\u2019 and there are two heads of damages for which you can claim &#8211; these being <em>General Damages<\/em> and <em>Special Damages<\/em>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">General Damages<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General damages is compensation which you can claim for the injuries you sustained as a result of your accident. In essence, you are claiming for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pain and suffering<\/strong>: What is important to look at here is the severity of the injury, and the length of time you have suffered. Psychological suffering is also considered in this category.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of amenity<\/strong>: Loss of amenity can cover a multitude of issues as it covers the effects your injury has had on many aspects of your life. An example of a loss of amenity would be the following:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8216;<em>Joe Bloggs<\/em>&#8216;, prior to his accident, went running twice per week, and enjoyed going out with friends every Saturday night. After his accident, &#8216;<em>Joe<\/em>&#8216; was unable to do either for 3 months due to his injuries. This is a loss of amenity as his hobby has suffered as well as his social life.<\/p>\n<p>A solicitor would use a medical report to assess both of the above categories in order to value your general damages.<\/p>\n<p>A solicitor may also use the medical report in conjunction with the <strong>Judicial Studies Board Guidelines<\/strong> which bands injuries for the purposes of valuation. The JSB Guidelines for neck injuries are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minor Whiplash Injuries<\/strong> \u2013 \u00a3875 to \u00a35,150<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderate Whiplash Injuries<\/strong> \u2013 \u00a35,150 to \u00a316,400<\/li>\n<li><strong>Severe Whiplash Injuries<\/strong> \u2013 up to \u00a397,000 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special Damages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special damages aim to reimburse you for the financial losses suffered as a result of your accident. These losses are quantifiable and are collated in a document known as a Schedule of Loss. I have listed some of the more common types of special damages below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Care and assistance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of earnings <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment costs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Other<\/strong> \u2013 Travel costs and prescription costs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have any further questions regarding your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash-compensation.php\" title=\"read more on whiplash compensation\">compensation for whiplash<\/a> feel free to give us a call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that one of the first questions clients ask us here at The Injury Lawyers is \u2013 what is my claim worth? At the very early stages of a claim, this is a difficult question to answer; however, due to our skill and experience here at The Injury Lawyers, we are often able to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/07\/07\/putting-a-price-on-your-whiplash-injury\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Putting A Price On Your Whiplash Injury<\/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":[21,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-claims","category-understanding-law-claims"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Putting A Price On Your Whiplash Injury<\/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\/2011\/07\/07\/putting-a-price-on-your-whiplash-injury\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Putting A Price On Your Whiplash Injury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It seems that one of the first questions clients ask us here at The Injury Lawyers is \u2013 what is my claim worth? 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