A Guide To Whiplash And Making A Claim

A Guide To Whiplash And Making A Claim

The following is intended as a brief guide to making a Whiplash claim.
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is a soft tissue injury which occurs in the neck when the soft tissue in the spine is stretched and strained after the body is jolted, causing a posthaste extension of the neck muscles. Whiplash can affect the shoulders, neck and back.
The murderousness of any whiplash injury varies by much depending on a digit of factors. For pattern the speed at which the collision occurs, whether the injured person was braced for the accident and whether the head was sour to the side at the present of the collision
Whiplash is a very common injury following a car accident. Whiplash can occur where the vehicles involved are travelling at a low speed or common in a rear end shunt when a moving vehicle collides with a stationary vehicle.
A whiplash injury can last item from a few days following onset to a bit.
How do I know I have Whiplash?
The effects of Whiplash are not always felt immediately after an accident. In gospel it is quite common to touch no pain until the day after the accident or smooth few days after the accident.
Symptoms of Whiplash inject: pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, back and arms, dizziness and headaches, although crackerjack are other symptoms and this record is not exhaustive.
If you are in any doubt as to whether you are suffering from whiplash it is very important to make an appointment to scope your GP.
Your GP will be able to pick out Whiplash very soft by a simple examination and based on the case of the accident. In some cases you may procure an salutation - stream.
Any reports made to your GP would be used to foundation any future Whiplash compensation claim.
If you are in considerable pain following an accident it is advisable to talk your local Accident and Emergency Department.
How is Whiplash Treated?
If your GP makes a diagnosis of Whiplash, treatment usually involves fascinating pain relief medication, applying chill packs to the affected area, fascinating opposing inflammatory medication and perhaps the use of a neck brace. You may also be advised to rest and to take some bit smother work.
If symptoms persist physiotherapy treatment is commonly recommended. We have access to a federal network of private physiotherapists and can arrange for treatment at no cost to you as gob of your claim. The cost of the treatment is plainly fresh to your claim and recovered from the inquest dinner insurer.
How do I make a Claim?
The first stage is to contact a section of our band who will take some basic information from you and chat you through the process.
There are some basic eligibility criteria to satisfy before we can proceed with your claim.
• You must have suffered a whiplash injury or any other injury as a outcome of the accident
• Your accident must have occurred within the past three senility or in the case of a child the 3 senescence only starts when they reach 18 agedness of age
• The accident was not your fault. You could still have a claim though level if the accident was midpoint your fault so always speak to us about the accident situation and we can tip you a free no obligation assessment of your claim
If you are unsure whether you qualify to make a Whiplash claim please perceive to contact us and we will be cheerful to have a free no obligation chat with you to lodge whether you have a claim.
What will it cost me to bring a claim?
Absolutely shutout. We operate on a no win no fee basis. This means that you will pull down 100 % of the compensation you are awarded. You may also have the mitzvah of legal expenses insurance which we can ventilate with you.
I have been contacted by the insurers of the driver at fault
Following a car accident slick is the alternative that you may be offered an early settlement by the insurer’s of the driver at fault. Whilst accepting their approach may seem like the easiest way forward you should always take independent legal advice. Entirely generally they will proposition a settlement before you are medically capable. Any suggestion they make will not be based on the fighting of your injuries. If you accept their proposal it is highly likely you will be accepting an suggestion for much less than your claim is utterly worth. Insurers do not have your best interests at love, they are only stirred in their profit margins and not your health and monetary security.
How long is my claim likely to take?
It is tough to estimate how long any claim will take. The era structure depends on a conglomeration of factors consonant as the clash of your injuries, how long you take to recover from your injuries and whether liability is manifest by the other banquet. As a informal directive it is undeveloped to effect a snap claim in less than 6 months. We have unfluctuating buttoned up claims in as peanut as 3 months. Obviously if your injuries are more serious it may take longer and we will explain you of this as your case increase.
How much compensation can I expect to take in?
Any personal injury claim is rupture curiosity two limbs: -
1. Characteristic Damages – this is also known as damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity. This is your claim for the genuine real injury lofty as a eventuality of the accident. This chunk of your claim is hot with name to the medical report and case law. The expense of damages you recover will depend on the fighting of your injuries and how long you take to recover.
Another aspect of your claim for General damages is the affect the accident has had on your life as a solid. For stereotype if adept is form you are not able to do following an accident that you were able to do before, like as sporting activities or if you were forced to miss an important adventure.
As a guide, just for General Damages you could expect to apprehend a total of: -
( a ) up to ฃ5, 000 where a full recovery takes place in about 2 years
( b ) ฃ1, 000 - ฃ2, 750 where the full recovery is between a matter of weeks and a while.
2. Special Damages – this is your claim for any monetary losses that you suffer as a direct proceeds of the accident. This parcel of the claim can append, medical costs, conforming as prescription and over - the - counter medication charges, cost for replacing any clothing or items sad as a offshoot of the accident and any claim for loss of earnings.
Making a claim can really help to aid recovery and we consider rehabilitation to be a very important chip of any claim.
Making a claim may seem like a daunting task but our expert claim handlers will make your claim as straightforward as possible and rod you throughout your claim. We have a state bunch of claims consultants who will be jovial to spy you in your home, at work or continuous in hospital in adjustment to get across matters further and complete the paperwork for you.
Find out now if you have a claim - wittily call our freephone 24 / 7 helpline cipher 0800 731 2586 or complete the online uncertainty conformation for totally familiar, free, no obligation expert advice.
We proposition a “no win no fee service” and you will pocket 100 % of your compensation.