Truck accidents and no win, no fee claims

It is paradox that, in many ways, if you are a car driver who has been involved in a lorry accident and are still alive to make a no win, no fee claim, you might consider yourself to be lucky.

This is because lorries are the largest and heaviest vehicles on UK roads and motorways, so consequently have the potential to inflict both more damage and a higher likelihood of fatal injury than road accidents involving other kinds of vehicle.

When looking at the statistics, it is easy to understand why there are hundreds of no win, no fee claims made each year by people who have suffered personal injuries in road accidents involving lorries.

On an average day in the UK, there are around 110,000 lorries travelling on the roads. Tragically, figures from the Department of Transport show that around 400 people are killed each year in road accidents involving lorries.

A significant minority of those left bereaved by these accidents will go on to make no win, no fee claims for the pain, suffering, grief and loss they experience in losing a loved one to this kind of crash, while many more survivors will go on to make compensation claims for the personal injuries they have sustained as a result of lorry accidents.

It is not that lorry drivers are any more careless than their car driving counterparts. In fact, mile-for-mile, lorries are involved in 50% less accidents than other kinds of vehicle. It is simply, as mentioned earlier, that the consequences of a lorry accident are usually far more serious.

However, even the Freight Transport Association (FTA) admit, while stressing that lorries are "heavily regulated and well operated", that a minority of drivers flout regulations and pay little heed to safety practices.

A spokesperson from the FTA represents the feelings of most lorry drivers when he says, "Offending operators and drivers should be the subject of intensive enforcement and must have no place to hide in the UK. They must be removed from UK roads."

Alex Boxall, spokesperson with no win, no fee compensation experts, YouClaim, shares the FTA's sentiments, "It is important that lorry drivers are not demonised by a misunderstanding public as the vast majority are safe and professional drivers with excellent driving records.

"However, the small numbers who do cause accidents must face whatever professional and criminal sanction the appropriate authorities deem necessary.

"In addition, their insurers have an obligation to pay out personal injury compensation to anyone affected who finds it necessary to make a no win, no fee claim."

Making a no win, no fee claim for road accident compensation
Claiming compensation is the right of all people who have suffered personal injuries in road accidents for which they were not at fault.

YouClaim have a proven ability to connect claimants with the UK's best no win, no fee solicitors and over the years we have helped thousands of people claim the compensation they deserve.

We do this without ever charging anyone a penny for our fees or services. In addition, we guarantee to protect you from all of the opposing side's costs and fees.

Finally, you can rest assured that we will never, under any circumstances, take a cut from your personal injury award. In short: no risk, no fee and no cut in any circumstances.

It may also give you confidence to know that all our solicitors are governed by the high standards of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

If you wish to begin your no win, no fee claim for road accident compensation today, simply call us on 0800 10 757 95.

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