The price we pay for car accidents
It seems that being involved in a car accident cannot only be detrimental to your health but also damaging to the economy.
When all the minor scrapes and collisions are considered, a staggering 10,000 car accidents or more occur in the UK on a daily basis, meaning that every day, thousands of motorists are striving to get themselves back on the road and back to work as soon as possible. This inevitably leads to thousands of no win, no fee car accident claims being made each week in the UK.
Around 80% of those involved in car accidents sustain whiplash. But it is not only personal injuries that people are left needing to sort out, other things people need to consider in the aftermath of a car crash include organising repairs and preparing car accident claims. Evidently, it is this post-car accident hassle that is causing at least £1bn in lost working hours to the UK economy every year.
According to research carried out by accident and claims management company Accident Exchange, the average motorist who has been involved in a car accident spends approximately three and a half days dealing with the repercussions.
Experts also estimate that a combination of post-car accident recovery from personal injury, admin and phone calls contribute greatly to a non-industrious work-force. Specifically, absent or unproductive employees cost businesses 75 a day which mounts up to an astonishing 926m per year.
Waiting in call centre telephone queues, searching through the phone book for a reputable garage, arranging a hire car and making visits to bodyshops for repair quotes can take an age.
But the most time-consuming part of the whole process is dealing with insurers. Whether they are your own or the third party's, it has been estimated that we spend an average of 8 hours on the phone talking to car insurance providers organising our car accident claims for compensation.
Steve Evans, Accident Exchange's Chief Executive, commented, "With so many disparate parties involved in the chain it is easy to see how the hours turn into days. By its nature, it means the consumer has no option but to conduct much of the chasing during the working day.
"Unfortunately, the economic and financial headaches don't take into account the emotion and stress associated in getting yourself back on the road. It can turn into a real saga so easily."
Mr Evans added, "Until you have been involved in an accident, it is hard to appreciate just how much hassle and time is involved in dealing with the fall-out"
How you can make a stress-free car accident claim
If you have been involved in a non-fault car accident and sustained personal injury then you could make a completely hassle-free car accident compensation claim through us.
You can claim for personal injuries suffered and we may also be able to arrange for you to receive top medical care in your area. In addition, we can arrange for your vehicle to be repaired by a reputable mechanic and organise a hire vehicle for the time that yours is off the road. So, they'll be no hanging around on the phone for hours on end.
We are associated with a panel of leading personal injury solicitors who are specialists at dealing with car accident claims. They will talk you through each stage of the claims process in plain English, without using complex legal jargon and always be at hand to deal with your questions and queries.
Your compensation claim will also be at absolutely no cost to you as we will not charge you a penny for our services, regardless of your case's outcome. We also guarantee that you will get to keep every penny of compensation awarded to you as we will make no deductions.
For free legal advice click here and chat to one of our claim advisors online or call us now on 0800 757 10 95 to make a car accident claim today.
