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compensation following an accident
illness or injury - nationwide
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YouClaim can help injury victims claim road traffic accident compensation after an incident in which they were either not to blame or only partially to blame. If someone else was at fault in a car crash the injured party is likely to be able to make a claim for damages.
Terminology of a road traffic accident
The definition of accident is twofold an unpleasant event that causes damage, injury, or death and an unforeseen event or one without apparent cause.
Unfortunately, in the case of most car accidents the use of the term accident is a partial anomaly because the causes are often completely apparent and the behaviour of one or more of the people involved in the incident was a precursor to the collision.
If a person drives at high speeds and this is the cause of a collision, then this is not an accident.
If a person gets behind the wheel of a car when they are over the legal blood alcohol limit and then crashes that vehicle, this is also not an accident.
Speed and driver impairment are two of the main causes of road traffic accidents, especially those which cause personal injury and death.
The World Health Organisation uses the term road traffic injury to describe injurious vehicle collisions and Transport Canada prefers the term motor vehicle traffic collision.
As road and transport organisations understand more fully the factors most commonly involved in traffic collisions, more and more are attempting to avoid using the term accident because of the connotations of something unpredictable and unpreventable and its disregard of the opportunity for the driver or drivers involved to have avoided the crash by changing their driving behaviours.
When a car crash occurs purely due to poor road design or road maintenance not being up to date, then these types of incident can perhaps more legitimately be called a car accident, though the local authority could still be held to account for being the cause of the incident.
Road traffic accident compensation with YouClaim
In the UK many people still call most road collisions a car accident and although the correct and most appropriate terminology is debateable, what is certain is that if you were injured and the incident was not your fault you are entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
Our accident claim solicitors work throughout the UK and offer many years of experience and professional expertise. They work on a no win, no fee basis which means that you, the claimant, are always protected from legal costs, fees and disbursements.
What's more, every personal injury solicitor on our panel is governed by the strictures laid down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, so you can rest assured that your case will be handled both proficiently and under strict guidelines.
Call us today to see if you could make a claim for a road traffic accident with YouClaim. Our helpful legal advisors are available on 0800 10 757 95, via echat or you can request a call back for a time to suit you.
