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If you are considering making a car accident claim following an accident in treacherous weather, you are not alone. The effects of adverse weather on the workload of no win, no fee offices tends to be felt very quickly.
This is certainly the experience of YouClaim, where the personal injury solicitors on our panel invariably deal with a surge in claims following periods of heavy snowfall, icy roads, hailstorms or sustained downpours.
In fact, this is true right across the personal injury legal services sector. For example, in the early months of 2009, following the UK's heaviest snowfall in 18 years, Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance commented, "By 10.00 this morning, our call centre in Cardiff had received 30pc more claims than usual for a January Monday, making it our busiest start to a day this year. As the snow swept westwards, the rate of calls had increased to about 50pc above normal by mid-afternoon.
"On a normal Monday we would expect around 1,700 claims but we are predicting up to 3,000 today. Many drivers are completely unused to driving in snow and ice and inevitably the claims are blowing in with the same force as the blizzards."
"I would strongly urge drivers to think twice before setting out on their journey where there are severe weather conditions: it's just not worth risking losing your no-claim bonus."
He also elaborated on the types of no win, no fee claims typical to these difficult winter driving conditions, "If the high level of claims calls being experienced by us is anything to go by, drivers are also coming to grief with shunts, bumps and sliding out of control into lampposts, walls or trees."
No win, no fee solicitors - a cost free service
When driving in difficult conditions all motorists have a duty to protect both themselves and other road users from accident injuries.
If you have suffered injury as a result of another motorist's reckless or substandard driving, you will probably be able to claim compensation.
The no win, no fee specialists on our panel are all drawn from leading UK firms who are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a branch of the Law Society.
Our costing scheme means that any claim you make with us - with the exception of claims for medical negligence - is cost free. In addition, you will never be charged for any of the opponent's costs, while also having any settlement you receive protected by our 100 percent compensation promise.
Our legal advisors are ready to help you with any questions you might have. Simply call our accident helpline, on 0800 10 757 95 so that you can get your compensation claim in motion.
We can also be reached online, either by using echat or filling out a claim form.
